# 3806161 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 3803161, which is not a number we carry ourselves, so ask us to look the exchange unit up before you order against it. It is published at 15.88 kg, with the nearest figure among the cylinder head cores here being 3806018 and 3806039 at 16.5 kg, so the two are 620 grams apart. 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 heavy single-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 3803161
-   Refunded when the old cylinder head is returned
-   Published at 15.88 kg
-   One of twenty-one cylinder head cores listed here, spanning 9.2 kg to 36.8 kg

## 🔌 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 vanishing with no leak to be found, or an emulsion under the oil filler cap
-   Bubbles and pressure in the header tank, with the engine running hotter than it should
-   Compression down on one cylinder, with hard starting and smoke at the exhaust
-   On strip-down, a bowed or eaten face, cracks between the valve seats, or corroded coolant passages

## 🛠️ 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 is the deposit that rides beside the exchange unit, part number 3803161, which we do not list ourselves, so ask us to look it up before ordering
-   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:** 660.0 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Exchange & Reman Units
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 660.00 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 3806161 Cylinder Head Core | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/3806161-cylinder-head-core-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-12