Ahh that makes sense now thanks mate! im pretty sure he didn't own it for 12 months over there he just imported it, i'll get a photo of the import plate but i can see a purple plate in the engine bay pic i have, can't read any numbers though
thanks for your help
edit so it doesnt matter what the numbers are on the purple plate as long as its purple? see attached link for pic
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/9347/dscengineax1.jpg