Ferrari Mailing List: Re: How to read Dayco timing belt date code

[Douglas Anderson (dnt]

VIN’s - $#@$%^?

 

Get this – we buy a 78 308 GTS in MN in 1996 or so.  I take it to AAA to get it registered in Kalifornia.  Lovely mature lady looks at the numbers – informs me there “aren’t enough digits” and where else are there numbers?  Of course in the engine bay. . . . F106AS*#####* Ah that’s it says she and now for 25 years my car has tattooed with the WRONG true VIN.  I have been putting off standing in the DMV line OUTSIDE to see what can be done about it.

 

Of course I was too new to the Ferrari world to know that pre 1980 Ferrari street cars have only 5 digits.  Harrumph.

 

Cheers

Doug

 

From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com> On Behalf Of Robert Garven
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Subject: [Ferrari] How to read Dayco timing belt date code

 

Friends,

 

Found of course on fchat!  ha

 

The production data code 08214196 means: 08 (year 2008), 21 is the 21st
week of that year and 4 is the 4th day of that week. The 196 number
represents the belt position inside the production mold.
The minimum self life is 5 years.

 

My new belts

 

21 015175

 

21 = 2021 year
01 = first week of the year 2021
5 = fifth day of the week
175 = the position in the production mold  

 

So January 8, 2021?