15127201 Retainer | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

This is a genuine Volvo Penta retainer from the Engine system group, a small locking component used to hold an assembly element securely in its seated position. It is a very light, low-mass item with a net weight of approximately 0.0023 kg, supplied as an individual piece. It is catalogued for the D13 marine and TAD11/TAD13 industrial and generator-set engine families.

🚤 Compatibility

• Engine Family: D, TAD
• Year Range: Approximately mid-2000s-mid-2010s

Full model list at the end of this description.

⚙️ Key Features

• OEM Volvo Penta part number 15127201
• System group: Engine
• Net weight approximately 0.0023 kg (2.3 g)
• Fits D13 marine engines and TAD1140-TAD1385 series industrial, generator-set and vehicle engines
• Supplied as a single individual retainer
• Engine type: Volvo Penta D11 inline 6-cylinder industrial diesel

🔌 Function

A retainer secures a mating component against movement, holding it in its correct position within the engine assembly. It prevents axial or rotational displacement during normal running and vibration.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Loose or displaced component that the retainer is intended to hold in place
• Visible distortion, bending or loss of spring tension in the retainer
• Corrosion, pitting or wear at the contact surfaces
• Rattling or ticking noise from the assembly area during operation
• Retainer missing or broken during disassembly and inspection

🛠️ Service Notes

• Fit the retainer clean and dry unless the manual calls for lubricant, and make sure it is fully home in its groove or against its seat before the assembly is loaded
• Renew rather than reuse a retainer that has been removed — once a spring clip or ring has been spread it loses tension and can release in service
• Use the correct pliers or fitting tool; opening a retainer further than it needs to go, or prising it with a screwdriver, distorts it permanently
• Check the groove or landing face for wear, burrs and scoring, and dress or renew the mating part if the retainer will no longer seat squarely
• Where the retainer holds a rotating or spring-loaded part, confirm by hand that the assembly is captive and has the free movement the manual specifies before closing up

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM / Related Numbers

• GAM0024738 supplier catalogue reference

Other-Brand OEM Numbers

• VOE15127201

📦 Condition

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

🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta D13C3-B MH, D13C1-B MH, D13C4-B MH, D13C2-B MP, D13B-E MG, D13B-E MG (FE), D13B-E MH, D13B-E MH (FE), D13B-F MG, D13B-F MG (FE), D13B-N MH, D13B-N MH (FE), D13C4-B MP, D13C5-B MP, D13C1-A MH, D13C1-B MG, D13C3-B MG, D13C2-B MG, D13C4-B MG, D13C7-B MP, D13C8-B MP, D13C9-A MP
• Volvo Penta TAD1341-43GE-B, TAD1341VE, TAD1341GE
• Volvo Penta TAD1344-45GE-B, TAD1344VE, TAD1344GE
• Volvo Penta TAD1342VE, TAD1342GE
• Volvo Penta TAD1343VE, TAD1343GE
• Volvo Penta TAD1345GE, TAD1345VE
• Volvo Penta TAD1350GE, TAD1350VE
• Volvo Penta TAD1351GE, TAD1351-53VE
• Volvo Penta TAD1140-42VE
• Volvo Penta TAD1150-52VE
• Volvo Penta TAD1170-72VE
• Volvo Penta TAD1180-83VE
• Volvo Penta TAD1340VE
• Volvo Penta TAD1346GE
• Volvo Penta TAD1352GE
• Volvo Penta TAD1353GE
• Volvo Penta TAD1354GE
• Volvo Penta TAD1355GE
• Volvo Penta TAD1360-62VE
• Volvo Penta TAD1363-65VE
• Volvo Penta TAD1371-75VE
• Volvo Penta TAD1380-82GE
• Volvo Penta TAD1381-85VE
• Volvo Penta TAD1384-85VE-IWP