lots of ways to tell. coolant temp sensor yellow or red, oil cap is one piece or if its a clicker, does it have vvt? what by pass valve came on it or did it have one? turbo is a steel or ceramic? neo or non? crank pully's changed. the list goes on. I dont know how to tell from the ser number but normally from looking at it i can tell.
if you took a pic of it I could prob tell you within a couple years and if you answer those questions.