21883690 Actuator | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

This genuine Volvo Penta variable camshaft timing actuator hydraulically changes camshaft phase under ECU command to optimise torque, idle quality and emissions.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta V8-380-CE-A
• Volvo Penta V8-380-C-B
• Volvo Penta V8-380-CE-B
• Volvo Penta V8-380-C-D
• Volvo Penta V8-380-CE-D
• Volvo Penta V8-350-C-D
• Volvo Penta V8-350-CE-D
• Volvo Penta V8-380-C-A

• Engine Family: V
• HP Range: 350-380 HP
• Year Range: approximately 2012-2016

⚙️ Key Features

• Electronic variable-valve-timing actuator
• Works with oil-control valve 21883691
• Matched to sprocket 21883692 and chain 21883693
• Requires clean engine oil
• Timing setup must follow workshop specifications

🔌 Function

Advances or retards camshaft timing according to ECU demand.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Camshaft-position correlation fault
• Rattle at start-up
• Poor idle or reduced power
• Actuator stuck advanced or retarded
• Oil contamination or internal wear

🛠️ Service Notes

• Note the fitted position and any linkage settings before removal, so the new unit can be set up the same way
• Isolate the batteries, and relieve any pressure in the system, before disconnecting an actuator
• Check the linkage, pivots and mountings move freely; a stiff or seized mechanism will kill a new actuator as surely as it killed the old one
• Fit it so it works through its full travel without binding and reaches both end positions properly, with the connector seated dry and locked
• Some actuators need calibration or a learning procedure with Volvo Penta diagnostic equipment before they will operate correctly, so check what your engine requires

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

Other-Brand OEM Numbers

• VOE21883690

Aftermarket / Verified Equivalents

• Oil-control valve: 21883691
• Sprocket: 21883692
• Timing chain: 21883693
• Tensioner: 21883694

📦 Condition

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