What documents are needed to register a contract engine with the traffic police?

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.

How to register a contract engine with the traffic police

As a result of long-term use of a vehicle, malfunctions inevitably arise that require serious repairs. Sometimes repairing an engine can be too expensive or completely pointless. In such cases, the only solution to the problem is to replace it. There is nothing special about the technical side of this procedure - it is carried out independently or contacted by a car service. However, the new engine also requires registration with the traffic police. How does this happen and what documents are needed for a contract engine?

Registration procedure

Re-registration of a car engine by the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate is associated with the provision of related documentary information about the technical measures being taken.

It is important to know! Its distinctive feature is a preliminary notification to the State Traffic Inspectorate department about the intention to change the engine, as well as an assessment of the possibility of installing the engine through an examination.

Application to the traffic police

The first stage - and it is important to remember this - is the notification of the traffic police MREO by the motorist about the desire to change the existing engine to a new one, with different characteristics or volume. This is about the question of how a driver who has changed the engine can register it. The procedure is carried out in the form of an application filled out on the appropriate form.

Expert opinion

The application should be accompanied by a document confirming that an expert has verified the feasibility of installing the presented new engine in a specific car, based on its configuration capabilities.

It is important to know! The conclusion should be detailed and describe the sequence of procedures for installing the engine.

Engine replacement

After submitting the specified documents,

you need to wait for the decision of the traffic police allowing the possibility of changing the engine. This act will be considered a guide to action - now the driver can contact a licensed service center of his choice. Completion of work is necessarily associated with the provision of a car service certificate.

Technical inspection

The next stage is to check the functioning of the new device. The motorist needs to have information on hand that the engine is operating at the proper level by obtaining a vehicle diagnostic card. This event can also be performed at an expert institution.

Required documents

To register a car in connection with an engine change, an extensive list of official papers is provided. Firstly, this is a personal passport, vehicle registration certificate, information about the purchase of the engine, and a vehicle registration certificate.

Secondly, summarizing the above, you need to attach an application for changing the motor, technical examination materials, information about the work carried out at the service center. Documents when replacing an engine with a contract one must include an export declaration.

All about documents for a contract engine - what they are like

One of the most important points when purchasing a contract engine is the documents. The fact is that at the very beginning, when contract engines were just starting to be imported into the country, the procedure for replacing the power unit was quite complex and very labor-intensive. This situation continued until 2011. That year, a decree was issued that simplified the procedure for registering engines. The essence of this change is that the numbers were abolished, that is, in fact, the engine became a non-numbered unit; accordingly, after 2011, the engine number and model were no longer entered into the Vehicle Registration Certificate (CRC).

This was the reason for many people to speculate that the engine number was no longer needed at all, and some people began to file off the engine numbers. However, when registering a car, very often traffic police officers still check for the presence of a license plate on the engine, especially for such frequently stolen cars as Toyota Camry, Land Cruiser, new models of Mersedes, Mazda, Audi. If, when checking the engine number of your newly purchased car, there is no number, it will only end with the car being driven to an impound lot, since the filed number indirectly indicates that the car was stolen.

Therefore, if you buy a contract engine at an ultra-cheap price, be sure to make sure that the engine has a serial number. The number must not be cut down or interrupted.

Changes in legislation that occurred in 2011 served as the beginning of the activities of a mass of people involved in the supply of contract engines to Russia, including a huge number of scammers and other criminal elements who steal cars, cut them into spare parts and sell parts from them at retail. But, since by default the traffic police monitors the presence of numbers on power units, engine numbers and models continue to be an integral part of the engines.

If you are planning to buy a contract engine, you will probably notice that all seller companies that are known on the Internet are ready to easily provide a huge list of attached documents for any engine, including the following documents:

1. Certificate of registration of the seller company.
2. The organization's charter, legally drawn up.
3. Certificate of assignment of TIN to the organization.
4. Documents on the right to certain types of activities that this LLC is allowed to conduct.

Basically, these are documents confirming the fact that the company exists and is registered. However, all these documents may indicate that these are legally literate and law-knowledgeable scammers. At the moment, acquiring any organization is not difficult. And even if the company really exists and you, as an individual, decide to enter into an agreement with it, this will only lead to the fact that the company will fulfill the terms of the agreement, but purely nominally, that is, from a legal point of view. But in reality, they may not deliver exactly what you ordered or not quite in the condition you expected. However, you will not be able to legally prove them wrong.

Contract engines enter our country through customs. If the engine comes from Europe, this customs office is located in Velikiye Luki on the border with Lithuania. It is there that each container with contract units receives a document called a cargo customs declaration, that is, a Cargo Customs Declaration.

The gas turbine declaration is accompanied by supplements that indicate the names of the units, their models and numbers. Until 2011, this document was required by the traffic police to register the engine. In addition to the customs declaration, you received a sales contract and a sales receipt. The agreement indicated that the parties to the agreement, which are the Seller and the Buyer, entered into an Agreement, in accordance with which the seller sells and the buyer buys a unit brought from abroad, having such and such a number for such and such a car.

Also, the Certificate of acceptance and transfer of the numbered unit (engine) must be attached to the Agreement. After this, the buyer had to go to an authorized service center that had a license to carry out work on the installation and dismantling of units, after which it was necessary to go with all the documents to the traffic police and submit a statement there that the power unit had been replaced in the car, after which the observation deck confirmed the change in the engine number and after this the changes were made to the vehicle title.

In 2011, this procedure was abolished. Since this year, the main task of the car owner has been to ensure that the model of the engine that is installed on the car matches the model of the engine that was originally installed on it.

That is, if your car was originally equipped with a 1.8 liter four-cylinder engine with a power of 120 hp, then you do not have the right to install a 6 liter V12 engine with a power of 320 hp. To carry out such an operation, you will need to go to the Central Scientific Research Automobile and Automotive Engine Institute NAMI, there to obtain a certificate of re-equipment of the car with another unit in order to make appropriate changes to the tax base. Or, if you install a smaller engine, your tax base will decrease.

Thus, we see that although the engine number is not included in the documents, it must still be present on the engine. The presence of a number indicates that the unit is not stolen and entered our country legally and has the right to be under the hood of your car. The changes in 2011 affected only the procedure for registering engines, while the changes did not affect the Criminal Code; accordingly, the physical removal of the number from the engine is a criminal offense to this day.

Thus, we come to the question of what documents you can require from the seller and why you will need them.

First, you can request a customs declaration from the seller. The traffic police will not need it. The customs declaration will confirm the fact that the engine was brought into our country legally. The customs declaration is issued in the form of a copy, the seller also only has a copy. The original customs declaration remains at customs.

In addition to the customs declaration, you can ask the seller for a document called a Warranty Receipt. From this document you will find out what exactly the seller guarantees to you. It specifies all the conditions on which your work with the supplier is based. The warranty receipt, for example, may indicate a guarantee only that the engine will fit your car model, or a guarantee that the unit will work. From the point of view of the Administrative and Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, as well as the Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights, you are not protected. That is, if you were sold a faulty contract engine or an engine of the wrong model, you will not be able to prove your case in court for two reasons: the part is a complex unit and it is used.

In Russia, everything that is used is not regulated by any laws according to its condition and, accordingly, is not subject to the Law on Consumer Rights. It will be useless to present your claims in court, that is, you only need to agree on all the conditions with the supplier. Even if your agreement with the seller is supported by documents, there will be a very low probability that you will win in court.

Therefore, in fact, the only guarantee that your conditions will be met for you as a buyer is the reputation of the seller and the ability to install the purchased unit directly from the seller in his car service center. It is advisable that the installation be carried out without prepayment. If you install the engine directly from the seller, you insure yourself against claims related to the installation, because these risks for the buyer are never compensated for by anything, just like the risks associated with improper installation.

In the Moscow region, you can buy and install a contract engine from Japan at the Banzai Auto company, which is located at Mytishchi, Olimpiysky Prospekt, 42.

Thus, all of the seller’s statutory documents listed above at the beginning of the article will not give you anything for the reason that they mean nothing to the court. For you as a buyer, only one thing will matter: how honest the seller is and how trustworthy he can be. In other words, the seller’s business reputation.

Now about the main thing: how to determine the integrity of the seller if you are buying a contract part or unit for the first time and have no experience in such matters.

There are many fraudulent companies on the market that operate according to the same scheme. They always attract customers with the lowest price on the market. At the same time, they immediately tell the buyer what country the engine is coming from, which is basically impossible, since all engines are ordered on Ebay or on the Polish Allegro website.

The second distinctive point can be considered the requirement to sign a bunch of contracts at once (they must be read first, very carefully), and huge advance payments that must be paid, and which, according to the terms of the contract, are not refundable.

Another point that should immediately arouse suspicion: when asked how the unit was tested, they usually answer that it was tested on a stand. This is an absolute lie, no one ever tests contract engines on a stand.

It is best to order contract engines from Europe or Japan from a company that has good reviews on the market, a good reputation and that takes money directly for the purchase of your engine, delivers it without delay on time, does not require signing a huge number of papers (one contract is enough ) and, in addition, is responsible for its actions by installing the engine in your car and guaranteeing that it will work. Contact: Banzai Auto, tel..

All about documents for a contract engine - what they are like was last modified: December 13, 2021 by Mechanic

Sanctions for violation

A driver who violates the procedure for registering a new engine may be held administratively liable with a fine of 800 rubles. If the inspector has reason to believe that the engine has been stolen, the corresponding vehicle will be placed in the impound lot until the circumstances are clarified.

It must be remembered that when carrying out the engine replacement procedure, it is imperative to comply with the notification procedure for reporting this intention to the government agency. Then you can start registering the engine with the traffic police, collecting the necessary documents and passing a technical inspection.

Why is it necessary to register an engine?

During vehicle registration or technical inspection, the engine number is not checked. However, it is still necessary to register it: for an unregistered engine, the owner of the car can at least be held administratively liable. In 2016, such a violation is punishable by a fine of 500 to 800 rubles.

Some car owners believe that traffic police officers do not have the right to check the license plate data of the power unit. However, checking the identification number with the one indicated in the PTS is a completely legal action. The fact is that falsifying or destroying an engine number is a criminal offense. The sale of a car with a specially changed engine number, as well as the sale of such an engine for replacement, is prohibited.

This is another reason to contact the traffic police in time. Sometimes it turns out that the new engine purchased as a replacement belonged to a stolen car. In this case, the car owner must present all documents confirming the origin of the engine.

To avoid possible litigation, you should take a receipt when purchasing, or even better, draw up a contract. And after replacement, you should immediately contact the traffic police to check the number of the new engine. If it is not listed as stolen, a replacement note will be added to the title. If it turns out that the engine is listed as stolen, traffic police officers have the right to send the car to a paid impound lot until all the circumstances are clarified.

Replacing the engine with a similar one - registration with the traffic police

If a car owner plans to replace an old engine in 2020 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:

1. Obtaining permission to carry out this action. To do this, you need to come to the MREO in person.
2. Visit a car service center and get a replacement.
3. Visit the traffic police and submit an application to the inspector to make changes to the title in connection with the engine replacement.
4. Pay the state fee. Its size will be 350 rubles.
5. Provide the vehicle for inspection by an inspector.
6. 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.

Motor replacement law

The legislative framework contains a number of regulatory documents that, to one degree or another, relate to the issue of registering an engine with the traffic police that has been replaced in 2021:

• Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 399, which was issued on June 26, 2018 and canceled a number of other documents.
• Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia No. 605, issued on August 7, 2013. The latest revision was made on July 6, 2017 “On approval of the Administrative Regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the provision of public services for the registration of vehicles and trailers for them.”
• Technical Regulations of the Customs Union “On the safety of wheeled vehicles” (TR CU 018/2011);
• Decision No. 877 of the Customs Union Commission, entitled “On the adoption of technical regulations of the Customs Union.”
• Criminal Code of the Russian Federation FZ-63 dated June 13, 1996.

The need to register changes made to the design of a car is also stated in Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1090 of October 23, 1993. The document is called “On the Rules of the Road”, article 7, paragraph 18.

The procedure for registering an engine replacement at the traffic police in 2021

Each car has its own engine life, which is specified by the manufacturer. And as soon as the mileage approaches this value or the engine fails, most motorists try to get rid of such a car. But there are also those who make every effort to extend the life of their car. Also in 2020, the owner can replace the unit if he plans to improve the technical characteristics of the vehicle. In this case, an engine replacement is required, and this entails a number of difficulties, including registration with the traffic police.

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.

applications for engine replacement in WORD format.

Required documents

In order to register an engine replacement with the traffic police as quickly as possible, the owner should carefully prepare a package of documents. It includes:

• A receipt indicating payment of the state fee.
• Passport (and copy) of the citizen of the Russian Federation who owns this vehicle.
• Original and copy of PTS.
• Documentation received when purchasing an engine (not necessary for registration of a new similar engine. But it is better to have with you in case of unforeseen circumstances).
• STS.
• Application to change the vehicle configuration. It must be signed by a traffic police inspector.
• Certificates for materials and spare parts that were used when installing the engine.

Replacing the engine with a completely new one

If there is a new unit with similar characteristics, then the owner has the most advantageous position.
The motor has the necessary documents from the manufacturer. The risk of installing a part on a car that was removed from a stolen car is also eliminated. Therefore, there is no need to check the engine number using the traffic police database. Otherwise, in 2021, the entire procedure for replacing an engine with a completely new one is no different from registering an engine with the traffic police with similar characteristics:

• Submitting an application to a traffic police officer.
• Inspection of the vehicle at the observation deck by an inspector.
• Payment of state duty in the amount of 350 rubles.
• Receiving documents with amendments.

Installation of a new unit with similar technical characteristics is as simple and quick as possible. If you plan to install a new engine with different parameters, then in 2020 the registration procedure with the traffic police will be longer, since it will require an expert assessment of the safety of such manipulation and the subsequent safe operation of the vehicle.

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.

For your information

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.

Cost of re-registration

The owner should be prepared for significant financial expenses. The services of an expert commission and car service are not cheap. You will also have to pay for a technical inspection.
You can save money by installing the engine yourself. Mandatory expenses when replacing an engine in 2021 include:

• Passing a technical inspection. Its cost varies not only by region, but also within the locality.
• Payment of state duty. When installing a similar model of unit, the cost of the duty will be 350 rubles. And when replacing it with a model with other technical characteristics - 800 rubles.

Nuances

To avoid unpleasant situations that arise during the registration process, experts recommend that you first consult with traffic police officers and obtain full information about the mechanism for re-registration, as well as the list of required documents.

Unfortunately, the current regulatory framework does not fully provide for all the subtleties of the procedure for registering an engine replacement with the traffic police. There are several unpleasant aspects, one of which is the need to pay a recycling fee when importing a contract engine from abroad. This is regulated in paragraph 24 of Order No. 605 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

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