# 21457174 Handle | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

A genuine tightening and release handle used on Volvo Penta seawater-filter assembly 21457172.

## 🚤 Compatibility

-   **Engine Family:** D
-   **HP Range:** 210-435 HP

Full model list at the end of this description.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Designed for the seawater-filter lid
-   Provides controlled manual tightening
-   Allows tool-free filter inspection
-   Correct thread and grip profile
-   4 used per assembly

## 🔌 Function

The handle tightens the filter cover against its seal and allows the cover to be released for cleaning.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Cracked or broken grip
-   Handle unable to tighten the cover
-   Corrosion or seizure
-   Water leakage caused by inadequate cover pressure

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Before fitting, check the shaft, spindle or pivot the handle mounts to; wear there, not the handle, is often what made the control feel sloppy in the first place
-   Fit so the handle has its full range of movement without fouling anything, and confirm it reaches both stops of whatever it operates
-   Tighten the retaining fasteners enough to be secure without crushing or cracking a moulded handle, using the figure in the workshop manual for your engine where one is given, and renew any locking fastener, clip or pin that was disturbed
-   Operate it several times after fitting and confirm the thing it controls actually follows it through the full travel

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   21457172 - Complete seawater filter
-   21400685 - Cover kit
-   21400696 - Cover
-   3583339 - Pressure plate
-   994722 - Spacer sleeves
-   3583853 - Spacer sleeves

## 📦 Condition

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

## 🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta D6-370A-C, D6-350A-A, D6-350A-B, D6-330A-D, D6-370D-B, D6-330D-B, D6-370D-A, D6-330D-C, D6-330A-C, D6-370D-C, D6-330D-D, D6-370D-D, D6-370A-D, D6-310D-B, D6-310D-D, D6-310D-C, D6-310A-B, D6-280A-C, D6-310A-A, D6-280A-D, D6-280A-A, D6-280A-B, D6-435D-A, D6-435D-D, D6-435D-C, D6-330A-B, D6-370A-B
-   Volvo Penta D4-260A-B, D4-260A-A, D4-260A-C, D4-260A-D, D4-260D-B, D4-260D-C, D4-260D-D, D4-300A-A, D4-300A-C, D4-300A-D, D4-300D-A, D4-300D-C, D4-300D-D, D4-210A-A, D4-210A-B, D4-225A-B, D4-225A-C, D4-225A-D, D4-225I-B

## Details

- **Price:** 36.05 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Filters
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 36.05 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 21457174 Handle | Genuine Volvo Penta Part
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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/21457174-handle-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-19