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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 01:51 PM
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Who built my engine?

How do I find out the name of the guy who signed the engine from the signature plate?
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 01:53 PM
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You read the signature
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Crescendo
You read the signature
Not that easy. That was really my point...is there a list somewhere that I can look at to see what looks like it matches?

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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 02:20 PM
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Yeah that's a hard one, lol
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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hey thats who built my engine lol.
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 02:44 PM
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You can find that information on the PL
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Jon2007E63P30
You can find that information on the PL

Uh.....what is the PL?
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 04:07 PM
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Uh.....what is the PL?

AMG Private Lounge, just need your Vin handy and you can sign up and become a member and get a free hat . Google "AMG Lounge"
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Maybe Andreas Kawula? Check the link

http://myweb.dal.ca/jarjoug/amgtechs...0engineers.htm

The "l" in his last name is very distinct.
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by W109 W211 6.2L
AMG Private Lounge, just need your Vin handy and you can sign up and become a member and get a free hat . Google "AMG Lounge"
Then just go to the following section:

INSIDER -> People of AMG -> Master Mechanics

You can then manually look through the animation of the video posted above zoom in and it will tell you the name of each signature.

And by the way, my engine was built by the same guy as yours. His full name is:

Andreas Kawula
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by t-bone
Then just go to the following section:

INSIDER -> People of AMG -> Master Mechanics

You can then manually look through the animation of the video posted above zoom in and it will tell you the name of each signature.

And by the way, my engine was built by the same guy as yours. His full name is:

Andreas Kawula
YAY!! Now I know who built my engine. Herr Kawula builds them strong!
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by lawguy
How do I find out the name of the guy who signed the engine from the signature plate?
I took my car to the AMG factory and met him (Timo Brill).
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by lawguy
Not that easy. That was really my point...is there a list somewhere that I can look at to see what looks like it matches?

builder is Andreas Kawula...see attached
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 02:54 PM
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Re: Engine Signature

Mine became much easier to read after gently applying a little car wax to the signature block on a COLD engine. Just wipe it on, wait 5 minutes, wipe it off.
I think mine got faded due to a couple of years in Florida heat, it has been like new for the past 6 months since I did the wax.

Mine was built by Thomas Konstantin
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