20412342 Pipe | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta rigid coolant pipe used in the TD720GE radiator package. It connects the lower cooling-system pipework to the radiator base assembly and seals with gasket 20412341.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta TD720GE
• Volvo Penta TD720VE PP
• Volvo Penta TAD550GE
• Volvo Penta TAD551GE
• Volvo Penta TAD720GE
• Volvo Penta TAD730GE MECH
• Volvo Penta TAD730GE EDC4
• Volvo Penta TAD731GE MECH
• Volvo Penta TAD731GE EDC4

• Engine Family: TD, TAD

⚙️ Key Features

• Factory-formed rigid coolant pipe
• Dedicated TD720GE cooling-package routing
• Used with gasket 20412341
• Works with coolant pipes 20412291, 20412292 and 20412293
• Designed to maintain fan and radiator clearance
• Engine type: Volvo Penta 7-litre industrial diesel

🔌 Function

Transfers coolant through the TD720GE radiator package between the engine and cooling components.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Coolant leakage at a flange or hose joint
• Pipe corrosion or impact damage
• Vibration fatigue cracking

🛠️ Service Notes

• Offer the pipe up and check it reaches both connections freely before you tighten anything — a rigid pipe pulled into place is a pipe left under permanent strain, and strained pipes crack at the fittings in service
• Renew the sealing washers, O-rings or union seals that go with the pipe rather than reusing the old ones, and make sure the seats, faces and threads are clean
• Keep the ends capped while you work and blow or flush a pipe through before fitting; anything left inside goes straight into the oil, fuel or coolant system
• Tighten unions and banjo bolts evenly to the figures in the workshop manual for your engine — overtightening distorts the seat and starts the leak you were trying to cure
• Refit every clip and support bracket in its original place and keep the pipe clear of hot or moving parts so it cannot chafe or be shaken to failure

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 20412342 - current Volvo Penta TD720GE pipe reference

OEM / Related Numbers

• 20412341 - flange gasket
• 20412291 - companion coolant pipes
• 20412292 - companion coolant pipes
• 20412293 - companion coolant pipes
• 20412349 - base plate
• 20405755 - hose clamps

📦 Condition

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