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Old 13 February 2017 | 09:08 PM
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Is there anyway to find out if a car has been rebuilt if theres no receipt ?
Old 13 February 2017 | 11:20 PM
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Is there anyway to find out if a car has been rebuilt if theres no receipt ?
Not really, unless you can contact the company that did the work and they supply you with a copy of rebuild spec.
Old 13 February 2017 | 11:39 PM
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So theres no way of finding out then owell
Old 14 February 2017 | 10:26 AM
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So theres no way of finding out then owell
Or you could post up for previous owners of the car if they have any info/paperwork. Other than that you would have to strip it down to look at the components.
Old 14 February 2017 | 10:45 AM
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You could remove a crankcase plug which allows access to the piston pins,you should be able to see the rods and piston skirts,this might tell you if it's got forged internals?
A bit extreme and I don't suppose it's guaranteed to tell you 100%

Possibly a boroscope to see the piston tops might identify the piston? again not 100%
Old 14 February 2017 | 05:53 PM
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Hmmmm might try and chase the previous owners
Old 14 February 2017 | 08:43 PM
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+1 for boroscope.will give you a better idea.done it on my hatchback before I could get the paperwork for it.




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