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Fitment on a used cylinder head varies by vehicle, so a bit of detail goes a long way. Our request form covers what breakers need to know, so every quote you get back is for the correct part:
The Alfa Romeo 147 ran from 2001 to 2010 as a single generation, with a facelift in 2004 that brought trim and styling changes but no fundamental engine family overhaul. Whether a pre-facelift (2001–2004) head will directly swap onto a post-facelift (2004–2010) car depends on the engine code matching exactly, as ancillary and mounting details can vary across that boundary — confirm this with the breaker against your registration before buying.
No — the Twin Spark is a petrol engine and the JTD is a diesel, so the cylinder heads are completely different and not interchangeable. Always match the head to the correct fuel type, and beyond that, match it to the exact engine code shown on your V5 or from a VIN check.
Trim level makes no difference to cylinder head fitment on the 147 — Lusso, Veloce, and other trim grades use the same engines as other cars sharing that engine code. What matters is the engine code, not the badge on the bootlid, so don't filter by trim when sourcing a head; do confirm the engine code with the breaker.
The engine code is the single most useful piece of information you can supply — it tells the breaker exactly which head you need far more precisely than the year or trim name. You can find the engine code on your V5 logbook or by running a VIN check through a service like the DVLA or a dedicated VIN decoder.
The 147 GTA used a different engine from the standard 2.0 Twin Spark, so the heads are not a straight swap even though both are petrol units. Confirm the engine codes for both donor and recipient with the breaker, and never assume a head will fit based on badge or fuel type alone.
Both years fall within the 147's single generation (2001–2010), but the 2004 facelift sits between them, and ancillary or mounting details can vary across that boundary. The safest approach is to supply both your registration and your engine code to the breaker, who can check the specific part against your vehicle rather than relying on year alone.