

If you know the year of your truck refer to the engine chart below.If your unsure of the year your truck was built in the first thing you need to do is locate your VIN or serial number.What your looking for is a metal strip containing a bar code and a 17 digit VIN number printed on it .If you have a 1989 though 1991 you will find this strip down the left had side of your dash facing outward towards the door.If you have a 1992 thought 1998 you will find the strip in the top of the left hand side of your dash near the defroster vent ( most easily viewed thought the windshield).Your VIN number holds alot of information about your truck such as weather its a two or four door, where and when it was built ect...The number we are interested in is the tenth number in the VIN code.Once you've found the appropriate number refer to the year chart below to find out what year your truck was built in.Once you have the year refer to the engine chart to find out what engine you have.
number code
year
K
1989
L
1990
M
1991
N
1992
P
1993
R
1994
S
1995
T
1996
V
1997
W
1998
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Chart Key
- 2-BC = 2 Barrel Carburetor
- 8V-SOHC = 8 Valve Single Overhead Camshaft
- 16-SOHC =16 Valve Single Overhead Camshaft
- 16-DOHC = 16 Valve Double Overhead Camshaft
- TFI =Throttle-body Fuel Injection
- MFI = Multi-port Fuel Injection
year
Model
Body Style
Liters
CylindersEngine Type Fuel
Delivery
1989
sidekick
2 door
1.3L
4
2-BC
TFI
tracker 2door 1.6L 4 8V-SOHC TFI
1990
sidekick 2 door 1.6L 4 8V-SOHC TFI
tracker 2door 1.6L 4 8V-SOHC TFI
1991
sidekick 2 door 1.6L 4 8V-SOHC TFI
tracker 2door 1.6L 4 8V-SOHC TFI
1992
sidekick 2 door 1.6L 4 8V-SOHC TFI
sidekick 4door 1.6L 4 16V-SOHC MFI
tracker 2door 1.6L 4 8V-SOHC TFI
1993 sidekick 2 door 1.6L 4 8V-SOHC TFI sidekick 4door 1.6L 4 16V-SOHC MFI tracker 2door 1.6L 4 8V-SOHC TFI
1994 sidekick 2
door1.6L 4 8V-SOHC TFI sidekick 4door 1.6L 4 16V-SOHC MFI tracker 2door 1.6L 4 8V-SOHC TFI tracker 4door 1.6L 4 16V-SOHC TFI
1995 sidekick 2
door1.6L 4 8V-SOHC TFI sidekick 4door 1.6L 4 16V-SOHC MFI tracker 2door 1.6L 4 8V-SOHC TFI tracker 4door 1.6L 4 16V-SOHC MFI
1996 Sidekick 2 door/4door 1.6L 4 16V-SOHC MFI Sport 2door 1.8L 4 16V-SOHC MFI Tracker 2door/4door 1.6L 4 16V-SOHC MFI
1997 Sidekick 2door/4door 1.6L 4 16V-SOHC MFI Sport 2 door 1.8L 4 16V-SOHC MFI Tracker 2door/4door 1.6L 4 16V-SOHC MFI
1998 Sidekick 2door/4door 1.6L 4 16V-SOHC MFI Sport 2door 1.8L 4 16V-SOHC MFI Tracker 2door/4door 1.6L 4 16V-SOHC MFI
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