# 3589047 Thermostat Housing | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta thermostat housing from the Cooling System group, weighing 0.694 kg and listed for 9 applications on D series engines.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta D16C-A MG
-   Volvo Penta D16C-A MH
-   Volvo Penta D16C-B MH
-   Volvo Penta D16C-C MH
-   Volvo Penta D16C1-E MG
-   Volvo Penta D16C1-F MG
-   Volvo Penta D16C-D MH
-   Volvo Penta D16C1-E MH
-   Volvo Penta D16C1-F MH

-   **Engine Family:** D

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   0.694 kg
-   9 applications on D series engines
-   Cooling System group

## 🔌 Function

Houses the thermostat and directs coolant either back through the engine or on to the cooler as the thermostat opens.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Coolant weeping from the housing joint or the gasket line
-   Engine slow to warm, or overheating once warm
-   Corrosion eating the sealing face or the thermostat seat
-   Housing cracked, often at a bolt boss
-   Bolts seized or the threads pulled out of the housing

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Thermostat housing 3589553 is the much heavier 3.100 kg housing for 128 applications on V series engines - these are not interchangeable
-   Fit a new thermostat, gasket and seal with the housing and check the sealing face on the head
-   Refill, vent the circuit and check the coolant level again after the first warm-up

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 758.16 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Cooling System
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 758.16 AUD | In stock |

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> Updated: 2026-10-11