21711728 Piston Ring Kit | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

A genuine Volvo Penta standard-size piston ring set for one piston in later D4 and D6 marine diesels. The late version is identified by the 3.00mm oil-control ring and the published engine serial break.

🚤 Compatibility

• Engine Family: D
• HP Range: 180-435 HP

Full model list at the end of this description.

⚙️ Key Features

• Genuine Volvo Penta standard-size ring set
• Late 3.00mm oil-control ring design
• Published application from engine SN A180871
• Used across later D4 and D6 piston families
• Engine type: Volvo Penta D4 / D6 common-rail marine diesel

📋 Kit Contents

• 1 x top compression ring - supplied within Volvo Penta kit 21711728
• 1 x second compression ring - supplied within Volvo Penta kit 21711728
• 1 x 3.00mm oil-control ring assembly - supplied within Volvo Penta kit 21711728
• One kit services one piston; four kits are required for a complete D4 and six kits for a complete D6

🔌 Function

The rings contain combustion pressure, control the cylinder-wall oil film and transfer heat from the piston into the liner.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Excessive crankcase blow-by
• High oil consumption or blue smoke
• Low cylinder compression
• Piston or liner is being renewed
• Oil ring thickness confirms the late 3.00mm version

🛠️ Service Notes

• Check the end gap of each ring in the bore it will run in and compare it with the figure in the workshop manual for your engine; a worn or rebored cylinder changes it
• Fit the rings the right way up — where a face is marked or the section is stepped, that face goes towards the piston crown, and an oil control ring's expander must be fitted without overlapping its own ends
• Use a ring expander rather than levering rings on with a screwdriver, and open them only as far as they need to go; cast rings snap and the groove edges nick easily
• Stagger the ring gaps round the piston as the manual for your engine directs, so that no two gaps line up
• Oil the rings, bore and compressor lightly, enter the bore with a ring compressor, and never force the piston in — if it resists, back it out and find out why

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 21711728 late-production piston-ring kit from SN A180871 where specified

Aftermarket / Verified Equivalents

• Crom Marine: 111459
• Swedish Lorry Parts: PRK-1728
• Recmar: REC21711728

📦 Condition

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

🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta D6-370A-C, D6-350A-A, D6-350A-B, D6-330A-D, D6-330D-E, D6-370D-E, D6-370D-B, D6-330D-B, D6-330A-F, D6-370A-F, D6-370D-A, D6-330D-C, D6-330A-C, D6-370D-C, D6-330D-D, D6-370D-D, D6-330D-F, D6-370A-D, D6-330A-E, D6-370A-E, D6-370D-F, D6-330I-D, D6-310I-B, D6-280I-B, D6-280I-C, D6-280I-D, D6-280I-E, D6-310I-D, D6-435I-D, D6-310I-E, D6-280I-A, D6-310I-A, D6-300A-F, D6-300D-F, D6-300I-F, D6-310D-B, D6-310D-D, D6-310D-C, D6-310D-E, D6-370I-A, D6-370I-B, D6-330I-B, D6-330I-C, D6-370I-C, D6-370I-D, D6-310A-B, D6-280A-C, D6-310A-C, D6-310A-A, D6-280A-D, D6-310A-D, D6-280A-E, D6-310A-E, D6-310I-C, D6-280A-A, D6-280A-B, D6-330I-F, D6-370I-F, D6-400A-E, D6-435D-A, D6-435D-D, D6-435D-E, D6-435D-F, D6-435I-A, D6-435I-C, D6-435I-E, D6-400A-F, D6-435D-C, D6-435I-F, D6-330I-E, D6-370I-E, D6-330A-B, D6-370A-B
• Volvo Penta D4-260A-B, D4-260A-A, D4-260A-C, D4-260A-D, D4-260A-E, D4-260A-F, D4-260D-B, D4-260D-C, D4-260D-D, D4-260D-E, D4-260D-F, D4-260I-A, D4-260I-B, D4-260I-C, D4-260I-D, D4-260I-E, D4-260I-F, D4-300A-A, D4-300A-C, D4-300A-D, D4-300A-E, D4-300A-F, D4-300D-A, D4-300D-C, D4-300D-D, D4-300D-E, D4-300D-F, D4-300I-A, D4-180I-C, D4-225I-C, D4-180I-D, D4-225I-D, D4-180I-E, D4-225I-E, D4-180I-F, D4-225I-F, D4-210A-A, D4-210A-B, D4-225A-B, D4-225A-C, D4-225A-D, D4-300I-C, D4-300I-D, D4-300I-E, D4-225A-E, D4-225A-F, D4-210I-A, D4-210I-B, D4-180I-B, D4-225I-B