Perkins Diesel Serial Number

[DennisinWI]

I have a question on a Perkins Diesel serial number. It does not match a typical serial number. The serial number is:

LD038 MX
00153B
5X 0153

Thanks in advance. Any help is appreciated.
This is a 4-236 in a MF 175 S/N 202880
 

[chuck41]

Hi, On a 175 sold in USA the eng. # should be
236 UA then 5 digit # starting w/7 or poss 8.
Chuck
 

[DennisinWI]

Thanks for your reply. My parts manual and service manual show the engine # should be as you said in your reply. I do not believe the engine has been changed because the tractor appears to very original. Not sure whats going on here. Thanks
 

[Tony in Mass.]

I got in a big fight with a suppostabe diesel expert over this, he wanted 'just the engine serial number' I read this off my 165's engine boss, UA 212 etc etc, he said that wasn't a Perkins serial number. some expert huh? I suspect he had an old book infront of him with UK codes, but he was only an hour east of me.. the loser.
 

[samn40]

Here is the serial number position on my very early British built 175 with the Perkins 236 engine it also starts with 236 UA Also I posted the same for my 188 it starts with 248UA. Most of these Perkins engines would have been built in Peterborough England.
Sam


 

[samn40]

I think you are looking at the casting numbers, which will be raised letters. The serial number will be stamped into the casting on a flat area just in front of the exhaust manifold. I have posted pics of the serial nos of my tractors.
Sam
 

[Tony in Mass.]

Finally found the pic of mine, see how close to the top of the block it is?
Nicer picture than Sam's. He wears out cameras fast.
I don't know what other people call these machined down high spots in a casting, but we call em 'bosses'.

 

[DennisinWI]

Thanks for the replys. These numbers are stamped on a machined raised boss on the right side of the block just below where the head and block join at the #1 piston. My MF 180 shows its numbers in the same location as the 175 and as in the photos you provided. Do you think I have an oddball here?
I'm confused!!
 

[FBH44]

I went through all this looking up the perkins.com web site for my MF 240-S. I know you don't care about the 240-S, but here's the info available.

Serial numbers on Massey 240-S rear differential housing;
Left rear transmission rib;
“5U102”

Right rear transmission rib;
“Type 9537 Serial F 05016 Model 240S”

Engine number ….. casting number on right side of engine block =
CE 97070
T 123235 C

CE = “engine family and type code”
= AD3.152 Perkins diesel engine
C = 3.152 Series of engines
CE = D3.152 (152 CID displacement)
97070 = “parts list number or SOS order reference number”
T = Turkey as country of origin
123235 = “engine serial number”
C = date of manufacture, 1997
Information from www.perkins.com