# 3812244 Housing | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta housing from the Marine Propulsion group, weighing 18.14 kg and listed for 1 application on SX series drives. It supersedes part number 3817737, catalogued earlier as a gear housing. At 18.14 kg it is a heavy major casting.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta SX-MTD3

-   **Engine Family:** SX

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   18.14 kg, a heavy major casting
-   1 application on SX series drives
-   Supersedes 3817737, previously listed as a gear housing

## 🔌 Function

Carries the drive gears, shafts and bearings, holding them in alignment and keeping oil in and water out.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Oil loss, or water showing in the drive oil
-   Whine or rumble that changes with load
-   Cracks or impact damage, often after a grounding
-   Bearing bores worn, or seats spun
-   Corrosion, pitting and blistered paint on the outside

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   At 18.14 kg this needs lifting support and freight handling rather than normal parcel carriage
-   Renew every seal, O-ring and bearing disturbed during the transfer
-   Check the shafts and gears for wear before committing to a new housing

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   3812244 → Supersedes 3817737

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   3817737 earlier number superseded by this part

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 4313.68 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Drives & Propulsion
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 4313.68 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 3812244 Housing | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/3812244-housing-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-11