1543693 Guide Sleeve | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta guide sleeve (part number 1543693) from the Engine system group, used as a locating sleeve to align mating components accurately during assembly. It is a small precision item at roughly 7 grams net weight, and it is specified for the 16-litre TWD, TID, TD, TAMD and TAD engine families. Because sleeves of this type set the position of the parts they locate, replacing them with the correct original component keeps assembly tolerances as intended.

🚤 Compatibility

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

Full model list at the end of this description.

⚙️ Key Features

• OEM part number 1543693
• System group: Engine
• Net weight approximately 0.0068 kg (6.8 g)
• Fits TWD1620G/TWD1630, TID162, TD164, TAMD162, TAMD163, TAMD165 and TAD1630/TAD1631 series engines
• Small precision locating component supplied as a single sleeve
• Engine type: Volvo Penta heavy-duty inline-six diesel engine
• 6 used per assembly

🔌 Function

The guide sleeve locates and aligns mating engine components during assembly so that they seat in the correct position relative to one another. It carries alignment duty rather than clamping load, keeping bolted or pressed joints concentric and correctly indexed.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Visible wear, scoring or ovality on the sleeve bore or outer surface
• Loose or sloppy fit allowing the located component to shift out of alignment
• Corrosion or seizing making the sleeve difficult to remove or refit
• Deformation or burring from previous removal, preventing correct seating
• Misalignment symptoms after reassembly, such as uneven gasket sealing or component run-out

🛠️ Service Notes

• Check the sleeve and the part that runs in or on it for scoring, ovality, corrosion and pick-up; renew both if either is worn, since a worn pair will never locate correctly
• Clean the bore and the housing before fitting and remove any burrs or corrosion that would stop the sleeve going fully home
• Press or drive the sleeve in square with a tool that bears on its end face rather than on its bore or edge, and seat it fully against its shoulder
• Where the sleeve carries lubricant or a seal, make sure any oil hole lines up, and renew the adjacent seal or O-ring at the same time
• Check that the shaft or fastener it guides moves without binding once the sleeve is home

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM / Related Numbers

• 1543787 - Cylinder-head spacer sleeve
• 965192 - Cylinder-head flange screw
• 1556907 - Related gasket
• 467367 - Related plug
• 8193945 - Later plug arrangement
• 469327 - Related gasket

📦 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