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Offline Jons1001

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AXX vs BWA - How to tell?
« on: March 11, 2022, 01:19:00 pm »
I always assumed my 2008 Jap mk5 had the BWA engine, but was just looking through the book and amongst the Jap writing i can see the letters 'AXX'. Is there any easy way of telling?





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Re: AXX vs BWA - How to tell?
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2022, 01:25:10 pm »
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Re: AXX vs BWA - How to tell?
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2022, 01:29:29 pm »



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Re: AXX vs BWA - How to tell?
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2022, 01:37:15 pm »
Cheers both. Just checked and it is BWA :-)

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Re: AXX vs BWA - How to tell?
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2022, 01:40:57 pm »
Should tell you on the passenger door pillar. Unless it's had a new engine fitted I guess

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Re: AXX vs BWA - How to tell?
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2022, 07:14:48 pm »
I always assumed my 2008 Jap mk5 had the BWA engine, but was just looking through the book and amongst the Jap writing i can see the letters 'AXX'. Is there any easy way of telling?




Get the Google translate app on your phone- just from the screen photo that page has:
The customer name & address, go see if you can find it on street view
plus your car was manufactured 29/09/08, first registered 06/02/09

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Re: AXX vs BWA - How to tell?
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2022, 11:59:20 am »
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I've never noticed that before  :happy2:


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