# 855972 Gasket | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta gasket from the Inlet and Exhaust System group, weighing 0.045 kg and listed for 26 applications across BB, DP, SP, MS and SHIELD series. It supersedes part number 876577.

## 🚤 Compatibility

-   **Engine Family:** BB, DP, SP, MS, S

Full model list at the end of this description.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   0.045 kg
-   26 applications across BB, DP, SP, MS and SHIELD
-   Supersedes 876577
-   Inlet and exhaust joint
-   2 used per assembly

## 🔌 Function

Seals the joint between two inlet or exhaust faces, taking up their small irregularities so gas cannot escape past them.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Sooty black staining spreading from the joint
-   Ticking or hissing that follows engine speed
-   Gasket found blown through or hardened on removal
-   Mating faces distorted around the fixing holes

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Five separate gaskets in this listing all carry the same published 0.045 kg, so weight identifies nothing here - order by part number against the joint
-   It shares its 26 applications with the coolant pipe 855984 and the housing 855991 listed here

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   855972 → Supersedes 876577

## 📦 Condition

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

## 🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta 740B, 501B, 570A, 572A, 740A, 430A, 430B, 431A, 431B, 432A, 434A, 570, 500B, 430
-   Volvo Penta DP-C, DP-C1, DP-D, DP-D1, DP-A, DP-A2
-   Volvo Penta SP-C, SP-A2, SP-C1
-   Volvo Penta BB740A
-   Volvo Penta MS4B
-   Volvo Penta Shield for 740A

## Details

- **Price:** 66.29 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Gaskets & Seals
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 66.29 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 855972 Gasket | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/855972-gasket-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-06