# 3801880 Cylinder Head Exch | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta remanufactured cylinder head from the Engine group, listed for 3 applications in the TAD series. Volvo Penta supply a reman cylinder head ready for installation with valves and springs fitted, and with the camshaft-bearing housings included where the engine has them. On the TAD1381VE to TAD1385VE group this head is one of only five reman items offered - the others being unit injector 3801897, turbocharger 3801800, diesel particulate filter 3801856 and circulation pump 3801791. No complete engine, long block or short block is catalogued for that group, so a head change is the largest reman step available on it. Several remanufactured heads in this range look alike, so confirm the order against the engine's own designation and this part number. It is supplied on an exchange basis: core deposit 3804880 is charged alongside it and refunded once the old unit is returned, so both numbers appear on the order.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta TAD1380-82GE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1381-85VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1384-85VE-IWP

-   **Engine Family:** TAD

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Ready to install with valves and springs fitted
-   3 listed TAD series applications
-   The largest reman assembly offered for this engine group
-   Identify by part number and engine application

## 🔌 Function

Closes the top of the cylinders and carries the valves, seats, guides and ports that control gas flow in and out of the combustion chambers, supplied ready to install with the valves and springs already fitted.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Coolant disappearing with no visible leak
-   White smoke or pressurised coolant in the header tank
-   Low compression on one cylinder
-   Cracked seats, guides or injector bores found on inspection
-   Corrosion in the coolant passages and on the sealing face

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Renew the head gasket set and the head bolts, and check the block face for flatness before the head goes on
-   No reman engine, long block or short block is listed for this engine group, so plan the repair around the head, injector 3801897, turbocharger 3801800 and particulate filter 3801856
-   Find and fix the cause of the original failure, then return the old head as the core once the engine is running again to release deposit 3804880

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 13838.64 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Exchange & Reman Units
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 13838.64 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 3801880 Cylinder Head Exch | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/3801880-cylinder-head-exch-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-10