1543486 Cover | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta cover, part number 1543486, from the Engine system group for the 16-litre TWD, TID, TD, TAD and TAMD engine families. It closes off and protects an engine housing opening, keeping lubricant and contaminants on the correct side of the sealing face. Supplied as a single component with a net weight of approximately 1.04 kg.

🚤 Compatibility

• Engine Family: TWD, TID, TD, TAMD, TAD

Full model list at the end of this description.

⚙️ Key Features

• Genuine Volvo Penta OEM part number 1543486
• System group: Engine
• Net weight approximately 1.04 kg
• Fits TWD1620G, TWD1630, TID162, TD164, TAD1630/1631 and TAMD162/163/165 series engines
• Single-piece cover supplied individually
• Engine type: Volvo Penta heavy-duty inline-six diesel engine

🔌 Function

The cover seals and closes an opening in the engine assembly, retaining internal lubricant or coolant while keeping dirt, water and debris out. It also protects the components housed behind it from impact and contamination.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Oil or coolant weeping or dripping from the cover joint
• Cracks, impact damage or corrosion pitting on the cover body
• Distorted or scored sealing face preventing an even gasket seal
• Loose, seized or missing fasteners around the cover flange
• Repeat gasket failure shortly after replacement, indicating a warped cover

🛠️ 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

• 1543488 - Companion cylinder-block cover plate
• 1543593 - Related cylinder-block cover
• 967949 - Cover retaining flange screw
• 1161231 - Approved 304 ml sealant
• 1161277 - Approved 20 g sealant

📦 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 TWD1620G