# 21593166 Sensor | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Resolver/steering position sensor used in Volvo Penta IPS-A drive units from the documented serial break. It reports drive steering position to the control system so the IPS steering actuators and EVC can coordinate commanded drive angle. Supplied as a kit; also listed with reference 21147917 and full number 21593166-3.

## 🚤 Compatibility

-   **Engine Family:** D, IPS
-   **HP Range:** 110-435 HP
-   **Serial Range:** SN3194005812-

Full model list at the end of this description.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Genuine Volvo Penta IPS steering-position sensor
-   Supersession chain includes 21147917 and 21370302
-   Used on IPS-A drive units from SN 3194005812 onward
-   Provides position feedback to the steering/EVC system
-   Requires correct mechanical indexing and electrical connection
-   Engine type: Volvo Penta IPS pod-drive steering system

## 🔌 Function

Measures the actual steering angle of the drive and sends position feedback to the EVC steering controller.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Steering-position or resolver fault codes
-   Drive angle shown incorrectly at the helm
-   Uneven or limited steering movement
-   Loss of synchronisation between twin drives
-   Intermittent steering alarms caused by wiring or sensor failure

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Note how the sensor sits and how its lead is routed before removing it, and support the harness so refitting does not leave the cable strained or rubbing
-   Turn the sensor with a spanner on its hex only — never lever or twist it by the connector body or the wiring, which breaks the internal joint even when the sensor looks undamaged
-   Renew the O-ring or sealing washer where one is fitted, and do not add thread sealant unless the manual for your engine specifies it; sealant on the threads can break the earth path of a sensor that earths through its body
-   Tighten to the figure in the workshop manual for your engine — overtightening distorts the housing and shifts or destroys the sensing element
-   Make sure the connector is clean, dry and fully latched home and check the pins for corrosion and spread — a poor connector accounts for a great many faults blamed on the sensor — then run the engine and confirm the reading or warning lamp behaves sensibly before returning the boat to service

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   21593166 → Supersedes 21370302 → Supersedes 21158984

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   21370302 earlier number superseded by this part
-   21147917 earlier number superseded by this part
-   21666189 upper gear

### OEM Reman Alternatives

-   3801710 Volvo Penta remanufactured inboard drive
-   3801711 Volvo Penta remanufactured inboard drive
-   3801712 Volvo Penta exchange inboard drive
-   3801713 Volvo Penta exchange inboard drive

## 📦 Condition

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

## 🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta D6-330D-E, D6-370D-E, D6-330A-F, D6-370A-F, D6-330D-C, D6-370D-C, D6-330D-D, D6-370D-D, D6-330D-F, D6-370D-F, D6-300A-F, D6-300D-F, D6-300I-F, D6-310D-D, D6-310D-C, D6-310D-E, D6-330I-F, D6-370I-F, D6-435D-D, D6-435D-E, D6-435D-F, D6-400A-F, D6-435D-C, D6-435I-F
-   Volvo Penta D4-260A-F, D4-260D-C, D4-260D-D, D4-260D-E, D4-260D-F, D4-260I-F, D4-300A-F, D4-300D-C, D4-300D-D, D4-300D-E, D4-300D-F, D4-180I-F, D4-225I-F, D4-300I-F, D4-225A-F
-   Volvo Penta D13C1-A MP, D13C2-A MP, D13C3-A MP, D13C4-A MP, D13B-E MH, D13B-E MH (FE), D13B-N MH, D13B-N MH (FE), D13C6-A MP, D13C1-A MH, D13C2-A MH, D13C5-A MP
-   Volvo Penta D3-110I-H, D3-140A-H, D3-170A-H, D3-200A-H, D3-220A-H, D3-150I-H, D3-170I-H, D3-200I-H, D3-220I-H, D3-140I-H
-   Volvo Penta D8A5-A MH, D8A6-A MH, D8A1-A MP, D8A2-A MP, D8A3-A MP, D8A4-A MP
-   Volvo Penta IPS-A, IPS-B, IPS-C, IPS-D, IPS-E, IPS-F
-   Volvo Penta D11B3-A MP, D11B4-A MP, D11B2-A MP, D11B1-A MP
-   Volvo Penta 8.1IPSCE-MF, 8.1IPSCE-P, 8.1IPSCE-Q

## Details

- **Price:** 3293.4 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Sensors & Senders
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 3293.40 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 21593166 Sensor | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Updated: 2026-09-21