# 20460476 Gasket | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

High-temperature gasket sealing the compressor cylinder head and valve-plate joint.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta TAD720VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD721VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD722VE

-   **Engine Family:** TAD
-   **HP Range:** Approximately 237-280 HP
-   **Year Range:** Approximately 1998 - 2006

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Genuine Volvo Penta air-compressor head gasket
-   Direct service replacement for Volvo Penta part number 20460476
-   High-temperature gasket sealing the compressor cylinder head and valve-plate joint
-   Engine type: 7.2-litre six-cylinder turbocharged industrial diesel

## 🔌 Function

High-temperature gasket sealing the compressor cylinder head and valve-plate joint.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Compressor delivering less air, or taking longer to build system pressure
-   Hissing or a puff of air escaping at the head joint while running
-   Coolant or oil weeping from the head-to-body joint
-   Gasket found blown between passages, with a burnt or eroded track across it
-   Head or valve plate face distorted or scored on strip-down

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Treat the seal as a single-use service item and clean both mating surfaces without scratching them
-   Lubricate only where specified and avoid sealants unless the workshop procedure explicitly requires one

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   20460472 - 600cm³ air compressor
-   20460473 → 20942758 - compressor drive-gear chain
-   20460465 - gear cover and cover O-ring
-   20460466 - gear cover and cover O-ring
-   20460467 - housing / coolant O-ring
-   20460469 - support bracket and alignment shim
-   20460471 - support bracket and alignment shim
-   20460474 - drive-gear flange nut and unloader actuator
-   20460475 - drive-gear flange nut and unloader actuator
-   20460477 - head gasket, valve plate and valve disc
-   20460478 - head gasket, valve plate and valve disc
-   20460480 - connecting rod and control piston
-   20460481 - connecting rod and control piston
-   20460501 - semi-rotary pump and O-ring
-   20460502 - semi-rotary pump and O-ring

### Other-Brand OEM Numbers

-   VOE20460476 - Volvo Construction Equipment prefixed number format

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 658.3 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Gaskets & Seals
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 658.30 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 20460476 Gasket | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/20460476-gasket-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-09