# 1542052 Seal | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

This is a genuine Volvo Penta seal from the Engine group, supplied in the Early type configuration for earlier-build engines within the 30, 31, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44 series. The Early type designation is the key distinction here, as later production engines take a different seal, so confirm your engine build before ordering. It seals a mating joint within the engine assembly to retain fluid and keep contaminants out.

## 🚤 Compatibility

-   **Engine Family:** MD, TMD, TAMD, AD, AQAD, D, TD, AQD, KAMD, KAD
-   **HP Range:** Approximately 90-230 HP
-   **Year Range:** Approximately 1970s - early 2000s

Full model list at the end of this description.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   OEM Volvo Penta part number 1542052
-   Early type version - not interchangeable with the later-type seal
-   System group: Engine
-   Net weight 0.016 kg
-   Fits MD, TMD, TAMD, AD, AQAD, D, KAD and KAMD 30/31/40/41/42/43/44 series marine engines
-   Engine type: Volvo Penta 4- and 6-cylinder turbocharged marine diesel timing case
-   Quantity varies by assembly, most commonly two

## 🔌 Function

The seal forms a fluid-tight barrier at a joint between engine components, preventing oil, coolant or fuel from escaping and stopping dirt and water from entering. Correct sealing maintains system pressure and protects the surrounding components from contamination.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Visible fluid seepage, drips or staining around the sealed joint
-   Hardened, cracked or flattened seal material that has lost elasticity
-   Falling oil or coolant level with no other identified leak source
-   Loss of pressure or air being drawn into the sealed system
-   Deposits or corrosion tracks forming below the joint

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Clean the housing bore and the shaft, and check the shaft for a wear groove where the old seal ran — a new seal on a grooved shaft will leak again
-   Fit the seal with the lip and its garter spring facing the fluid being retained, normally inward towards the oil, and to the depth specified for that housing
-   Press the seal in square using a driver or plate that bears on the seal's outer face and never on the lip; a cocked or dished seal will leak from new
-   Lightly oil or grease the lip and the shaft before assembly unless the manual specifically calls for a dry fit, and protect the lip with tape or oiled paper when passing it over splines, keyways or threads
-   Check the garter spring is still seated in its groove after fitting, then turn the assembly by hand before running it up

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   1542034 related camshaft gear
-   1542061 related idler gear

### Aftermarket / Verified Equivalents

-   SLP: EPL-052

## 📦 Condition

-   Genuine Volvo Penta part
-   Brand new
-   Supplied in original or equivalent packaging

## 🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta TAMD31L-A, TAMD31M-A, TAMD31P, TAMD31P-A, TAMD31S, TAMD31A, TAMD31B, TAMD31D
-   Volvo Penta TAMD41B, TAMD41D, TAMD41H-A, TAMD41H-B, TAMD41P-A, TAMD41P, TAMD41A
-   Volvo Penta AD31, AD31B, AD31D-A, AD31L-A, AD31P-A, AD31XD
-   Volvo Penta AD41B, AD41D, AD41L-A, AD41P-A, AD41A, AD41BJ
-   Volvo Penta D41, D41B, D41D, D41L-A
-   Volvo Penta TMD31A, TMD31B, TMD31D, TMD31L-A
-   Volvo Penta TMD41A, TMD41B, TMD41D, TMD41L-A
-   Volvo Penta KAD42A, KAD42B, KAD42P-A
-   Volvo Penta KAD44P, KAD44P-B, KAD44P-C
-   Volvo Penta KAMD42A, KAMD42B, KAMD42P-A
-   Volvo Penta KAMD43P, KAMD43P-A, KAMD43P-B
-   Volvo Penta KAMD44P-B, KAMD44P-C, KAMD44P-A
-   Volvo Penta TMD40A, TMD40B, TMD40C
-   Volvo Penta AQAD40B, AQAD40A
-   Volvo Penta TAMD40A, TAMD40B
-   Volvo Penta TAMD42WJ-A, TAMD42B
-   Volvo Penta AQAD30A
-   Volvo Penta AQD40A
-   Volvo Penta KAD300-A
-   Volvo Penta KAD32P
-   Volvo Penta KAD43P-A
-   Volvo Penta KAMD300-A
-   Volvo Penta MD30A
-   Volvo Penta MD31A
-   Volvo Penta MD40A
-   Volvo Penta TAMD30A
-   Volvo Penta TD30A
-   Volvo Penta TD31ACE
-   Volvo Penta TD40A
-   Volvo Penta TMD30A

## Details

- **Price:** 4.74 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Gaskets & Seals
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 4.74 AUD | In stock |

## Images

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/1542052-seal-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-20