Can anyone tell me the number I need to add to a Japanese date to find out our equivalent year?

 

Many thanks

 

Jack

I believe its 88.

For example, 18/05/01 is the same as 2006 May 01 (18+88=106, which is 2006).

:confused: :confused:

...many thanks for the info - I thought it was eighty something. I'll now be able to understand the timing belt changed sticker...

 

Cheerz

 

Jack

:confused: :confused:

 

The Japs use different dates to everyone else. It goes YEAR/MONTH/DAY.

 

However, their years are 88 years behind so you got to add 88! Confusing I know!

Hmmm.....but if they use the Western (ie Gregorian) calander why are they 88 years behind?

Our years are AD but aren't the Japenese Budhist, so they wouldn't use the AD years at all until Westerners 'converted' them, so why be 88 years behind?

Very odd.

News to me too :confused:

...many thanks for the info - I thought it was eighty something. I'll now be able to understand the timing belt changed sticker...

 

Cheerz

 

Jack

 

the timing belt sticker *should* be the age of the car (years / months) at the time the service was done...

 

Rich

...it's something to do with them starting counting years afresh once a new emperor (I think) gets power. Unlike us where we started counting at the death of Jesus (AD)...

 

So I think that the 88 isn't a constant, it changes year on year and could go back to 1 whenever the current emperor? pegs it...

 

Cheerz

 

Jack

Rich - why wouldn't they just put the date that the belt was changed? When ever I've done them I've always written the date and the mileage so that which ever arrives first - 4 years or 60k miles etc etc... you know when to do a belt change.

 

Do the Japanes work it differently?

not 100% to be honest - think it was on here I read the explanation. Only problem is, mine said 11 / 8 so both approaches would be possible!!

Mine had its cam belt changed.

 

I have a metal label with the date on it, which is 17/11 (which would be Nov 2005). The mileage is engraved on the metal plate also, which is in kilometres!

I'll check it out this evening - I'm pretty sure it's a date and a km reading, scribed into the alloy sticker.

 

Thanks for all the help.

 

Cheerz

 

Jack

What is the chassis number of the car, from this you can get a year from this list http://www.neuralmotion.com/forum/tech/year.htm

Thanks for the list - it's not the year of the car that I'm after, it's the date the belt was changed. Re the date of the car, the bottom of the seat belts is a good indication, as is a date on the reverse of the carpet at the drivers footwell.

 

Cheerz

 

Jack