For the KIA Optima Sportswagon in 1.6 T-GDI 179 hp (132 kW petrol), the autoKUR catalogue holds 1 exchange-standard reference(s). At equal displacement, two outputs do not call for the same part.
Engine specification: 1591 cm³, petrol. Matching part number: 1638 970 0018 (BorgWarner - KKK). Compare with the code stamped on your part.
This is the only listed engine of the KIA Optima Sportswagon. The code stamped on your part confirms the match: search by reference. 24-month warranty.
Frequently asked questions
A remanufactured turbocharger for the KIA Optima 1.6 T-GDI 179 CV starts at €694.00. This engine takes a single reference, 1638 970 0018: the price shown is the one part that fits your vehicle, with no variant to compare.
The reference is 1638 970 0018. It is what settles the match on a KIA Sportswagon with the 1.6 T-GDI 179 CV engine — not the vehicle's trade name, nor its year.
Because this engine was built with a single turbocharger. Other Optima engines carry several references depending on the production period; here the choice is unique, which rules out any risk of error.
It is on the riveted plate of the centre housing, on the compressor side. The plate holds the marking even on a part coated with oil and soot. It is the only reading that confirms the match with 1638 970 0018.
Part 1638 970 0018 is sold as an exchange unit: it has already been remanufactured and balanced, and the turbocharger you remove goes back into the reconditioning circuit. Return terms are stated at checkout.
An exchange turbocharger is an original part restored to working order: wear parts are replaced and the rotating assembly is rebalanced. It carries the same reference, 1638 970 0018, and fits in place of the part removed.
No: it matches Sportswagon models fitted with the 1.6 T-GDI 179 CV engine. A Sportswagon running on diesel, or at a different petrol power output, takes another reference.
No. Two Optima of the same year can take different turbochargers depending on their engine. It is the engine-and-power pairing — here 1.6 T-GDI 179 CV — that determines the reference, and the code on the removed part that confirms it.
On this petrol engine, a turbocharger nearing the end of its life shows up as a loss of power under acceleration, smoke at the exhaust, a whistle rising with engine speed and a drop into limp mode. These signs overlap with other intake faults: diagnosis is a job for a qualified technician.
On this 1.6 T-GDI 179 CV, the ECU limits the engine when it no longer finds the boost pressure expected for the 179 CV rated output. A turbocharger that no longer regulates pressure correctly is one possible cause, alongside an air leak or a faulty pressure sensor.
On this 1.6 T-GDI 179 CV petrol engine, blue smoke means oil is passing, as on a diesel — turbocharger sealing is one candidate among other parts; white smoke points instead to an ignition fault, specific to petrol engines. Colour guides the diagnosis, it does not replace it.
No. The whistle can come from the turbocharger itself, but equally from a leak on an intake hose, the intercooler or the wastegate. Noise alone is not enough to condemn the part.
That depends on the reference fitted from the factory: a twin-scroll turbocharger separates the exhaust flows to limit interference between cylinders, an architecture more common on sporting petrol engines. The listing for reference 1638 970 0018 states the architecture used on this 1.6 T-GDI 179 CV.
By a fault code read and a boost pressure check, carried out by a qualified technician, before any order of reference 1638 970 0018. That check separates a failed turbocharger from an air leak or a faulty sensor — three faults with similar symptoms but different remedies.
Yes: reference 1638 970 0018 is the original fitment for a KIA Sportswagon with the 1.6 T-GDI 179 CV engine. It keeps the dimensions, the mounting and the connections of the part removed. Fitting is a job for a qualified automotive technician.
