# 78576290 Housing | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta housing from the Marine Propulsion group, weighing 5.262 kg. It supersedes part number 21176081, and service records show it used on 243 occasions across V, D and TSK series applications, a very broad spread for a single housing.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   5.262 kg
-   Supersedes 21176081
-   243 recorded uses across V, D and TSK applications
-   Marine Propulsion group

## 🔌 Function

Encloses and locates the rotating or moving assembly it is built around, holding bearings and seals in correct alignment.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Oil or water leakage from the housing joints or seal bores
-   Whining, rumbling or roughness from bearings running in a worn bore
-   Housing cracked at a mounting boss or flange
-   Seal bore worn or scored so a new seal will not hold
-   Corrosion or pitting on the mating faces

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Renew the seals, O-rings and gaskets as a matter of course when the housing is replaced
-   Check bearing fits in the new housing before assembly, and replace bearings that have run in a damaged bore
-   Order against 21176081 using this current number

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   78576290 → Supersedes 21176081

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   21176081 earlier number superseded by this part

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 1915.45 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Drives & Propulsion
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 1915.45 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 78576290 Housing | Genuine Volvo Penta Part
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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/78576290-housing-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-06