# 23161494 Plug | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta plug for DPH-E drives, weighing 0.045 kg and listed for 21 applications across DPH, D and DPI series engines and drives. It consolidates three earlier references - 21201104, 21440998 and 3807369 - one catalogued as an intermediate housing part. The DPH-E designation is the selection detail.

## 🚤 Compatibility

-   **Engine Family:** DPH, D, DPI
-   **HP Range:** 150-480 HP

Full model list at the end of this description.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   For DPH-E drives
-   0.045 kg
-   Listed for 21 applications across DPH, D and DPI series engines and drives
-   Consolidates 21201104, 21440998 and 3807369
-   One of the superseded numbers was catalogued as an intermediate housing part
-   Also supersedes Volvo part numbers 3587455, 3589844, 3860991 and 872836

## 🔌 Function

Closes off a machined port or passage in the drive housing, keeping oil in and water out.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Oil weeping or a drip trail from around the plug
-   White or green corrosion deposits at the plug seat
-   Drive oil level falling between checks
-   Socket or hex rounded off by a previous removal
-   Sealing ring found flattened, hardened or squeezed out on removal

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Renew the sealing ring or washer whenever the plug is disturbed, and clean the seat before refitting
-   The DPH-E designation is the selection detail, so check the drive plate before ordering

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   23161494 → Supersedes 21201104

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   3807369 earlier number superseded by this part

## 📦 Condition

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

## 🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta D6-330A-F, D6-370A-F, D6-300A-F, D6-300A-G, D6-340A-G, D6-380A-G, D6-400A-G, D6-440A-G, D6-400A-F, D6-480A-G
-   Volvo Penta D4-260A-F, D4-300A-F, D4-225A-F, D4-150A-G, D4-230A-G, D4-270A-G, D4-320A-G, D4-300A-G
-   Volvo Penta DPH-D1, DPH-E
-   Volvo Penta DPI-A

## Details

- **Price:** 14.19 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Fasteners & Fixings
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 14.19 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 23161494 Plug | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/23161494-plug-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-09