# 20745485 Camshaft | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Brand-new genuine Volvo Penta camshaft for selected TAD16 industrial engines. Precision-ground lobes and journals control the designed valve-event timing and valvetrain motion. Installation requires correct timing alignment, lubrication, bearing inspection and valve adjustment in accordance with the applicable engine workshop procedure.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta TAD1650VE-B/51VE

-   **Engine Family:** TAD

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Genuine precision-machined camshaft
-   Correct lobe profiles and journal dimensions
-   Maintains factory valve timing and lift
-   Designed for selected TAD16 engine architecture
-   Camshaft only; bearings, gears and installation hardware are separate unless supplied
-   Engine type: 16.1-litre inline six-cylinder Volvo Penta industrial diesel

## 🔌 Function

Operates the valvetrain in the correct sequence and profile so the inlet and exhaust valves open and close at the specified crankshaft positions.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Tapping or knocking from the valvetrain
-   Loss of power, rough running or cylinder imbalance
-   Excessive valve-clearance change
-   Pitted or worn cam lobes and followers
-   Metal contamination in the lubricating oil

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Oil the journals and lobes before fitting and lower the shaft in squarely, without dragging it across the bearings or bearing bores
-   Inspect the parts that run with it as a set — followers or rockers, bearings and the drive gear — and renew anything worn; a new camshaft on worn followers will not last
-   Line up the gear timing marks and check valve timing before turning the engine over, and never force it against resistance
-   Tighten bearing caps and drive gear fixings in the sequence and to the figures in the workshop manual for your engine
-   Prime the oil system and turn the engine through by hand for a full cycle before starting, then keep the first period of running gentle

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   TAD1650VE valvetrain reference
-   TAD1651VE valvetrain reference

### Other-Brand OEM Numbers

-   VOE20745485

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 10649.13 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Engine Components
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 10649.13 AUD | In stock |

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- 20745485 Camshaft | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/20745485-camshaft-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-07