Search for spare parts by vin code, how to find the right part?

When a driver needs to repair and replace any part or assembly of his car, the search for the right part can take a long time. Developers are constantly making changes to the design of the engine or suspension, as a result, the configuration of the main parts also changes.

If we look at the design of the same engine, we will notice many different elements here: pistons, cylinders, valves, crankshaft main and undercarriage liners, various gaskets, sealing rings, cylinder head bolts, injectors and much more. Even the smallest of these details must fit exactly in size and configuration. To facilitate the search, all of them are indicated by catalog numbers.

Often drivers use a simple trick - they take a broken spare part and go to a car dealership. An experienced sales assistant will be able to distinguish the first gear from the second gear or the throttle cable from the parking brake cable by appearance. However, it is much easier to find the part number in the catalog and search for it in the computer database. In this case, the VIN code of the car comes to the rescue.

The VIN code is the identification number of your car, it encodes the following information:

• manufacturer and model of the car;
• the main characteristics of the car;
• model year.

There are many programs to scan this code. Accordingly, knowing the VIN code, you can choose any spare part specifically for your model. If you also know the engine number of the car (and it is also required to search for spare parts for some models via the Internet), then your car can be identified in the most accurate way.

How to search for a part by VIN?

There are many services on the Web that will help you find the part you need. When you go to one of these sites, you will see fields for entering the necessary information. For example, for Mercedes, in addition to the VIN code, you need to enter a 14-digit engine number, for Italian cars you need to enter VIN, Versione, Motor, Per Ricambi - all this is on the engine compartment plate, for Swedish, Japanese and Korean cars, one VIN is enough, for VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda - VIN and engine number. Information about the type of gearbox, the presence of power steering, etc. will only make the search easier.

After entering all this data, you need to write the name and catalog number of the desired part - for example, washer reservoir hose, clutch cover or third gear. Here the main question arises - what is the name of this or that spare part and what is its catalog number. Here the catalog comes to the rescue, it can be both in electronic form and in printed form.

The catalog contains all the main groups of the car: engine, clutch, differential, steering, electrics, accessories, etc.

Find the group that interests you, the groups are divided into subgroups, it will not be difficult to find the right gasket, bolt or hose.

If you wish, you can leave your phone number to contact the manager, who will help you in case of emergency.

It is also worth noting that this method of searching for spare parts is suitable only for those people who understand something about the device of a car and can independently determine what exactly is broken. You can, of course, go to a car service, where specialists will replace everything for you. But the problem is that when ordering spare parts by VIN code via the Internet, you can save a lot, and you will be sure that you will receive exactly the spare part that you ordered - original, recommended by the manufacturer or non-original. Whereas in a car service they may not deliver what you asked for at all.

But even if you are not going to order a part, but simply find out its catalog number so that you can later purchase it at a local auto shop, searching by the VIN code will save you a lot of time.

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