# 862979 Gasket | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta gasket from the Inlet and Exhaust System group, weighing 0.088 kg and listed for 30 applications across the TWD, TID, TD and TAD series. It supersedes part number 846420, the last of the four consecutive numbers replaced by this block.

## 🚤 Compatibility

-   **Engine Family:** TWD, TID, TD, TAD

Full model list at the end of this description.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   0.088 kg
-   30 applications across four engine series
-   Supersedes 846420
-   Last 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 862978 is only a gram heavier at 0.089 kg and replaces 846419; weight will not separate the pair, so order by the old number replaced and by the engine
-   Renew the flange fasteners and check the mating faces for burning and distortion before fitting

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   862979 → Supersedes 846420

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   846420 earlier number superseded by this part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 TWD710G, TWD710P, TWD710PB, TWD710V
-   Volvo Penta TD61A, TD61AG, TD61AW
-   Volvo Penta TD610G, TD610M, TD610V
-   Volvo Penta TD71A, TD71AG, TD71AW
-   Volvo Penta TAD730P, TAD730V
-   Volvo Penta TD630ME, TD630VE
-   Volvo Penta TD730ME, TD730VE
-   Volvo Penta TID71A, TID71AG
-   Volvo Penta TWD630ME, TWD630VE
-   Volvo Penta TD640VE
-   Volvo Penta TD710G
-   Volvo Penta TID61AG
-   Volvo Penta TWD610V
-   Volvo Penta TWD730ME
-   Volvo Penta TWD731VE
-   Volvo Penta TWD740VE

## Details

- **Price:** 311.81 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Gaskets & Seals
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

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

## Images

- 862979 Gasket | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/862979-gasket-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-06