# 23172846 Anode Kit | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

A genuine Volvo Penta transom-anode and bonding package for IPS-A and IPS1 / IPS10 pod-drive installations. The standard kit is used on the applicable hull installation; metal hulls require the separate insulating mounting arrangement where specified.

## 🚤 Compatibility

-   **Engine Family:** D, IPS
-   **HP Range:** 260-480 HP

Full model list at the end of this description.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Genuine Volvo Penta IPS transom-anode kit
-   Correct Volvo Penta part number 23172846
-   Includes the anode, bonding lead, stud, nut and washers
-   Designed for IPS1 / IPS10 transom assemblies
-   Metal-hull mounting kit 21211763 is a related separate package where required

## 📋 Kit Contents

-   1 × IPS1 / IPS10 transom anode - 23172849
-   1 × bonding wiring harness - 3593888
-   1 × threaded rod - 21211781
-   1 × hexagon nut - 991657
-   1 × washer - 991659
-   1 × toothed washer - 991660
-   1 × washer - 991658

## 🔌 Function

The anode and bonding lead provide a sacrificial path for galvanic current around the IPS transom assembly, protecting the pod, mounting ring and connected underwater metals.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Anode is heavily consumed or missing
-   Bonding wire is broken, corroded or has high resistance
-   Corrosion appears around the transom unit
-   Insulating hardware is omitted on a metal hull
-   Anode is painted or cannot make electrical contact

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   The transom-mounted sacrificial anode kit for Volvo Penta IPS1 / IPS10 installations on D4 and D6 engines. It is an aluminium anode, which Volvo Penta now recommends for salt and brackish water in place of zinc.
-   On an electrically conductive metal hull this kit is not fitted on its own — the separate insulating mounting kit for conductive hulls is required with it.
-   Good bare-metal contact between the anode and the surface it bonds to is what makes it work. Clean the mating faces properly, and never paint the anode or its seating.
-   An anode that has stood in air a long time can develop a passivating film. Volvo Penta's guidance is to reactivate it by rubbing it back with emery paper before launch — not with sandpaper, a wire brush or any steel tool, which damage the galvanic protection.
-   Anode life swings widely with water flow, salinity, temperature, pollution and stray current, so inspect at every haul-out rather than trusting a fixed interval, and follow the operator's manual for your installation on when to renew.

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   23172846 → Supersedes 21211794 → Supersedes 3888020

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   21211794 earlier number superseded by this part
-   3888020 earlier number superseded by this part
-   23172849 anode
-   3593888 wiring harness
-   21211781 rod
-   991657 nut
-   991659 washer
-   991660 toothed washer
-   991658 washer
-   21211763 metal-hull mounting kit
-   21211765 shim
-   975692 related O-rings
-   975652 related O-rings

### Other-Brand OEM Numbers

-   VOE23172846

## 📦 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, D6-330D-C, D6-370D-C, D6-330D-D, D6-370D-D, D6-330D-F, D6-370D-F, D6-300D-F, D6-310D-D, D6-310D-C, D6-310D-E, D6-300D-G, D6-340D-G, D6-380D-G, D6-440D-G, D6-480D-G, D6-435D-D, D6-435D-E, D6-435D-F, D6-435D-C
-   Volvo Penta D4-260D-C, D4-260D-D, D4-260D-E, D4-260D-F, D4-300D-C, D4-300D-D, D4-300D-E, D4-300D-F
-   Volvo Penta IPS-A, IPS-B, IPS-F, IPS-C, IPS-D, IPS-E
-   Volvo Penta 8.1IPSCE-MF, 8.1IPSCE-P, 8.1IPSCE-Q
-   Volvo Penta IPS10-A, IPS10-B

## Details

- **Price:** 349.8 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Service & Repair Kits
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 349.80 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 23172846 Anode Kit | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Updated: 2026-09-19