# 3804483 Cylinder Head Core | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Refundable core deposit raised against the exchange cylinder head on Volvo Penta part number 3801483, listed under Engine. It is an accounting line rather than a fittable part: the charge goes on when the exchange cylinder head is supplied and comes back off when the old cylinder head is returned, and nothing is shipped against the deposit itself. Six cylinder head deposits sit in this part of the block, at 3804471, 3804483, 3804488, 3804494, 3804534 and 3804547, and nothing in the record separates them beyond the unit each is raised against, so take the number from the head being supplied.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Refundable core deposit, not a fittable part
-   Paired unit number 3801483
-   Nothing ships against this line
-   Credited back when the old cylinder head is returned
-   Listed under Engine

## 🔌 Function

Carries the refundable core charge on the outgoing cylinder head rather than doing any mechanical work itself. The head it stands against closes the top of the bores and carries the valves, the injector bores and the upper coolant passages.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   This is a deposit line and has nothing to fail in itself; the signs below are what normally condemns the cylinder head being exchanged
-   Coolant disappearing with no leak anywhere outside the engine
-   White smoke, a pressurised header tank or bubbling that points to combustion gas in the coolant
-   Mayonnaise on the filler cap and oil and coolant mixing
-   Cracks between the valve seats or around the injector bores, or a corroded fire face, found once the head is off

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   The charge is credited back once the old cylinder head is returned through the dealer; it has to go back complete and rebuildable, and a stripped, cracked or seized-solid cylinder head can be refused or the credit cut.
-   Ordering this number on its own supplies no part. It only makes sense raised alongside exchange unit 3801483, so confirm that unit is obtainable and check its exact designation before quoting.
-   Return the head with its studs and any broken pieces still with it, and check the block face and the coolant condition before fitting the exchange head.

## 📦 Condition

-   Refundable core deposit - not a physical part

## Details

- **Price:** 1650.0 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Exchange & Reman Units
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 1650.00 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 3804483 Cylinder Head Core | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/3804483-cylinder-head-core-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-06