What you need to know when reinstalling the engine
Every car owner should know that not every replacement of an internal combustion engine requires registration of changes. The thing is that, according to current legislation, the motor is considered not a unit, but a spare part. How do you replace any spare part? Using the factory catalog number, select an analogue (the manufacturer does not matter) and install it on the car. The engine is a spare part with its own catalog number. Therefore, if you select an analogue approved by the manufacturer and install it under the hood of your car, registration is not required.
Vehicles are not subject to inspection in the following cases: – When installing on a vehicle components intended for this vehicle and having passed the conformity assessment as part of this vehicle, which is confirmed by the documentation of the component manufacturer, as well as those provided by the vehicle manufacturer in the operational documentation; – When making serial changes to the design on the basis of design documentation developed and approved in the prescribed manner, if on its basis an assessment of the conformity of the changes made was carried out.
Decision of the Customs Union Commission N 877 “On the adoption of the technical regulations of the Customs Union “On the safety of wheeled vehicles” (together with “TR CU 018/2011. Technical regulations of the Customs Union. On the safety of wheeled vehicles”) section 4 part 77
What about the engine number? It will be changed! Yes, it will be changed. However, to make the appropriate changes, it is enough to inform the traffic police officers, who will make adjustments to the vehicle passport. This is where the engine number is displayed. Today, the vehicle registration certificate only indicates the power of the internal combustion engine, and it must correspond to the permissible
Why is it necessary to register a more powerful/weak motor?
Speaking about a more powerful/weaker engine, a reservation must be made - this power unit should not be in the range of acceptable ones that the manufacturer has allowed to be installed on a given car model. Only in this case, replacing the engine will be considered a change in the design of the car and will require a safety examination and registration.
After making changes to the design of registered vehicles, including the design of their components, items of additional equipment, spare parts and accessories that affect road safety, re-certification or re-declaration of conformity is necessary.
Federal Law N 196-FZ “On Road Safety” Article 15 Part 4
How changes are checked and recorded
Registration of a car engine replacement with the traffic police in 2021 in accordance with the Decision of the Customs Union Commission N 877 is carried out by the traffic police department in which the vehicle is registered. Conventionally, the procedure can be divided into two stages:
1 Obtaining permission to register changes.
2 Conducting an inspection and issuing relevant documents to the applicant.
The applicant must provide the following documents:
confirming the ownership of the vehicle;
for a car (title, registration certificate);
MTPL policy (no need to provide in paper form);
state license plates
Once permission to make changes has been obtained, substitutions can be made. The next step will be to provide the modernized vehicle to the traffic police, where a technical examination will be carried out to ensure that the vehicle complies with the required safety standards.
According to the results of the traffic police inspection
. draws up, registers and issues to the applicant a certificate of compliance of the vehicle with changes made to its design with safety requirements in the form provided for in Appendix No. 18 to the technical regulations, or refuses to issue it, indicating the reasons. The number of the certificate of compliance of a vehicle with changes made to its design with safety requirements is entered by the department of the government body in the field of road safety in the document identifying the vehicle.
N 877 Section 4 part 79, 80
This number is the official permit to operate a vehicle with a modified design. Do you have any questions? Ask them to a legal consultant and get informational answers that are relevant today!
Source: https://zakon-auto.ru/reg/zameny-dvigatelya.php
Negative legal consequences for illegally installing a more powerful engine on a car
For most car enthusiasts, installing an increased power engine in a car is not a big problem. This is especially true when replacing a power unit that matches the make of the car. Legal difficulties arise only if you want to install a non-standard engine on a vehicle. To do this you must have permission.
Consequences of illegal installation
Illegal engine installation can be detected under the following circumstances:
1. The inspector who stopped the car can use the database to check the number stamped on the engine.
2. The fact of violation is established at the time of vehicle registration.
3. When checking the engine number when selling a car.
In all these options, the illegal installation of the power unit will certainly be detected.
Violation of the law entails liability. It can be expressed as follows:
1. The car cannot be registered or re-registered.
2. The registration of the car is cancelled.
In some cases, a car with an illegally installed engine can be used for quite a long time. However, the risk of detection of a violation is high.
Existing rules
If a driver is going to install a more powerful engine in his car, he must follow the following rules:
1. Before reinstalling the engine, obtain permission for such actions from the traffic police. It is unacceptable to take steps in reverse order, as registration will be refused
2. Having the document in hand, the process of reinstalling the engine should be carried out exclusively at specialized service stations. These stations are issued a permit for this type of work.
Only after this will it be possible to register the enhanced power unit.
Carrying out the procedure
The procedure consists of steps:
1. Specialized organizations conduct an independent examination of the planned changes. A list of such companies can be found in the traffic police.
2. The completed application is submitted to the MREO. Then the car is delivered to the traffic police for inspection.
3. Having permission from the MREO in hand, work begins at the service station.
4. After its completion, the driver is issued a declaration in which all changes made are recorded.
5. The vehicle is re-examined and a technical report is drawn up.
6. A technical inspection of the car is carried out.
After paying the state fee and collecting all the documents, the power unit can be registered with the MREO.
If there is no desire to re-register
If the driver has no desire to re-register or sell the car, then he can drive with a reinstalled engine without registration. The inspector who stops the car often does not look at the engine number.
However, it should be remembered that operating such a car carries risks: They are as follows:
1. Alteration can become apparent at any moment, which will entail serious problems.
2. The person who bought this car will not be able to register it. In the future, he can make an appeal to the court in order to compensate for moral damage.
Analyzing all these points, each driver must make an individual decision about the need to register the enhanced power unit.
Changing the engine: how to register an engine replacement with the traffic police in 2020?
Imagine: you bought a car, but the engine is different! What should I do? Has inattention when checking your car really played a cruel joke on you? But what if it is a more powerful motor or, say, it does not meet the safety requirements for vehicles? What if he didn’t go through the traffic police database? And if the inspector threatens with a fine, “rods” and confiscation of the car?
Calmly! The issue is solvable: no one will punish you, and possible problems during registration are easily eliminated. Previous problems are a thing of the past; according to the new rules, you need to register an engine replacement with the traffic police only if this entails structural changes in the car. Otherwise, you shouldn’t even “twitch” - changes will be made to the registration data the next time you visit the traffic police, say, when selling the car to a new owner. Let's look at the nuances of the new rules for 2021.
Application to the traffic police for engine replacement
It is possible to obtain an application form for engine replacement when contacting the traffic police in person. Experts remind that a correctly completed document must contain the following information:
- Standard information about the vehicle. This is the Vin code, body and chassis numbers, body type, color, power, production date, etc.
- Information about the owner. Full name, registration and residence address.
- Indicate changes made.
- Resolution of the traffic police officer.
Work to make changes must be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Procedure for controlling changes to the design of vehicles registered with the State Road Safety Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
about engine replacement in WORD format.
Changes in design: yes or no?
Let us immediately clarify: the procedure in force today is relevant from 2021. And although the registration rules themselves and administrative regulations have changed, in fact only the wording and numbers of orders have changed, the principle remains the same. And it is this: if you install a new engine on your car, identical to the previous one, you do not need to carry out any steps to register it - registration for replacing the engine with a similar one is not carried out.
The fact is that the engine number, markings and any other information about it, except power, do not relate to registration data. They are indicated only in the vehicle’s passport, and the driver is not required to carry it with him.
So it turns out that the inspector will not be able to verify the correspondence of the number and markings under road conditions. Changes are made to the state register, but only with a subsequent application to the traffic police for another reason; there is no need to specifically “surrender” with a new engine. But this, let us clarify, applies only to an identical, “legally clean” engine, without interrupted numbers, searches and other problems.
The situation is different if the new motor is more powerful or, conversely, weaker than the previous one.
Engine power is one of the vehicle registration details (clause 9, clause 2, article 11 of Federal Law No. 283 “On state registration of vehicles in the Russian Federation”), and is displayed on the registration certificate (the driver is required to carry it with him).
If it changes, this is considered a change in the design of the vehicle. And then the owner will have to go through all 7 rounds of registration for replacing the engine with a more powerful one through Rostekhnadzor and the traffic police.
Engine swap for a more powerful one: features
The reasons why a motor is replaced can be very different. If everything is clear with representatives of motorsport and the creators of exhibition exclusives, then ordinary car enthusiasts often change the power unit in the following cases:
- When the existing engine is seriously damaged and the cost of repairing it is higher or comparable to purchasing another contract internal combustion engine, and with better performance;
- Refusal of the available options for boosting an existing engine (so-called “iron tuning”, installation of turbocharging on an atmospheric engine, etc.) and replacement of the unit with a more powerful ready-made analogue;
- Installing a more productive modern version of the internal combustion engine instead of an outdated engine on a specific car model (for example, replacing a carburetor engine with an injection engine);
- There is a desire to get a powerful car, while the power of the old engine will remain in the title. This will reduce the well-known "power tax" of the engine.
Everything will directly depend on the amount of work and the degree of intervention in the factory design of the vehicle. In other words, the swap can be different. For example, if you change the engine to a more powerful one, and such a unit was installed at the factory on a specific model, then there will be fewer alterations. For example, many car enthusiasts practice replacing a 2.0 engine with a 2.5 engine, while both engines were installed in this body at the factory.
It’s another matter if you need, for example, to install a Japanese 2jz on a German BMW of the third series or replace the Mazda RX-8 rotary engine with a more conventional piston power unit. In this case, you will need to redo the engine shield, calculate the mounting points for the engine supports, combine the engine and gearbox, etc.
Taking into account a number of features, replacing with a motor that is more powerful, but was installed on a specific model from the factory, is the most popular. Moreover, many do not register the new engine with the relevant authorities, and only an expert can visually distinguish the replacement. This means that a car that is already registered can continue to be used for its intended purpose after the swap, and problems can only arise when re-registering the vehicle, traveling abroad through customs, etc.
Most often, such alterations are carried out taking into account the fact that there is a so-called “donor”, that is, a machine from which all the necessary parts are removed. If you buy the internal combustion engine and other elements new or used separately, then this operation will require serious financial expenses. The fact is that you may need to replace expensive attachments, instrument panels, etc.
From all of the above, you can understand why modifications with a minimum amount of rework are the most common in the CIS. To solve this problem, the internal combustion engine and components are separately “selected” with the expectation that the optimal power ratio will be obtained, while maintaining the vehicle’s architecture as much as possible. It is also preferable to use factory gearboxes paired with a new engine.
When there are no design changes
Let's imagine that a new contract engine of similar power is installed in the vehicle. There have been no constructive changes, which means there is no special need to apply to the traffic police. What was actually installed under the hood of a car or the gas tank of a motorcycle will become clear only during resale or other registration procedures, when the car is presented for inspection at the site by the traffic police.
If the replacement of the engine is not associated with a change in the design of the vehicle, information about its number in the state register of the vehicle is entered by the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate during registration actions based on the inspection results (clause 52 of the Rules, approved by Government Decree No. 1764 of December 21, 2019).
Previously, the inspector would definitely not have missed replacing an engine without documents: be so kind as to present a whole set of papers, including a purchase and sale agreement for the complete motor as a separate power unit. Today everything is much simpler: neither the new nor the old owner needs any documents for the replaced engine when re-registering the vehicle . Right at the inspection site, the inspector will check whether the markings have changed, whether the engine has been put on the wanted list, whether the unit is intended for this vehicle model, etc.
What if there are changes in the design?
In this case, be prepared for excessive bureaucracy, hassle, queues and exorbitant expenses, clearly exceeding 350 rubles. The fact is that design changes entail changes in the content and composition of the registration data contained in the corresponding state register entry and documents identifying the car.
This is a separate registration action provided for in paragraphs. 2 clause 4 art. 10 Federal Law No. 283, it is mandatory to pass it. And everything would be fine, but you can pass it only on the basis of a certificate of vehicle compliance with safety requirements .
If the replacement of the engine is associated with changes to the design of the vehicle, information about its number is entered into the state register of vehicles by the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate during registration actions on the basis of a certificate of compliance of the vehicle with the changes made to its design with safety requirements (paragraph 2, clause 52 of the Rules).
This rule applies to cases of replacing the engine with a smaller volume, greater power, number of revolutions, and when other characteristics change. Without this certificate, it is impossible to re-register the engine, and its operation is a reason for bringing the owner to liability under Art. 12.1 Code of Administrative Offences. It is difficult to obtain such a certificate. But probably. We tell you how.
Step 1. We undergo preliminary examination
Your first goal on the path to obtaining a replacement contract engine is the conclusion of a preliminary technical examination of the vehicle design for the possibility of making changes to it, issued by a testing laboratory. Without it, the traffic police will not issue permission to make changes. The conclusion is issued by both state inspections and private accredited certification centers. What to choose is up to the owner to decide - the examination is carried out on a paid basis. Here is an example of such a conclusion.
The document substantiates the possibility of making design changes from a technical point of view, describes the procedure for the work required for this, and also draws a conclusion about compliance with vehicle safety requirements.
Step 2. Obtain permission to make changes to the vehicle design
This permit is issued by the technical supervision of the traffic police. To receive it, the vehicle owner must submit (clause 5 of the Rules, approved by Government Decree No. 413 of 04/06/2019):
- application for changes to the design;
- the applicant's civil passport;
- conclusion of the preliminary examination.
In practice, the inspector may also require that the car be presented for inspection and photography, but this is not provided for by law. The inspector must check the documents and, on their basis, issue a permit or refuse to issue it (clause 6 of the Rules, approved by Resolution No. 413)
Step 3. Change the engine
Modifications can only be carried out by certified organizations accredited to perform the relevant type of technical work. They can also be carried out by a private organization that issued you a preliminary examination report. Then she must draw up a declaration about the volume and quality of work.” Below is a sample of such a statement in case you change the engine yourself.
Step 4. We undergo a re-examination
It can be done in the same organization that gave the preliminary conclusion. If everything is in order, the accredited organization issues a vehicle design safety inspection report. It confirms that the results of the safety assessment comply with the requirements of technical regulations in terms of design changes made. Here is an example of such a conclusion.
Step 5. Go through technical inspection
You can get it from any maintenance operator. The list of operators accredited from the register is posted on the RSA website. The operator gives you a diagnostic card.
Step 6. Go through the traffic police check
The final stage is registration of engine replacement at Rostekhnadzor State Traffic Safety Inspectorate. To do this, we contact the authorized department and submit (clause 8 of the Rules, approved by Resolution No. 413):
- application for a certificate;
- owner's civil passport;
- completed application-declaration;
- conclusion (protocol) of the vehicle design safety inspection;
- receipt of payment of state duty in the amount of 850 rubles;
- permission from the traffic police to make design changes.
The traffic police department inspects the vehicle with changes made to its design, checks the submitted documents and, based on the results of these actions, issues a certificate of compliance of the vehicle with safety requirements (clause 9 of the Rules, approved by Resolution No. 413).
Well, that’s all, this completes the procedure for registering an engine replacement at the traffic police in 2021. All that remains is to obtain a new passport for the car based on the certificate and continue to operate it legally. The asking price is 15-50-100 thousand rubles, depending on the make of the car, the engine and the requests of the organization accredited to carry out the examinations.
Source: https://pravoved.ru/journal/oformlenie-zameny-dvigatelia-gibdd/
Engine replacement - do you need to register it with the traffic police?
Replacing the engine at the traffic police
On July 10, 2021, changes were made to Order No. 1001, according to which the engine became a registered unit among many motorists. And after October 7, 2021, this document completely lost force, and was replaced by updated Order No. 399, which once again changed the procedure for changing the engine. And, if earlier the replacement of an engine required registration with the traffic police with documents about the released unit, then today, in 2021, after replacing - for example, a contract unit - such changes in the design generally need to be officially registered. But everything is not as difficult as you thought! If the model and technical characteristics of the motor are the same, then the matter is small.
Is it necessary to register an engine replacement with the traffic police in 2021?
Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 399 clearly regulates the issue of registering an engine replacement with the traffic police in 2021.
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Attention
It is necessary to make changes to the PTS if, instead of the previous engine, a new unit was installed on the vehicle in 2021. It may have similar technical characteristics or have differences in type, power and other parameters.
The easiest way would be to register a motor with similar technical characteristics. (Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs 399 General provisions, paragraph 17). This applies to the installation of a new or used engine, as well as a contract unit. If you plan to install an engine with different technical characteristics, then the registration procedure with the traffic police will be longer and you will need to provide additional documents to MREO employees who confirm the safety of the changes made to the design of the car.
What are the changes?
We are talking about a list of conditions on the basis of which a car cannot be registered with the traffic police. If previously the main requirements were the coincidence of the VIN numbers on the body and units, where such a number was stamped during registration of the car, and those indicated in the documents, today they are checked with the numbers of the engine, body, frame and cabin included in the documents.
3. Vehicles are not subject to registration with the State Traffic Inspectorate and registration actions are not carried out with vehicles on the following grounds: . signs of concealment, falsification, alteration, destruction of vehicle identification numbers, numbers of components and assemblies (body, frame, cabin, engine) identifying the vehicle, or falsification of submitted documents, discrepancies between vehicles and numbered units with the information specified in the submitted documents were discovered, or registration data, as well as if there is information about the location of vehicles, numbered units on the wanted list or submitted documents among the lost (stolen), with the exception of vehicles with changed markings of vehicles and numbered units as a result of natural wear, corrosion, repair or returned owners or possessors after theft, subject to their identification;
Thus, the engine for 2021 is not a numbered unit, but when registering a car, the engine number must be checked against those indicated in the documents.
The procedure for registering an engine replacement at the traffic police
Thus, the instructions for registering with the traffic police for replacing a contract or any other engine look very simple and consist of only 2 points:
1. You change the engine itself at a service center.
2. After installing a new engine, you do not need to go anywhere and make changes to the documents in the MREO of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, as well as make changes to the PTS. Such changes will be made to the vehicle passport, as well as in the traffic police database itself, during any subsequent registry, when the engine replacement mark is put in the passport. The cost of making changes to the PTS for 2021 is only 350 rubles (245 rubles through State Services), which will be required to pay the state duty. It will need to be paid before going to the traffic police.
But the vehicle registration certificate will not have to be changed, because the engine number has recently not been entered into this registration document.
But if we are talking about a contract motor imported from abroad, then the traffic police may require a customs declaration confirming the legality of importing such a motor into the territory of the Russian Federation. Such a requirement is illegal, but is often practiced in traffic police registration offices.
If one is required of you, then your goal is to receive a written refusal (after writing a written statement, of course), and then go to court to solve this problem.
But there is practically no judicial practice on such decisions. That is why the MREO of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate today can put forward a variety of demands on the issue of engine replacement - from illegal to absurd, and not only regarding contract engines.
We also suggest that you read our special article on replacing the engine with a more powerful one or with other technical characteristics. In such cases, you will need to go through the entire formal process of officially making changes to the design of the car.
Source: https://autotonkosti.ru/q/zamena-dvigatelya-nuzhno-li-oformlyat-v-gibdd
When is it necessary to register an engine replacement with the traffic police in 2021?
The car owner should remember that changes to the title after replacing the engine in 2021 need to be made in any case. Especially it concerns:
- Car sales.
- The old motor cannot be repaired or the repair work performed will not give the required result.
- Planned export of the vehicle outside the Russian Federation.
- The owner wants to improve the technical characteristics of his car by replacing the engine with a more modern model. In this case, you should obtain permission from an MREO employee to install a unit with other technical characteristics and only after that make a replacement and register the changes with the traffic police.
- Before undergoing technical inspection.
For your information,
the sooner the owner goes through the procedure of re-registering the engine with the traffic police, the easier it will be for him to perform any actions with this vehicle (sell, donate, etc.)
Engine replacement: is it possible to do without registering changes?
Replacing an engine is not always tuning. Sometimes this is a forced or the only possible method of repair. How to proceed from a documentary point of view if the engine has been replaced, and is it necessary to register the changes made with the traffic police?
In order to fully answer this question, it is necessary to highlight two key scenarios: in the first, the engine is replaced with an identical one, and in the second, with an alternative one.
If the engine that you installed to replace the old one is absolutely the same - that is, it has the same volume, power, environmental class and other parameters, then its re-registration with the traffic police is not required
. This is clearly evidenced by the traffic police’s commentary on the official website:
Currently, the engine number is not a vehicle registration requisite. Changes in registration data are carried out when the information specified in the vehicle registration certificate (engine power, environmental class) issued by the registration departments of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate is changed.
However, despite the absence of the need to make changes to the registration data, you must have a documented opportunity to prove that the installed engine, firstly, legally belongs to you, and secondly, has the same characteristics as the previous one. That is, you need to have documents with you confirming the purchase of the motor, as well as containing data on its technical parameters.
If the engine that you installed to replace the old one has different characteristics from it, then the procedure for changing the registration data is mandatory
. According to the letter of the law, changes must be registered if at least one of the indicators has changed: for example, if you installed a more recent version of the engine with the same volume, but different power indicators or a higher environmental class.
Moreover: if the engine that you want to install in your car is not standard for it - that is, it was not installed on this model by the manufacturer - then before carrying out work you need to complete a list of documentary procedures and obtain approval for making changes to the design of the car from NAMI and the traffic police. At the same time, as NAMI specialists explained to us, “it is permissible to install the engine provided by the manufacturer for this type of vehicle,” but this does not negate the need for its documentation. about how the full official procedure for registering changes to the design of a vehicle is carried out in a separate article .
There is no official way to get a more powerful engine without registering such changes: any change in motor parameters must be documented. , chip tuning became a way to circumvent legislative restrictions . Almost none of the car owners, after the chip tuning procedure, carry out tests with changes to the car documents, although from an official point of view they are mandatory. But since formally (and documented) the engine remains the same, this does not raise any suspicions. Therefore, the only way to get a more powerful unit when replacing an engine is to purchase the same engine with standard documents, but which has undergone the chip tuning procedure. Which, however, as we already know , does not always mean improved engine performance.
Source: https://www.kolesa.ru/article/zamena-dvigatelya-mozhno-li-obojtis-bez-registratsii-izmenenij
Engine design after replacement
As you can see, the answer to the question of whether it is possible to change the engine to a more powerful one will definitely be positive. Technically, almost any project can be implemented, and everything will depend only on the financial capabilities of the customer and the qualifications of the specialists who will directly implement the plan.
However, if we talk about how to legalize engine replacement, everything is much more complicated. It should be borne in mind that difficulties often arise even if the engine number does not match the title. This situation may arise when the car owner simply replaced the block with another as part of a repair or installed a contract engine that is exactly the same in power, model, displacement and other parameters.
In other words, it is important to understand that the engine is a serialized unit, that is, it is not just a spare part. And in the case of swapping an engine for a more powerful one, you should also add independent changes to the design of the vehicle. It turns out that the problem of modifications is added to the mismatching engine number.
For this reason, you should always monitor how engine replacement is treated in accordance with the letter of the law at the time. For example, in the Russian Federation, a situation arose when the procedure for registering a vehicle was first significantly simplified, determining that traffic police officers should not check the engine number with that indicated in the documents for the car, that is, only the VIN code and body number are checked. However, later amendments were made, after which the mismatch of the engine number again became the reason for refusal of registration, etc.
It is also important to take into account that the documents indicate the engine model, so when checking, they may also pay attention to this if there is a completely different motor. It is for this reason that it is recommended to separately study the question of how to officially replace a car engine and the procedure for completing such a procedure.
We also add that replacing the engine with a less powerful one has become an equally popular solution, taking into account the constant increase in power tax. Such a swap is extremely unprofitable for the state itself, as a result of which one should constantly expect stricter rules and the emergence of new laws regarding the issue of engine replacement.
Finally, we note that you need to be careful when buying a new engine for a car, since the unit can be removed from a stolen car, sold illegally, etc. If this fact is later established, the owner of a car with such an engine will automatically have additional problems.
Replacing an engine in a car – do you need to register it in 2019-2020?
For a long time, the question remained open: how to register such a license plate of a car as an engine if it needed to be replaced. The registration procedure changed frequently. In 2021, another order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was issued on this issue, which is still relevant today.
We will tell you when engine replacement requires registration with the traffic police in 2019-2020, the cost of such a service, and what you need to pay attention to when buying a car with a replaced engine.
Replacement options
There are several ways to replace an engine, each of which has its own specific features. The gradation is carried out depending on the type of engine installed, which also affects the difference in the documents provided to the traffic police and the procedure as a whole.
To identical
The first option is to replace the engine with one identical to the old one. This means preserving all the factory features and, above all, its power.
Attention! This type of change does not require state registration with the traffic police. The driver can, having completed the measures to purchase and install a new engine, as well as save the documents for it, move freely on the roads.
Installation of a contract engine
A feature of the installation of this type of engine is its preliminary import into the territory of the Russian Federation and, in this regard, the provision of an additional document - an export declaration. Therefore, to the question of how to register a contract engine with the traffic police, the answer is as follows: in addition to the required information, you must attach confirmation of customs clearance.
Different by fuel type
In this situation, the procedure
registration begins with submitting an application and a package of documents to the traffic police - in general, this is a general event, mandatory for everyone. The specifics are the need to undergo a technical inspection, a note indicating that the type of fuel has been changed, which is placed in the technical passport in the column “engine type” - gasoline, diesel, etc.
When to register a replacement
In 2021, Order No. 399 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs dated June 26, 2018 came into force. The document approved new rules for car registration. The replacement of the car's engine was also affected. Do I need to register in 2019-2020? The answer to this question depends on the reason for the replacement. There are 2 options here:
- the change is made to the same model (in terms of volume and power). As a rule, such a replacement is a necessary measure, since the resource of the previous unit may be exhausted. You can immediately make changes to the PTS, or take the simple route: do not register anything until the sale. The new owner will do this when registering.
- change to a motor with more power. Such manipulation is already a change in design. The answer to the question: is it necessary to register a replacement with the traffic police - yes.
Registration of engine replacement with different parameters
The greatest difficulties when registering with the traffic police in 2021 await those owners who plan to replace the engine with a different model with completely new parameters. Re-certification of installed equipment will be required. This is regulated by Article 15, paragraph 4 of the Law “On Road Safety” as amended on December 27, 2021. Therefore, the entire procedure for replacing an engine with a motor with other parameters in 2021 includes several stages:
- Submitting an application to the traffic police about the desire to replace the engine with a completely new model. You can obtain a form to submit an application for a desire to make changes to the vehicle configuration directly from the MREO.
- Contact an expert company. Its employees evaluate the safety of installing a new unit on a specific vehicle. After the assessment, the owner receives a conclusion. In it, experts allow (or do not allow) the installation of the selected engine model, and also describe the order of actions.
- The owner must submit the conclusion received from the expert company to the MREO and wait for permission from the inspector to carry out installation work.
- Select a service center that is licensed to carry out installation work of this type. Often, an appraisal company provides installation services for units. In 2021, the legislative framework does not prohibit the independent installation of the engine by the car owner.
- After the motor is installed, the owner receives a completed declaration, as well as a copy of the certificate and license for the right to carry out this activity from the service center. If the installation was carried out independently, then the owner will need to fill out the declaration himself.
- The next step will be passing a technical inspection. The technician checks the performance and safety of all components and assemblies, and also issues a diagnostic card based on the results of the examination.
- Make an appointment and submit all the necessary documents for re-registration.
- Provide the vehicle for inspection by an inspector.
- Pay the state fee.
- Receive a certificate that confirms the legality of the changes made and their approval by the traffic police. Also, the STS and PTS with the changes made are returned to the owner.
Please note
: This procedure is characterized by a long registration period and impressive financial costs. The cost of registering a replacement engine for an engine with other parameters at the State Road Safety Inspectorate will be 800 rubles in 2021.
Replacement with a similar option
If the owner of the car changes the power unit to a similar one, then the question of how to register an engine replacement with the traffic police should not bother him. Starting from 2021, there is no need to urgently report its replacement to the MREO. This applies both to cases of installation of a new unit, and if the engine has been replaced with a contract one. The main thing is that the model, power and volume match. However, you still need to have the basic documents for the new engine. This is a Cargo Customs Declaration (CCD) and a sales contract. Today, they are not required to be submitted to the traffic police. But no one can guarantee that the requirements of the law will not change over time, and that the customs declaration and the purchase and sale agreement will not be requested again. These documents can be transferred to the new owner of the car.
It is better to immediately enter new information about the engine when registering. The procedure will look like this:
- the new owner of the car comes to the MREO to register the car;
- passes the inspection area;
- the inspector checks the engine number and sees a discrepancy with the number indicated in the PTS.
- the inspector checks the documents for the engine and enters the new engine number into the inspection report
- the new owner of the car receives a title with a different engine number (indicated in the Special Notes).
At this point, the registration procedure for the new power unit is considered complete. There is nothing complicated about it, and no additional effort is required.
How much does it cost to register an engine replacement with the traffic police in 2019-2020 for a new car owner? In fact, it will be free. You just need to pay the state fee for registration. Namely, the fee for making changes to previously issued PTS (in 2021 - 350 rubles. When paying through the government services website - 245 rubles) and for issuing a vehicle registration certificate (in 2021 - 500 rubles, when paying through the government services website - 350 rubles).
If the car owner still wants to make changes to the title on his own, then the procedure is performed in a similar way. The fee is paid only in the amount of 350 rubles.
Replacing the engine with a contract one
A distinctive feature of installing a contract engine is the fact that it was purchased outside the Russian Federation. Otherwise, the process is no different from the classic replacement of a unit with similar technical characteristics:
- Submitting an application to an employee. Upon request, it is also necessary to provide a customs declaration, which confirms the legal import of the unit into the territory of the Russian Federation.
- Providing a vehicle for inspection.
- Payment of state duty.
- Receiving documents containing new engine data.
Before visiting the traffic police, you should make sure that the customs declaration is completed in accordance with all the rules. Otherwise, complications may arise with making changes to the car documents.
For your information
If you plan to install a contract engine with other technical characteristics, then in 2021, in addition to documents confirming the legality of its import into the Russian Federation and acquisition, you will need to obtain an installation permit. The procedure will be identical to installing a unit with other parameters.
Replacement with another model
If the owner of a car voluntarily decides to improve the car (for example, replace the engine with a more powerful one), then it is necessary to register these changes. Such manipulation will be considered a change in design, so you must provide documents to register the engine replacement with the traffic police. In 2019-2020, permission to carry out such a replacement will also be required.
Before installation, it is necessary to contact a laboratory that has permission to provide services for studying changes in the machine mechanism. Get a laboratory report. At the first stage, the documents for replacing the engine are the specified conclusion. It should be provided to the traffic police. The department gives its permission. Only after this is it permissible to replace the engine. Upon completion of the work, a re-inspection in the laboratory follows with the preparation of the appropriate protocol. Next you need to go through maintenance.
How much does it cost to replace an engine?
To finally complete the registration procedure, you will need to pay three state fees:
- for issuing a certificate of vehicle compliance with safety requirements (it amounts to 800 rubles in 2021);
- for making changes to a previously issued PTS;
- for issuing a vehicle registration certificate.
After paying all the above fees, the traffic police will make changes about the vehicle, the owner will receive the necessary documents and will be able to freely use his “tuned” car. However, paying state fees is not the entire amount that makes up the cost of processing an engine replacement. Laboratory services will also have to be paid for. Prices can vary greatly depending on the region and the laboratory itself.
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Replacing the engine with a similar one - registration with the traffic police
If a car owner plans to replace an old engine in 2021 with a model with the same technical characteristics, then a certain algorithm of action should be followed. The procedure for re-registration with the traffic police includes several stages:
- Obtaining permission to carry out this action. To do this, you need to come to the MREO in person.
- Visit a car service center and get a replacement.
- Visit the traffic police and submit an application to the inspector to make changes to the title in connection with the engine replacement.
- Pay the state fee. Its size will be 350 rubles.
- Provide the vehicle for inspection by an inspector.
- Receive ready-made documents with adjustments made.
Before visiting the MREO, it will not be superfluous to check the engine number in the traffic police database if you plan to install a non-new unit. This will avoid an unpleasant situation if the buyer is sold a motor from a vehicle that is listed as stolen.
Engine replacement: is it possible to do without registering changes?
Replacing an engine is not always tuning. Sometimes this is a forced or the only possible method of repair. How to proceed from a documentary point of view if the engine has been replaced, and is it necessary to register the changes made with the traffic police?
In order to fully answer this question, it is necessary to highlight two key scenarios: in the first, the engine is replaced with an identical one, and in the second, with an alternative one.
If the engine that you installed to replace the old one is absolutely the same - that is, it has the same volume, power, environmental class and other parameters, then its re-registration with the traffic police is not required
. This is clearly evidenced by the traffic police’s commentary on the official website:
Currently, the engine number is not a vehicle registration requisite. Changes in registration data are carried out when the information specified in the vehicle registration certificate (engine power, environmental class) issued by the registration departments of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate is changed.
However, despite the absence of the need to make changes to the registration data, you must have a documented opportunity to prove that the installed engine, firstly, legally belongs to you, and secondly, has the same characteristics as the previous one. That is, you need to have documents with you confirming the purchase of the motor, as well as containing data on its technical parameters.
If the engine that you installed to replace the old one has different characteristics from it, then the procedure for changing the registration data is mandatory
. According to the letter of the law, changes must be registered if at least one of the indicators has changed: for example, if you installed a more recent version of the engine with the same volume, but different power indicators or a higher environmental class.
Moreover: if the engine that you want to install in your car is not standard for it - that is, it was not installed on this model by the manufacturer - then before carrying out work you need to complete a list of documentary procedures and obtain approval for making changes to the design of the car from NAMI and the traffic police. At the same time, as NAMI specialists explained to us, “it is permissible to install the engine provided by the manufacturer for this type of vehicle,” but this does not negate the need for its documentation. about how the full official procedure for registering changes to the design of a vehicle is carried out in a separate article .
There is no official way to get a more powerful engine without registering such changes: any change in motor parameters must be documented. , chip tuning became a way to circumvent legislative restrictions . Almost none of the car owners, after the chip tuning procedure, carry out tests with changes to the car documents, although from an official point of view they are mandatory. But since formally (and documented) the engine remains the same, this does not raise any suspicions. Therefore, the only way to get a more powerful unit when replacing an engine is to purchase the same engine with standard documents, but which has undergone the chip tuning procedure. Which, however, as we already know , does not always mean improved engine performance.
Source: https://www.kolesa.ru/article/zamena-dvigatelya-mozhno-li-obojtis-bez-registratsii-izmenenij
Replacing an engine with a similar or modernized one - is registration required?
The need to replace the engine in a car can arise for various reasons - from breakdowns to the owner’s desire to change the power of the power plant. The engine today is an important component of the vehicle, so replacing it will be regarded as making changes to the design of the vehicle. Accordingly, this procedure will require official registration. Let's look at the procedure for registering a new engine in a car.
Changes that are subject to registration . First, let's look at what changes in the design of the vehicle must be registered. Many motorists will remember about gas treatment, changing the shape of the body, processing units, and so on. But few people know that exactly the same requirements apply to tinting, optics and even the interior. For example, tinting must have a transparency of at least 75%. The installation of xenon in optics is prohibited if this is not initially provided for by the design features. It is prohibited to remove headrests, belts and airbags in the cabin.
Despite the fact that the engine is the main unit in a car, until recently it was classified as an ordinary part. This order was in place from 2011 to 2021. But even at that time, replacing the engine was regarded as making changes to the design of the vehicle and required registration. When replacing an engine, its number had to be entered into the vehicle title. It turns out that after replacing the unit with a new one, you just had to contact the traffic police and ask to enter new data into the database. The procedure was a little more complicated if the power of the new motor was different from the previous one.
Since 2021, amendments to Law No. 1001 have come into force, according to which the engine is recognized as a numbered unit. Because of this, the installation of a new engine, even if it was of the same model and series, required official registration. But since 2021, the law has lost force and was replaced by Order No. 399. It states that if the replaced engine is identical to the old one, then registration is not required. Changes to the PTS can be made when re-registering the car. Note that since 2021, the previous law has also lost its force, but the procedure has not changed. If a car owner wants to replace the engine with a similar one, he does not need to register it. If the installed engine has other technical parameters, registration is mandatory.
Documentation . Before registering a car with a new engine, you need to prepare the necessary documents: 1) owner’s passport and title; 2) STS; 3) a receipt for the motor, which is issued at the time of purchase; 4) application for amendments; 5) TE protocol, diagnostic card and examination conclusions; 6) certificate of conformity for new parts.
To register an engine of a similar model, you will need a vehicle purchase and sale agreement, the owner’s passport and a title.
If the engine is not new . Some motorists, in order to save money, purchase power plants second-hand. In this case, you cannot receive any check. But in order for the motor registration to be successful, you need to conclude a purchase and sale agreement. Registration procedure . Once you have all the documents in hand, you can begin to design a new engine. If it is replaced with a similar engine, it can be registered upon resale of the vehicle. If the engine matches all the characteristics with the previous one, you need to contact the traffic police, provide a passport, PTS, and registration certificate. After this, you must pay the state fee. The car will be registered and new data will be entered into the database.
If the engine is more or less powerful, you need to contact the MREO for permission, or an expert organization for an opinion. Once the document is in hand, you should go to the service center, where the parts will be installed. At the last stage, you should carry out maintenance and receive a diagnostic card, and then go to the MREO with a receipt for payment of the state duty. If everything goes well, the car with the new engine will be registered. If you do not register a car with a new engine, you may be subject to various penalties - from a fine of 800 rubles to restrictions on registration actions.
Bottom line . Replacing the engine in a car is a procedure that must be registered with the traffic police. Not in all cases, paperwork is urgent.