# 856954 Nipple | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta nipple from the Fuel System group, weighing 0.045 kg and listed for 67 applications across the DPX, DP, SP and MS ranges. The other nipple in this run, 856793, is the late type at 0.037 kg for 38 applications across a different set of ranges - eight grams apart and not interchangeable.

## 🚤 Compatibility

-   **Engine Family:** DPX, DP, SP, MS

Full model list at the end of this description.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Fuel System nipple
-   0.045 kg
-   67 applications across DPX, DP, SP and MS
-   Distinct from nipple 856793

## 🔌 Function

Provides a threaded connection point in the fuel circuit, sealing on its thread or seat.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Fuel weeping or seeping around the threaded joint
-   Petrol or diesel smell in the engine bay
-   Thread corroded, damaged or seized in its housing
-   Hex rounded off by a poorly fitting spanner
-   Fitting cracked from over-tightening

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Renew the sealing washer with the nipple rather than reusing it
-   Check the joint for weeping under running pressure before closing the engine bay - fuel leaks in a closed space are a fire risk

## 📦 Condition

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

## 🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta 740B, 501B, 570A, 572A, 7.4GiPWTR, 7.4GSiPWTR, 5.7GSiPWTR, 5.7GSPEFS, 5.7GSPWTR, 5.7GL-A, 5.7GL-B, 5.7GL-C, 5.7GL-D, 5.7GL-E, 430A, 430B, 431A, 431B, 432A, 434A, 5.0GiPWTR, 5.0GL-A, 5.0GL-B, 5.0GL-C, 5.0GL-D, 5.0GL-E, 5.0GL-F, 5.0GL-FF, 5.0GL-HF, 5.0GL-J, 5.0GL-JF, 5.0GLPEFS, 5.0GLPWTR, 5.0GL-H, 4.3GIPWTRCE, 4.3GiJWTR, 4.3GL-A, 4.3GL-B, 4.3GL-C, 4.3GL-D, 4.3GL-E, 4.3GL-EF, 4.3GL-G, 4.3GL-GF, 4.3GL-J, 4.3GL-JF, 4.3GL-P, 4.3GLPEFS, 4.3GLPWTR, 4.3GSPWTR, 4.3GSJWTR, 570, 500B, 8.2GSiPWTR, 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 DPX385XEFS
-   Volvo Penta DPX415XEFS
-   Volvo Penta MS4B

## Details

- **Price:** 107.36 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Hoses & Pipes
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 107.36 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 856954 Nipple | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/856954-nipple-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-19