# 977640 3-Way Nipple | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta three-way nipple weighing 0.057 kg and listed for 16 applications across TD, TAD and TAMD engines. The three-way form is what separates it from the plain and elbow nipples listed here — no thread sizes are published, so match the port count and order by part number.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta TD164KAE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1631GE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1640VE-B
-   Volvo Penta TAD1641VE-B
-   Volvo Penta TAD1642VE-B
-   Volvo Penta TAD1641VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1642VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1643VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1660-62VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1662VE EU5
-   Volvo Penta TAMD163P-A
-   Volvo Penta TAMD165A
-   Volvo Penta TAMD165C
-   Volvo Penta TAMD165P
-   Volvo Penta TAD1631G
-   Volvo Penta TAD1640-42VE-C

-   **Engine Family:** TD, TAD, TAMD

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Three-way form — three connections at one fitting
-   Fits 16 applications across TD, TAD and TAMD engines
-   0.057 kg
-   No published thread sizes

## 🔌 Function

Splits or joins a fluid line at a single fitting, giving three connections where a plain nipple gives two.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Weeping at one or more of the three unions
-   Thread damaged or cross-started on any leg
-   Hexagon flats rounded
-   Corrosion or pitting on a sealing face
-   Pressure loss or a soft gauge reading traced back to the branch fitting

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Elbow nipple 977641 and the plain nipples in this listing are different shapes at similar weights — order by the fitting form you need, not by mass
-   Support the body when tightening a leg so the other two unions are not twisted

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 48.02 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Hoses & Pipes
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 48.02 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 977640 3-Way Nipple | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

---

> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/977640-3-way-nipple-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-06