21409731 Heat Shield | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Formed metal heat shield used around the exhaust-side components of Volvo Penta TAD1341GE-B, TAD1342GE-B and TAD1343GE-B generating-set engines. It limits radiant heat transfer to adjoining wiring, hoses, intake hardware and enclosure surfaces.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta TAD1346GE
• Volvo Penta TAD1344-45GE-B
• Volvo Penta TAD1341-43GE-B

• Engine Family: TAD

⚙️ Key Features

• Genuine Volvo Penta exhaust heat shield
• Designed for TAD1341-TAD1343GE-B exhaust layout
• Reduces radiant heat around hot exhaust components
• Protects adjacent hoses, wiring and enclosure surfaces
• Uses the specified spacer and mounting screw
• Engine type: Volvo Penta 12.8-litre inline six-cylinder industrial diesel

🔌 Function

Reflects and contains radiant exhaust heat so nearby components and service areas remain within their intended temperature range.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Cracking or fatigue around mounting points
• Missing spacer or loose fastener
• Burnt wiring, hoses or paintwork nearby
• Shield contact causing rattling
• Distortion or corrosion reducing clearance

🛠️ Service Notes

• Fit heat shields before anything else is routed near the exhaust, and check there is clear air space between the shield and every hose, cable, fuel line and belt
• Renew any insulation, gaskets, spacers or standoffs supplied with the shield; a shield clamped flat onto a hot surface loses much of its effect
• Tighten the fixings evenly and only to the figure in the workshop manual for your engine — the tabs and brackets are thin and distort easily
• Never run the engine with a shield missing or loose: bare exhaust surfaces are a fire risk in an engine space and a burn risk to anyone working alongside
• Check the shield and its fasteners whenever the exhaust is disturbed, as vibration works them loose and a rattling shield soon cracks at its mounting tabs

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 21409731 → Supersedes 21165520 → Supersedes 3848108

OEM / Related Numbers

• 21549253 earlier number superseded by this part
• 21165520 earlier number superseded by this part
• 3848108 earlier number superseded by this part
• 973528 - associated spacer sleeve
• 969445 - associated mounting screw

📦 Condition

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