Ford Parts Numbering

[BigBrother-84]

Hi Gentlemen!

Let's say the prefix section is different (not same year, not same vehicle), but part number and Change Level are identical:

D8OZ-3C511-C
E2SZ-3C511-C
E4TZ-3C511-C

Can we assume this is the same OEM Ford part?

[Gary Lewis]

No. Not a safe assumption at all.

[BigBrother-84]

«Nice trial man, but still a defeat.»


Thanks Gary!

[Gary Lewis]

[85lebaront2]

Ford's part numbering is quite good if you understand it. I found when working at a Dodge, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar and small imports dealership that the concept Ford used and M-B used are similar.

Ford's middle section identifies the type of part, block, head, crank, manifold, gasket etc. First portion, the decade (C = 60s, D = 70s, E = 80s, F = 90s) then the actual year in the decade from 1 - 9, then the vehicle family it originated on

The last part is revisions, and can get long, initial is A and it goes up from there, sometimes with numbers.

MB, PNs are xxx xxx xxx xx

First group is chassis or engine 110 can be an M110 engine part or a body/chassis part for an old 4 cyl car
Second group is a class identifier, transmissions are 260
Third is specific part, like a countershaft
Last is updates 01-99

Again, once you have the code, you can look at a part number and know what it is.

[BigBrother-84]

That’s why I was hoping that a same identical part (let’s say 3c511-c) could have be used in different vehicles (a 1978 Toronado as well as a 1984 Truck).
But it would be to simple…

[mat in tn]

i woke up yesterday hoping to speak French but it never happened. e

[BigBrother-84]

I admit that French can appear much harder to understand than Ford numbering.

[Gary Lewis]

Oui!