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Tommy_FR

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hi everyone, im new here and im new seat owner , i have a seat leon 2005 fr

i dont know the engine code, i see in wikipedia like 4 1.8 20vt engines types and i dont know which one is mine.
 
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Its stamped on the bottom left corner of the head, in front of cylinder No1, under the engine cover, cant remember if its visible with the cover on to be honest
 
Its stamped on the bottom left corner of the head, in front of cylinder No1, under the engine cover, cant remember if its visible with the cover on to be honest

thanks ill check later, is not visible with the cover because i was looking but ill move out the cover to check , thanks again
 
110 kilowatts (150 PS; 148 bhp) @ 4,000 rpm; 320 newton metres (236 lbf·ft) @ 1,900 rpm — ARL, BTB
Ford Galaxy Mk1, SEAT León Mk1 (1M) (ARL: 09/00-12/05), SEAT Toledo Mk2 (ARL: 10/00-07/04), SEAT Alhambra (BTB: 06/05-05/07), Volkswagen Golf Mk4 (ARL: 09/00-05/06), VW Bora/Jetta Mk4 (ARL: 09/00-05/05), Volkswagen Sharan (BTB: 01/05-05/07)

Does that mean mine is 'ARL', I could not see it written anywhere
 
Check the bottom right corner of the windscreen (from outside). It should be ARL

Edit: sorry, thats for the chassis number
 
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It is most likely that a Mk.1 TDI Cupra is the ARL engine, yes.

It can be quite hard to see the engine number, which includes the engine code. It is stamped on the block, next to the joint line with the clutch housing and at the front top edge, but there is a lot of pipework in the way.

You should have a sticker like this one on the boot floor under the carpet and also in the service book.

The engine code for the car that this sticker was on (It's my old Toledo) is ARL, which you can see quite prominently

Here is a sequence of shots of the engine number location on my previous diesel Toledo - and even on the ASV engine it's hard to see.

EnginenumberlocationTDI110.jpg

EnginenumbercloseupTDI110.jpg

EnginenumberbrighterTDI110.jpg


The engine number will be of the form CCCddddd where CCC is the engine code (probably ARL for you) and ddddd is the engine serial number
 
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