# 1543593 Cover | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta cover from the Engine group, used on the 16-litre TWD, TID, TAD and TAMD series marine and industrial diesel engines. It closes off and protects an engine housing opening, keeping contaminants out and retaining internal fluids or components behind a sealed face. Supplied as an individual component with a net weight of approximately 0.11 kg.

## 🚤 Compatibility

-   **Engine Family:** TWD, TID, TD, TAMD, TAD

Full model list at the end of this description.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   OEM Volvo Penta part number 1543593
-   System group: Engine
-   Net weight approximately 0.11 kg (0.24 lb)
-   Fits TWD1620G/1630, TID162, TD164, TAD1630/1631 and TAMD162/163/165 series engines
-   Supplied as a single cover component
-   Engine type: Volvo Penta heavy-duty inline-six diesel engine

## 🔌 Function

The cover seals and encloses an opening in the engine, protecting internal components from dirt, moisture and physical damage. It also helps maintain the sealed integrity of the housing so lubricant or coolant is retained within the engine.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Fluid seepage or oil weeping around the cover joint
-   Cracks, impact damage or distortion of the cover body
-   Warped or scored sealing face preventing a proper seal
-   Corrosion, pitting or paint breakdown on the cover surface
-   Loose, stripped or missing fasteners allowing the cover to shift

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Clean both sealing faces back to clean metal and check the cover for distortion, cracks or pulled bolt holes before refitting — a warped flange will not seal even with a new gasket
-   Where the joint uses a gasket, seal or O-ring, always fit a new one and seat it dry unless the workshop manual for your engine specifies a sealant; never try to make a poor joint tight with extra sealant
-   Tighten the fasteners progressively and evenly, working out from the centre, to the figure given in the manual for your engine — pressed steel, alloy and plastic covers distort easily if pulled down hard or unevenly
-   If the cover carries a shaft seal or bearing, support it square to the shaft as it goes on so the seal lip is not nicked or rolled over
-   Check that any breather, drain or oil return passage in the cover is clear before final tightening, and look for leaks once the engine has been run up to temperature

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   967949 - Cover retaining flange screw
-   965175 - Earlier flange-screw reference
-   1161231 - Approved 304 ml sealant
-   1161277 - Approved 20 g sealant
-   1543486 - Related cylinder-block cover plate
-   1543488 - Related cylinder-block cover plate

## 📦 Condition

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

## 🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta TAMD162C-C, TAMD162A, TAMD162B, TAMD162C, TAMD162C-B
-   Volvo Penta TID162AG, TID162AGP, TID162AP, TID162APB
-   Volvo Penta TAD1630G, TAD1630GE, TAD1630P
-   Volvo Penta TAMD165A, TAMD165C, TAMD165P
-   Volvo Penta TWD1630G, TWD1630P, TWD1630V
-   Volvo Penta TAD1631GE, TAD1631G
-   Volvo Penta TAMD163A-A, TAMD163P-A
-   Volvo Penta TD164KAE
-   Volvo Penta TWD1620G

## Details

- **Price:** 62.08 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Engine Components
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta Parts | Genuine Marine Engine & Service Components

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 62.08 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 1543593 Cover | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/1543593-cover-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-11