# 21633513 Control Cable | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Volvo Penta's standard control cables are manufactured of corrosion-resistant material with an outer sheath of HD polyethylene. They are designed following Volvo Penta's extremely stringent requirements for efficient operation with minimum play, and are permanently lubricated to ensure minimum friction and long service life. This is the 42 ft (12.80 m) length.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta D11B3-A MP
-   Volvo Penta D11B4-A MP

-   **Engine Family:** D

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Standard control cable, 42 ft (12.80 m)
-   2.13 kg
-   Corrosion-resistant construction with an HD polyethylene outer sheath, permanently lubricated
-   A single-engine installation takes two cables and a twin installation four
-   Supersedes 888090, catalogued earlier as a mechanical control cable
-   Listed for the D11B3-A MP and D11B4-A MP engines
-   Neighbouring lengths in the same range: 21633512 is the 41 ft and 21633514 is the 43 ft
-   Volvo Penta Control Cable, 42 ft
-   Fits Volvo Penta engine remote control systems
-   One of the range covering 5 to 50 foot (1.5 - 15 metres)
-   Length: 42 ft
-   Range: 5 to 50 foot (1.5 - 15 metres)
-   42 ft, 12.80 m
-   Corrosion-resistant material with an HD polyethylene outer sheath
-   Permanently lubricated for minimum friction and long service life
-   Length ft: 42
-   Length m: 12.80 m
-   Fits: Volvo Penta mechanical control installations

## 🔌 Function

Carries the helm lever's movement to the engine as a push-pull action, so throttle, reversing gear or drive shift can be worked from the wheel.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Lever stiff, notchy or needing two hands to move
-   Throttle or shift lagging behind the lever, or not settling in the detent
-   Outer sheath split, kinked or chafed where it passes a bulkhead
-   Rust-coloured water weeping from the end fittings
-   Inner wire found corroded, frayed or broken inside the outer on strip-down

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Work the length out before ordering: shortest practical route from control mechanism to engine or transmission connection, plus a 200 mm radius at every bend, rounding up to the next listed length - a cable must not be shortened to suit
-   The standard range runs from 5 ft (21633476) to 50 ft (21633521) in one-foot steps and the published weights do not climb cleanly with length, so order by the measured run rather than by mass
-   The low-friction Xact cable in the same 42 ft length is 21407255 if the run is long or has several bends - check the end-fitting requirement at the control head before changing range
-   These cables use the same connections as Control Cable 333, so they go straight onto a Volvo Penta engine remote control system in its place
-   The range is supplied in fixed one-foot steps from 5 to 50 foot; order the length the run actually needs rather than cutting a cable down
-   Select the exact cable length: fewer bends mean better operation and durability
-   Measure in as straight a line as possible between the control mechanism and the engine or transmission connection, and allow a radius of 200 mm for every bend, so length = A + B + 200 mm
-   If the measurement falls between two standard lengths, select the longer cable
-   The cables must not be cut to size
-   A single engine installation requires two cables and a twin installation requires four

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   21633513 → Supersedes 888090

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   888090 earlier number superseded by this part
-   21407255 - Volvo Penta Xact premium low-friction cable, 42ft

### Aftermarket / Verified Equivalents

-   RECMAR: PRE3300C42
-   SeaStar / Teleflex: CC33042 standard 33C cable
-   SeaStar / Teleflex Xtreme: CCX63342
-   EDGE / Multiflex: 33C premium control cable, 42ft

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 263.53 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Engine Controls
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 263.53 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 21633513 Control Cable | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Updated: 2026-09-19