# 862978 Gasket | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta gasket from the Inlet and Exhaust System group, weighing 0.089 kg and listed for 26 applications across the TAD, TAMD, TWD, D, TD and MD series. It supersedes part number 846419.

## 🚤 Compatibility

-   **Engine Family:** TAD, TAMD, TWD, D, TD, MD

Full model list at the end of this description.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   0.089 kg
-   26 applications across six engine series
-   Supersedes 846419
-   Part of the 862976 to 862979 block
-   2 used per assembly

## 🔌 Function

Seals the joint between two sections of the exhaust or charge air tract so gas stays inside the pipe.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Ticking, puffing or roaring at the joint that changes with load
-   Soot staining fanning out from the flange
-   Exhaust smell in the engine space
-   Gasket found blown through or burnt away at an edge on strip-down
-   Flange fasteners found loose, or stretched and seized

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Gasket 862979 is only a gram away at 0.088 kg and replaces the next number in the sequence, 846420; the two cannot be told apart by weight, so order by the old number replaced
-   Renew the flange fasteners and check the mating faces for burning and distortion before fitting

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   862978 → Supersedes 846419

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   846419 earlier number superseded by this part

## 📦 Condition

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

## 🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta D5A-B TA, D5A-T, D5A-TA
-   Volvo Penta MD2010, MD2010B
-   Volvo Penta TAD1030P, TAD1030V
-   Volvo Penta TAMD71B, TAMD71A
-   Volvo Penta TAD730G
-   Volvo Penta TAD740GE
-   Volvo Penta TAD741GE
-   Volvo Penta TAD940VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD941VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD942VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD943VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD950VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD951VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD952VE
-   Volvo Penta TAMD61A
-   Volvo Penta TD1010G
-   Volvo Penta TD1030VE
-   Volvo Penta TWD1030ME
-   Volvo Penta TWD1031VE
-   Volvo Penta TWD710G
-   Volvo Penta TWD740GE

## Details

- **Price:** 311.81 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 311.81 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 862978 Gasket | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/862978-gasket-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-08-22