# 3806033 Cylinder Head Core | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Core deposit for a cylinder head, in the Engine group. It is the refundable charge raised against the old cylinder head when the exchange unit is bought, and it comes back once the worn cylinder head is returned. The line itself is an accounting entry rather than a part, so nothing ships against it on its own. Under Volvo Penta's core numbering the exchange unit it belongs to takes part number 3803033, which we list simply as a cylinder head, with no exchange or remanufactured wording against it. At 34.5 kg it sits within 500 grams of 3806023 at 34.0 kg and 3806031 at 34.0 kg, so weight is no guide between them - order by the number of the head coming off. The twenty-one cylinder head cores in this block run from 9.2 kg to 36.8 kg, so the published figure is a quick check that the number matches the head in front of you, and the old head going back is a two-person lift and a freight item rather than a parcel.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Core deposit line, not a cylinder head you can fit
-   Belongs with the exchange unit, part number 3803033
-   Refunded when the old cylinder head is returned
-   Published at 34.5 kg
-   Within 500 grams of 3806023 and 3806031, so weight is no guide

## 🔌 Function

As a line item it carries the refundable core charge on the exchange; the head itself closes the top of the cylinders and carries the valves, their seats and the injector bores, sealing combustion while coolant and gas pass through its galleries.

## ⚠️ 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 external leak, and white steam hanging at the exhaust
-   Bubbling or pressure at the header tank, and an engine slow to settle after it has been worked
-   Oil turned creamy, or a compression test falling away on one or two cylinders
-   On strip-down, cracking or erosion between the valve seats, burnt valves and a face found out of flat

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   The charge is refunded when the worn cylinder head is returned, so keep the old unit and send it back rather than scrapping it
-   Ordering this number on its own supplies no part - it goes on the order beside the exchange unit, part number 3803033
-   Have the old head checked for flatness and cracks before it is condemned, since a skimmable head and a failed gasket give the same symptoms, and treat the head bolts as single-use when the exchange head goes on

## 📦 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

- 3806033 Cylinder Head Core | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/3806033-cylinder-head-core-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-12