I've been looking for a Honda F20 engine and one has come up but just before I shell out the asking amount I had a thought that what I'm buying could be stolen, or more to the point can I prove it hasn't been ?

How is the best way of going around checking these things ? obviously if the engine numbers were ground off it then I'd walk away but if their not then how can you prove its all legit.

Any help would be appreciated as a stolen engine isn't going to be much use in a road car

 

Bump

 

as long as you have a bill of sale your covered by law i think

 

Prob just get the engine numbers & contact the police see if its reported stolen.When you ask the guy for the numbers over the phone & he gets shifty that should ring the alarm bells enough to steer clear

 

Thanks guys, I have emailed the guy but no reply as yet.

The only thing I find fishy about it is the fact he is selling the subframes and all the running gear with it which it doesn't say is bent so why would you break up a car that is worth a lot whole if it wasn't smashed up ??

Time will tell, I'm guessing the fact it never got any bids on ebay also tells me I wasn't the only one questioning it.