Lister Petter Diesel Engine Identification Lister Petter Diesel Engines Identification Images shown below are by no means a definitive guide as to the identification of Listerdiesel engines, but show general ranges in certain specifications. Almost all Lister and Lister-Petterengines were produced in numerous guises and specifications, with differing engine rotations, power take offs and ancillaries, all of which can lead to different appearances of the same engine model. It must also be remembered that many Lister and Lister-Petter diesel engines look very similar but only for a few small distinguishing external features, so the images below should be taken as no more than a rough guide.Only some models are illustrated.

Re: Lister D Serial Number. Early DH models (1926 onwards) used 5-digit and later a 6-digit serial numbers (starting at 80,000). They changed to actual production count numbering in 1951 and adopted the Z character to designate anti-clockwise rotation. If your serial conforms to the documented norms, then yours will be the 763rd engine built in. Lister engine numbers on engines post 1950 upto 1999 are numbered as per your engine. The first two digits on your engine number 46 = 4 decades and 6 years since 1950, so your engine is a 1996 built engine.