How to use CAPS program to find OEM part numbers for
your car.
Last revised 11/03/01
Get a copy of CAPS program here:
http://www.Team3S.com/FAQ-CAPS.htm
This will take a long time to download. The
CAPS program is dealer parts program. It is a great way to
find the OEM part number for ANY part on your
car.
The following information was provided by Michael
Reid mreid@magma.ca
To find a part for your car:
Enter a vin # that you are looking for or you can
search
by model. To do this, double click the Model
box and
choose the model you want.
Some Vehicle Model
Designations:
90-94 DSM's
1.8L SOHC DSM
=
D21A/MNJEL4*(M/E/P)
2.0L DOHC DSM
=
D22A/MNHML4
2.0L DOHC Turbo DSM
= D22A/MNHFL4
2.0L DOHC Turbo AWD DSM =
D27A/MNGFL4
2.0L DOHC Turbo AWD A/T DSM =
D27A/MRGFL4
91-92 Galants
2.0L DOHC GALANT
= E33A
2.0L DOHC AWD GALANT (GSX) = E38A
2.0L DOHC AWD AWS G-Vr4 =
E39A
95-99 DSM's
2.0 420A(NT) DSM (BASE/LOWLINE) =
D31A/MNSML4*(M/E)
2.0 420A(NT) DSM (RS)
= D31A/MNJML4
2.0 420A(NT) DSM (GS)
= D31A/MNHML4
2.0 DOHC Turbo DSM
=
D32A/MNGFL4
2.0 DOHC Turbo AWD DSM
= D33A/MNGFL4
2.0 DOHC Turbo DSM (Spyder)
= D38A/BNGFL4
2.4 DOHC DSM (Spyder)
= D39A/BNJEL4
Change all "N"s to "R"s for A/T
versions.
*Change the last DIGIT (4) to "9" for
California
and "5" for Canadian DSM's (ALL YEARS)
ALL 3000GT (Stealth's
similar)
3.0 DOHC N/T 2WD
= Z11A
3.0 DOHC Turbo/AWD
= Z15A
3.0 DOHC Turbo/AWD/AWS
= Z16A
Next, double click
the CLASSIFICATION box and look for your
car,
Next, double click
the ILLUSTRATION box and look for the part
you
want under the categories.
You can also enter part of a part name in the
PART NAME box
How to Find a part for a different model year.
This came in handy when I was doing 4-bolt main
conversion and I was trying to compare parts between a
91 and a 93 model Year
To figure out which parts are date of manufacture
dependent, when you start CAPS, do NOT enter a VIN.
Instead click in the "Vehicle Name Code" box and
select "3000GT" or code 53H.
Next click on the "Model" box and
select:
"Z11A" for a front-wheel drive
model
"Z16A" for a TT with
AWS
"Z15A" for a TT without AWS.
Next, click on the "Classification" box and make a
selection. For a Z16A you have the following choices:
BJGFL7M - Spyder
MJGFL2M - 94-99 Federal
Emissions
MJGFL7M - 94-99 California
Emissions
MNGFL2M - 91-93 Federal
Emissions
MNGFL7M - 91-93 California
Emissions
(BTW, Dodge Stealth equivalents end in a 'D' instead
of an 'M', and
Canadian cars have a '3' instead of a '2' or '7'.)
Now when you search for a part and select it, you'll
be shown the
part numbers for all dates of manufacture ranges if
there are any
differences.
For example, for a timing belt for a Z16A I see only
one replacement
part number (MD193874) but 5 date ranges and model
combinations:
(the date ranges may overlap & I've no idea why
it doesn't use the
model/classification code entered)
9004.1 - 9205.1 All
9205.2 - 9405.3 All
9405.1 - 9505.3 BJGFL7M
9406.1 - 9505.3 MJGFL2M
MJGFL7M*
9506.1 - (end) All
Doing it this way without a VIN, or using a Stealth
VIN will cause
occasional error messages
to pop up, but they can be ignored.
How to interpret date codes:
I believe 9706.1 means the first third (the first 10
days ?) of June 1997.
The numbers
after the decimal point are always either 1, 2 or 3.
I half-seriously
wonder if the
Japanese use metric weeks of 10 days... :)
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Other CAPS tips:
Use to pop up the illustration once you have
put the cursor on an item in a list (say after using Part Name to find a list of parts.)
Also, the user can use the left and right arrows in
the menu bar once an illustration appears to see other related illustrations (however, sometimes there is just one).
I happen to have a hardcopy of the Mitsu 3000GT parts catalog ('91-'94 only). It is basically
identical to the CAPS.
A special Thanks to Jeff Lucius for the additional
tips.
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