1140048 Cover | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

A genuine Volvo Penta outer cover for selected side-mounted and PC-740 mechanical control assemblies. The cover encloses the control mechanism and mounting opening while providing the correct clearance for the hand lever and control hardware. This listing is for the cover only. Mounting kit, hand lever, control mechanism, neutral-position switch, screws and relay components are separate unless specifically supplied.

🚤 Compatibility

• Engine Family: D, TD, AD, AQ, TMD, MS, B, BB, HS, TAMD, MD, KAD, KAMD

Full model list at the end of this description.

⚙️ Key Features

• OEM Volvo Penta part number 1140048
• System group: Engine Controls
• Net weight approximately 0.05 kg (0.11 lb)
• Supersedes and replaces earlier part number 839518
• Fits classic Volvo Penta petrol and diesel engine families including MD, TMD, TAMD, AQ, AD, KAD, 2000-series and B-series units
• Engine type: Volvo Penta mechanically controlled marine engine

🔌 Function

The cover encloses and shields a control component, keeping dirt, moisture and physical contact away from the mechanism it protects. It also retains the correct assembly of the parts it caps.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Cracks, splits or breakage from age, vibration or impact
• Brittle, chalky or distorted material after prolonged heat and UV exposure
• Loose or poor fit allowing the cover to shift or fall off in service
• Water, salt or debris ingress into the control assembly it should protect
• Missing or previously damaged cover leaving internal components exposed

🛠️ Service Notes

• Clean both sealing faces back to clean metal and check the cover for distortion, cracks or pulled bolt holes before refitting — a warped flange will not seal even with a new gasket
• Where the joint uses a gasket, seal or O-ring, always fit a new one and seat it dry unless the workshop manual for your engine specifies a sealant; never try to make a poor joint tight with extra sealant
• Tighten the fasteners progressively and evenly, working out from the centre, to the figure given in the manual for your engine — pressed steel, alloy and plastic covers distort easily if pulled down hard or unevenly
• If the cover carries a shaft seal or bearing, support it square to the shaft as it goes on so the seal lip is not nicked or rolled over
• Check that any breather, drain or oil return passage in the cover is clear before final tightening, and look for leaks once the engine has been run up to temperature

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 1140048 → Supersedes 839518

OEM / Related Numbers

• 839518 earlier number superseded by this part
• 839515 earlier mounting kit
• 1140092 related mounting kit
• 839520 related hand lever
• 839521 related hand lever
• 852347 related hand lever
• 839469 earlier control mechanism
• 851600 top-mounted control mechanism
• 851601 side-mounted control mechanism
• 855352 neutral-position contact

📦 Condition

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

🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta 2003, 2003R, 2003R SOLAS, 120S-B, 740A, 2003TB, 2003TB SOLAS, 230A, 230B, 231LB, 250A, 250B, 251A, 275A, 285A, 290A, 120SC, 2001AG, 2001B, 2001BG, 2001D, 2003D, 2003T, 2003TR, 2002AG, 2002B, 2002BG, 2002D, 2003B, 2003B SOLAS, 2003 SOLAS, 2001, 2002, 2001R
• Volvo Penta TAMD31L, TAMD31L-A, TAMD31M, TAMD31M-A, TAMD31P, TAMD31P-A, TAMD31S, TAMD31A, TAMD31B, TAMD31D
• Volvo Penta AD41P-B, AD41B, AD41D, AD41L-A, AD41P-A, AD41, AD41A, AD41BJ
• Volvo Penta TAMD41B, TAMD41D, TAMD41H-A, TAMD41H-B, TAMD41M-A, TAMD41P-A, TAMD41P, TAMD41A
• Volvo Penta AD31, AD31B, AD31D, AD31D-A, AD31L-A, AD31P-A, AD31XD
• Volvo Penta B230, B230E, B230F, B230FB, B230FX
• Volvo Penta AQ131A, AQ131B, AQ131C, AQ131D
• Volvo Penta AQ271A, AQ271C, AQ271B, AQ271D
• Volvo Penta D41, D41B, D41D, D41L-A
• Volvo Penta MD22, MD22A, MD22L, MD22P
• Volvo Penta TMD31A, TMD31B, TMD31D, TMD31L-A
• Volvo Penta TMD41A, TMD41B, TMD41D, TMD41L-A
• Volvo Penta AQ151A, AQ151B, AQ151C
• Volvo Penta MS2B-A, MS2B, MS2V
• Volvo Penta TMD22A, TMD22B, TMD22P-C
• Volvo Penta AQ171A, AQ171C
• Volvo Penta AQ231A, AQ231B
• Volvo Penta AQ311A, AQ311B
• Volvo Penta D70CHC, D70CRC
• Volvo Penta TD70CHC, TD70CRC
• Volvo Penta AQ125B
• Volvo Penta AQ145B
• Volvo Penta AQ211A
• Volvo Penta BB231A
• Volvo Penta BB261A
• Volvo Penta BB740A
• Volvo Penta D2002AG
• Volvo Penta D2003AG
• Volvo Penta HS1A
• Volvo Penta KAD42B
• Volvo Penta KAMD42B
• Volvo Penta MD31A
• Volvo Penta TAMD22P-B
• Volvo Penta TAMD42B