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Looks like my 850 might be beyond economic repair given the prices of 850 Pistons so I'm looking at other options. Came across this on eBay and I'm wondering if it's an 1100 given the somewhat garbled engine number. Anyone got any thoughts? The seller isn't being much help unfortunately! Engine number as stated is OH 51 5AA-H26836. I suspect the tag is damaged and starts with a 10H..

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 1606928167
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If the number does start with 10 H it's pointing towards an Austin 1100 ADO 16 engine, but the spin on oil filter is a bit misleading.
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I couldn't find any references to the other id's "51 5AA" from any sources. It's on a 22G1832 gearbox which doesn't offer up any more clues.
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The gearbox number suggests the engine could be out of a Clubman model which is the only other 10 H prefix I could find.
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515 is quite a late engine code for a 1098 so I'd go with it probably being from a 1098 Clubman.
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