1542242 Cover | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta cover (part number 1542242), an Engine group component for the TAMD162, TAMD163, TAMD165, TWD1620/1630, TID162, TAD1630/1631 and TD-series industrial and marine diesel engines. It closes off and protects an engine opening or housing point, keeping dirt, moisture and debris out of the enclosed area. Supplied as a single lightweight cover with a net weight of approximately 0.079 kg.

🚤 Compatibility

• Engine Family: TWD, TID, TD, TAMD, TAD
• Year Range: Approximately 1980s - 2000s

Full model list at the end of this description.

⚙️ Key Features

• Genuine Volvo Penta OEM part number 1542242
• System group: Engine
• Net weight approximately 0.079 kg
• Fits TAMD162, TAMD163, TAMD165, TWD1620/1630, TID162, TAD1630/1631 and TD-series diesel engines
• Supplied as an individual cover component
• Engine type: Volvo inline 6-cylinder 16-litre turbocharged industrial diesel

🔌 Function

The cover closes an opening or access point on the engine, sealing the enclosed area against dirt, moisture and foreign objects. It maintains the integrity of the assembly it caps while allowing service access when removed.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Cracks, splits or impact damage to the cover body
• Distortion or warping preventing a flush seat against the mating surface
• Fluid seepage or weeping around the cover joint
• Corrosion, pitting or surface degradation
• Worn or damaged fastener holes causing the cover to sit loose

🛠️ 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 / Related Numbers

• 417588 related fuel-injection-pump guide sleeve

📦 Condition

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

🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta TAMD162C-C, TAMD162A, TAMD162B, TAMD162C, TAMD162C-B
• Volvo Penta TID162AG, TID162AGP, TID162AP, TID162APB
• Volvo Penta TAD1630G, TAD1630GE, TAD1630P
• Volvo Penta TAMD165A, TAMD165C, TAMD165P
• Volvo Penta TWD1630G, TWD1630P, TWD1630V
• Volvo Penta TAD1631GE, TAD1631G
• Volvo Penta TAMD163A-A, TAMD163P-A
• Volvo Penta TD164KAE
• Volvo Penta TD30A
• Volvo Penta TD31ACE
• Volvo Penta TD40A
• Volvo Penta TWD1620G