21841168 Tensioner | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Automatic serpentine-belt tensioner used on selected Volvo Penta V8-300 petrol engines. Its spring and damping mechanism maintains the specified belt load as the belt heats, stretches and changes speed.

🚤 Compatibility

• Engine Family: V
• HP Range: 200-430 HP

Full model list at the end of this description.

⚙️ Key Features

• Automatic spring-loaded tensioning
• Integrated damping action
• V8-300 accessory-drive application
• Maintains belt alignment and grip
• Direct replacement tensioner assembly
• Engine type: V8 petrol marine engine

🔌 Function

Maintains the correct serpentine-belt tension for the alternator, circulation pump and other driven accessories.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Belt squeal or slapping
• Tensioner arm oscillation
• Weak spring force
• Rough or noisy pulley bearing
• Repeated belt wear or belt loss

🛠️ Service Notes

• Renew the tensioner and the belt together, and while the belt is off check the other pulleys for wear, roughness in the bearing and any wobble
• Note the belt routing and the tensioner's mounting position and stops before removing the old unit, and check the new one carries the same pulley and offset
• Locate the tensioner properly on its dowel or stop and tighten it to the workshop manual figures — a tensioner not sitting square will run the belt off line and destroy it
• Wind the tensioner back with the correct tool or square drive, fit the belt over the pulleys by hand and release the tensioner onto it; never lever a belt on with a screwdriver and never use the tensioner arm as a pry bar
• Check every rib or tooth is seated in its groove, turn the engine over by hand, then run it up and recheck belt run and tension after the first period of running, following the procedure for your engine

📦 Condition

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

🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta V8-350-C-R, V8-350-CE-R, V8-380-C-R, V8-380-CE-R, V8-430-C-R, V8-300-C-M, V8-300-CE-M, V8-350-C-M, V8-350-CE-M, V8-300-C-N, V8-300-CE-N, V8-350-C-N, V8-350-CE-N, V8-380-C-M, V8-380-CE-M, V8-380-CE-A, V8-380-C-B, V8-380-CE-B, V8-380-C-D, V8-380-CE-D, V8-430-CE-D, V8-350-C-D, V8-350-CE-D, V8-380-C-A, V8-380-CE-J, V8-380-C-J, V8-430-CE-J, V8-430-C-J, V8-350-C-H, V8-350-CE-H, V8-350-C-J, V8-350-CE-J, V8-300-C-R, V8-300-CE-R, V8-430-CE-R, V8-430-C-M, V8-430-CE-M, V8-300-C-K, V8-300-CE-K, V8-350-C-K, V8-350-CE-K, V8-380-C-K, V8-380-CE-K, V8-430-C-K, V8-430-CE-K, V8-300-C-P, V8-300-CE-P, V8-350-C-P, V8-350-CE-P, V8-380-C-P, V8-380-CE-P, V8-430-C-P, V8-300-CE-G, V8-300-C-G, V8-300-C-H, V8-300-CE-H, V8-300-C-J, V8-300-CE-J, V8-350-C-G, V8-350-CE-G, V8-380-C-N, V8-380-CE-N, V8-430-C-N, V8-430-CE-N, V8-430-CE-P, V8-300-C-S, V8-300-CE-S, V8-350-C-S, V8-350-CE-S
• Volvo Penta V6-200-N, V6-200-C-N, V6-200-CE-N, V6-240-M, V6-240-C-M, V6-240-CE-M, V6-280-M, V6-280-C-M, V6-280-CE-M, V6-280-J, V6-280-CE-J, V6-280-G, V6-280-C-G, V6-280-CE-G, V6-280-C-J, V6-240-N, V6-240-C-N, V6-240-CE-N, V6-280-N, V6-280-C-N, V6-240-CE-K, V6-280-CE-K, V6-200-P, V6-200-C-P, V6-200-CE-P, V6-250-P, V6-250-C-P, V6-250-CE-P, V6-280-P, V6-280-C-P, V6-280-CE-P, V6-200-C-G, V6-200-G, V6-200-J, V6-200-C-J, V6-280-CE-N, V6-200-M, V6-200-C-M, V6-250-O, V6-250-C-O, V6-250-CE-O, V6-240-C-G, V6-240-CE-G, V6-240-G, V6-240-J, V6-240-CE-J, V6-240-C-J, V6-200-R, V6-200-C-R, V6-250-R, V6-250-C-R, V6-250-CE-R, V6-280-R, V6-280-C-R, V6-280-CE-R