21319579 Cable Kit | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

A genuine Volvo Penta preassembled heavy-current cable kit used in the starter apparatus of selected first-generation D3 marine diesel engines. The cable carries battery current to the starter motor and is formed with the correct conductor size, terminal orientation and protective insulation for the factory engine layout.

🚤 Compatibility

• Engine Family: D
• HP Range: 110-220 HP
• Year Range: Approximately 2003 - 2009

Full model list at the end of this description.

⚙️ Key Features

• Genuine Volvo Penta starter cable assembly
• Used with starter motor 30782228 where specified
• Factory terminal sizes and routing
• Designed for high-current cranking duty
• Direct replacement for the serial-numbered D3 starter circuit
• Engine type: Volvo Penta first-generation D3 inline 5-cylinder common-rail marine diesel

📋 Kit Contents

• 1 x complete starter power cable assembly - Volvo Penta 21319579
• Cable terminals, branch conductors and protective boots are integral to kit 21319579 and are not separately serviced

🔌 Function

The cable delivers high battery current to the starter solenoid and motor with minimal voltage drop, allowing reliable cranking under cold-start and marine-duty conditions.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Starter cranks slowly despite charged batteries
• Cable terminals overheat or discolour
• Insulation is cracked, oil-soaked or chafed
• Voltage drop is excessive during cranking
• Cable has been damaged during starter replacement

🛠️ Service Notes

• Isolate the batteries first, and lay the new cables alongside the old to confirm lengths and routing before anything is cut, clipped or connected
• Keep to the original route and support intervals, well clear of hot surfaces, sharp edges and moving parts, with grommets or sleeving wherever the run passes through a panel or bracket
• Clean every terminal and earth face to bright metal and tighten to the specified figure, then protect the joint — a poor earth shows up later as a dozen unrelated electrical faults
• Fit the kit complete, including its fuses, holders, boots, seals and ties; those protective parts are what make it a marine installation rather than just wire
• Leave a little slack across flexible mountings, reconnect the batteries last, and check the affected circuits through before closing everything up

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM / Related Numbers

• 30782228 related starter motor
• 874960 related starter housing / cover
• 983714 and 983715 related terminal nuts
• 990862 related flange screw
• 21923306 related later wiring-harness kit

📦 Condition

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

🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta D3-220I-G, D3-140A-D, D3-170A-D, D3-200A-D, D3-220A-D, D3-140I-D, D3-140A-E, D3-170A-E, D3-200A-E, D3-220A-E, D3-140I-E, D3-140A-F, D3-170A-F, D3-200A-F, D3-220A-F, D3-140I-F, D3-140A-G, D3-170A-G, D3-200A-G, D3-220A-G, D3-140I-G, D3-110I-D, D3-150I-D, D3-170I-D, D3-200I-D, D3-220I-D, D3-110I-E, D3-150I-E, D3-170I-E, D3-200I-E, D3-220I-E, D3-110I-F, D3-150I-F, D3-170I-F, D3-200I-F, D3-220I-F, D3-110I-G, D3-150I-G, D3-170I-G, D3-200I-G, D3-110I-H, D3-140A-H, D3-170A-H, D3-200A-H, D3-220A-H, D3-150I-H, D3-170I-H, D3-200I-H, D3-220I-H, D3-140I-H