# 23378541 Flywheel Housing | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta flywheel housing weighing 6.534 kg. It supersedes 22361416, catalogued earlier as a timing gear casing, and covers its 20 TAD series engine applications.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   6.534 kg
-   Supersedes 22361416, catalogued earlier as a timing gear casing
-   Covers 20 TAD series engine applications

## 🔌 Function

Bolts to the engine and encloses the drive it covers, providing the machined mounting face that everything behind it is aligned to.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Oil weeping along the joint with the block
-   New vibration or a knock after a gearbox or drive change
-   Cracks radiating from a mounting boss or bolt hole
-   Threads stripped or bolt holes elongated
-   Fretting and polished patches on the mating face

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Check the crankshaft seal behind the housing while it is off - refitting only to find it leaking is a second strip-down
-   Clean both faces properly and renew the gasket or sealant to the specification given for the joint
-   It supersedes a timing gear casing reference, so confirm which face of the engine you are working on before ordering

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   23378541 → Supersedes 22361416 → Supersedes 22039480 → Supersedes 20972356 → Supersedes 20862777

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   22361416 earlier number superseded by this part
-   22039480 earlier number superseded by this part
-   20972356 earlier number superseded by this part
-   20862777 earlier number superseded by this part

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 2506.3 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Engine Components
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 2506.30 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 23378541 Flywheel Housing | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/23378541-flywheel-housing-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-06