# 3828682 Control Unit | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta control unit for DH10A-285, from the Ignition and Control Systems group, weighing 1.151 kg and listed for one application on the DH series. It supersedes part numbers 3803469 and 3827136, catalogued earlier as a dataset.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta DH10A

-   **Engine Family:** DH

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   For DH10A-285
-   1.151 kg
-   Ignition and Control Systems group
-   Supersedes 3803469 and 3827136
-   One DH series application

## 🔌 Function

Governs engine operation electronically, reading the sensor inputs and controlling fuelling to the programmed specification.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Engine will not start, or cuts out without warning
-   Warning lamps lit or fault codes stored
-   Erratic running, surging or a power limit that will not clear
-   No response from the throttle or from the instrument panel
-   Corrosion or water tracking in the unit's connectors

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   The DH10A-285 designation is the ordering detail - confirm it against your engine plate, since a unit for another designation will not give the right calibration
-   An earlier number in this chain was catalogued as a dataset, so ask what programming or calibration the unit needs for your engine rather than assuming it arrives ready to run
-   Check the loom, connectors and earths for water and corrosion before condemning a control unit

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   3828682 → Supersedes 3803469

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   3827136 earlier number superseded by this part
-   3803469 earlier number superseded by this part

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 8315.38 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Ignition & Controls
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 8315.38 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 3828682 Control Unit | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/3828682-control-unit-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-07