# 855991 Housing | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta housing from the Cooling System group, weighing 0.259 kg and listed for 26 applications across BB, DP, SP, MS and SHIELD series.

## 🚤 Compatibility

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

Full model list at the end of this description.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   0.259 kg
-   26 applications across BB, DP, SP, MS and SHIELD
-   Cooling system housing
-   Sealed enclosure

## 🔌 Function

Encloses and locates the cooling system components fitted inside it, and forms the sealed passage they work in.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Coolant weeping from the housing joint or from the casting
-   Corrosion, scale or pitting inside the housing
-   Sealing face pulled out of flat around the bolt holes
-   Threads corroded or stripped in the fixing holes

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   The gasket 855972 and the coolant pipe 855984 listed here cover the same 26 applications and are usually part of the same job
-   Check the casting around the fixing holes for wastage before tightening down, and clean the sealing face properly

## 📦 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:** 1277.55 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Cooling System
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 1277.55 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 855991 Housing | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/855991-housing-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-20