PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Any EPC experts on here? R vs A prefix part numbers for oil pans?

JHZR2 · #3 11-11-2018, 05:33 PM

Interesting. Didnt know that. So Axxxxxxxxxx part numbers mean they have another OE manufacturer - great to know!

My guess is that R numbers mean a restart of a set of part numbers after some production run ended. But since I cant find how to cross-reference parts, its hard to tell. All I know is some places hint at a cross reference.

I had thought that perhaps A applied to "automobile" or something like that, while other part number prefixes applied to other applications, such as truck, other powertrain, generation, etc. But thats only my speculation. I did find some discussions on there being specific parts (oil pans actually) for Unimogs and Snow Cats and whatnot...