Reconditioned SEAT Altea Engine

From 2004 to 2015, which bare engine is the exact match for your SEAT Altea?

The answer depends above all on the engine code stamped on your block, not on the stated engine capacity: on the Altea, five engine types coexist across this period, and each encompasses several distinct, non-interchangeable codes. Here is how to identify the right one for your actual engine.

Diesel: 1.9 TDI and 2.0 TDI — two clearly separate families

The 1.9 TDI (codes AVQ, BRU, BSU, BSW, BXJ) was fitted to the earliest Altea models from 2004. The 2.0 TDI gradually replaced it and comes in six codes — BMM, CBDA, CBDB, CEGA, CFHB, CFJA — corresponding to different generations and power outputs. Mixing up a CBDA with a CFJA, for example, results in the wrong part: identical engine capacity is no guarantee of compatibility.

Petrol: three blocks with different architectures

The 1.6 naturally aspirated (BGU, BSE, BSF) is the entry-level Altea block, with no turbo. The 2.0 TSI (BPY, BWA, CAWB, CCZA) is the top-of-the-range turbocharged petrol block, with four codes covering different model years and power outputs. The 1.2 TSI (CBZA, CBZB, CBZC) is the most recent petrol block listed for the Altea, introduced towards the end of the model's production run. In each family, the engine code remains the only valid technical identifier for ordering the correct bare engine.