# 861856 Cylinder Head | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta cylinder head from the Engine group, weighing 5.829 kg and listed for 4 applications across the MD series.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta MD2010
-   Volvo Penta MD2010B
-   Volvo Penta MD2010-C
-   Volvo Penta MD2010-D

-   **Engine Family:** MD

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   From the Engine group
-   5.829 kg
-   4 applications across MD engines

## 🔌 Function

Closes the top of the cylinder, carries the valve gear and forms the combustion chamber against the piston.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Coolant loss with no external leak, or bubbles in the header tank
-   White smoke from the exhaust and mayonnaise under the oil filler
-   Loss of compression on one cylinder
-   Cracking found between the valve seats on strip-down
-   Head face distorted or eaten away around the gasket line

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Have the head face checked for flatness and cracks before it goes back on
-   Fit a new head gasket, 861865, and follow the tightening sequence and stages for the engine
-   Find out what caused the original failure, as an overheat that warps one head will warp the next

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 3614.78 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Engine Components
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 3614.78 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 861856 Cylinder Head | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/861856-cylinder-head-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-11