Fiat Bravo Turbo

The Bravo spanned two generations of turbo engines with incompatible references

The Fiat Bravo had two distinct lives: the first generation (Type 182) with its older-architecture JTD units, and the second (Type 198, launched in 2007) with the arrival of the Multijet family and the petrol T-Jet. This generational break is the primary source of confusion when identifying the correct part: a 1.9 diesel from the Bravo I under engine codeM724.19has nothing in common with the 1.9 Multijet from the Bravo II, which itself covers five distinct engine codes (186 A9.000, 192 A8.000, 937 A3.000, AR37101, M737AT19Z). A turbo selected on engine capacity alone will almost always be the wrong one.

Diesel: three families of 1.6 and 1.9 with non-interchangeable turbos

The 1.6 diesel perfectly illustrates the complexity of the Bravo II: the1.6 D Multijet 120 hpvariant (engine codes198 A2.000, 350 A2.000) does not share its turbo with the1.6 Multijet 90 and 105 hpvariants (engine codes198 A3.000, 198 A6.000), nor with the1.6 JTD 105 and 120(engine codes198A3000, 263A7000, 263A8000, A16FDH, A16FDL, D16AA). The stated power output is not a sufficient criterion: only the engine code stamped on the block allows the exact manufacturer reference to be established. The2.0 Multijet 16V(engine codes198 A5.000, 198 A8.000, 844 A2.000, 939 B5.000, 940 A5.000) has its own reference mapping, with a particularly extensive range of manufacturer and equivalent references.

Petrol T-Jet and failure causes to identify before fitting

The1.4 T-Jet 120 hp(engine codes198 A4.000, 940 B7.000) is the only petrol unit in the Bravo range covered here. This fixed-geometry turbo is sensitive to lubrication quality: degraded oil or a clogged circuit causes premature bearing wear, often indicated by a characteristic whistling noise or exhaust smoke. On Multijet diesels, fouling caused by a saturated diesel particulate filter or a faulty EGR valve is among the most common causes of turbo failure. Whatever the engine, identifying and correcting the cause of the failure before fitting is essential to the longevity of the part. All turbos listed here are brand-new parts, sold with no old unit to return.