FPT Serial & Model Number Guide
Every FPT engine carries a model/serial label. Here is where to find it, what each part of the number means, and how to use it for parts, service and age.
What the number means
Worked example — C13 500:
| Part | Meaning | Detail |
|---|---|---|
C | Family | Cursor engine family — FPT Industrial's mid/heavy-duty diesel line. |
13 | Approximate displacement class | Roughly tracks displacement in liters (FPT's own marine data sheet lists the C13 500's actual displacement as 12.9 L), not an exact figure. |
500 | Power rating | The engine's continuous/heavy-duty (Class D) horsepower rating, per FPT's own rating table — a lower Class C rating for the same physical engine (e.g. 520 HP) is not reflected in the model name. |
Using the serial number
FPT also publishes a general engine-code legend confirmed on official data sheets: arrangement (L = in-line, V = 90° V), turbocharger (WG = wastegate, VGT = variable geometry, TST = twin-stage), air handling (NA = naturally aspirated, TC = turbocharged, TCA = turbocharged + aftercooled), injection (M = mechanical, ECR = electronic common rail, EUI = electronic unit injector, MPI = multi-point injection), and exhaust (EGR, SCR). None of this confirms what "TE" means (seen in our corpus, e.g. C10 TE 1D) — that suffix remains undecoded by any source found. No public serial-to-build-date formula was found.
Decode rules verified against: FPT Industrial official marine data sheet (hosted at dzima.com); corroborated by a Technopower FZC genset spec sheet. Figures are for reference; confirm against the official documentation for your exact unit.