# 838288 Nozzle Retainer | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta nozzle retainer from the Fuel System group, weighing 0.138 kg, listed for 3 applications and superseding part number 838151, which was catalogued earlier as a nozzle.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta 2003TB
-   Volvo Penta 2003T
-   Volvo Penta 2003TR

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   0.138 kg
-   Supersedes 838151, previously listed as a nozzle
-   3 applications

## 🔌 Function

Clamps the nozzle assembly into place and holds it square to its seat so it seals against injection pressure.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Fuel or combustion leakage past the nozzle seat
-   Sooty deposits tracking from around the retainer
-   Retainer thread galled or stretched
-   Nozzle found loose or not sitting square in its bore
-   Retainer face fretted where it clamps

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   The number this replaces was catalogued as a nozzle rather than a retainer, so confirm whether you need the retainer or the nozzle itself before ordering
-   Nozzle 838287 is the nozzle in this listing at 0.029 kg
-   Tighten to the specified figure, since an overtightened retainer can distort the nozzle and spoil the spray pattern

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   838288 → Supersedes 838151

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   838151 earlier number superseded by this part

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 1106.74 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Injectors & Injection
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 1106.74 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 838288 Nozzle Retainer | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/838288-nozzle-retainer-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-09