# 3861266 Camshaft | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta camshaft from the Engine group, weighing 5.443 kg and listed for 36 applications in the DPX family. Camshaft 3861265 is the near-identical alternative at 5.330 kg with 60 applications, so the application list and part number are what separate them.

## 🚤 Compatibility

-   **Engine Family:** DPX

Full model list at the end of this description.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   5.443 kg
-   Engine group
-   Listed for 36 applications in the DPX family
-   Sibling camshaft 3861265 is only 113 grams lighter

## 🔌 Function

Carries the lobes that lift the pushrods in the right order and at the right timing to open the valves.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Rough running or a misfire that does not move with the plug leads
-   Loss of power across the range
-   Lobes worn flat, pitted or scuffed
-   Journals scored or the bearings worn
-   Metal flakes in the oil or on the filter

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Renew the lifters and check the pushrods when a camshaft is changed
-   The two camshafts here are within 113 grams of each other — order on the application, not the weight
-   Prime the lobes and journals with clean oil and follow the run-in guidance in the workshop manual

## 📦 Condition

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

## 🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta 8.1GSi-A, 8.1GSiI-A, 8.1GXi-A, 8.1GXi-AF, 8.1GXi-B, 8.1GXi-BF, 8.1GXi-C, 8.1GXi-CF, 8.1GXi-D, 8.1GXi-DF, 8.1GXi-E, 8.1GXi-EF, 8.1GXiE-JF, 8.1GXiE-J, 8.1GXiE-K, 8.1GXiE-KF, 8.1GXiE-M, 8.1GXi-MF, 8.1GXiE-P, 8.1GXi-F, 8.1GXi-FF, 8.1GXi-G, 8.1GXi-GF, 8.1GXiI-A, 8.1GXiI-B, 8.1GXiI-C, 8.1GXiI-D, 8.1GXiI-E, 8.1GXiI-F, 8.1GXiI-G, 8.1GXi-J, 8.1GXi-JF
-   Volvo Penta DPX420-CF, DPX420-A, DPX420-B, DPX420-BF

## Details

- **Price:** 2467.95 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Engine Components
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 2467.95 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 3861266 Camshaft | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/3861266-camshaft-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-11