# 872196 Pressure Sensor | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta pressure sensor from the Instruments group, carrying the Alt designation and reading over a 0 to 3 bar range. It weighs 0.154 kg and is listed for 21 applications across the TAMD, D, TD and MD engine series.

## 🚤 Compatibility

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

Full model list at the end of this description.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   0 to 3 bar range
-   Listed with the Alt designation
-   0.154 kg
-   21 applications across four engine series

## 🔌 Function

Converts system pressure into an electrical signal for the gauge, over its 0 to 3 bar measuring range.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Gauge reading zero, pegged at full scale, or wandering
-   Warning lamp on with normal pressure at the test gauge
-   Reading dropping out with vibration
-   Oil weeping from the sensor body or thread
-   Connector terminals corroded or the body cracked

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Check the range suits your gauge before ordering — this sensor reads 0 to 3 bar, and a mismatched range gives a plausible but wrong reading
-   Confirm the real pressure with a mechanical test gauge before condemning the sensor, and check the earth and the wiring back to the instrument
-   The dual station pressure sensor listed here is 872064 at 0.168 kg, a different part for two-helm installations

## 📦 Condition

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

## 🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta D7A-B TA, D7A-T, D7A-TA, D7C-B TA, D7C-TA
-   Volvo Penta D5A-B TA, D5A-T, D5A-TA
-   Volvo Penta MD2010, MD2010B
-   Volvo Penta TAMD102A, TAMD102D
-   Volvo Penta TAMD71B, TAMD71A
-   Volvo Penta TAMD72A, TAMD72WJ-A
-   Volvo Penta TAMD103A
-   Volvo Penta TAMD61A
-   Volvo Penta TAMD62A
-   Volvo Penta TD520VE
-   Volvo Penta TD720VE PP

## Details

- **Price:** 486.09 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Sensors & Senders
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 486.09 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 872196 Pressure Sensor | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/872196-pressure-sensor-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-06