21883728 Hexagon Screw | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

This genuine Volvo Penta v8 oil-system screw is specified for the GM Gen IV V8 engine assembly. The thread, length, strength class and installed position must match the original fastener.

🚤 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 V8-430-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: 350-430 HP
• Year Range: approximately 2012-2016

⚙️ Key Features

• Oil-system screw for the GM Gen IV V8 assembly
• Listed for 9 applications in the V petrol range
• Thread, length, strength class and installed position must match the original fastener
• 6 used per assembly

🔌 Function

Clamps its oil-system joint at the designed load, holding the sealing face tight so the pressurised oil path stays intact.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Oil weeping from the joint the screw clamps
• Oil pressure reading low or unsteady
• Screw found slack or backed out at strip-down
• Thread stretched, galled or picked up
• Head drive rounded on removal

🛠️ Service Notes

• Check the length, thread and strength grade of the replacement against the screw you removed — engine fasteners are chosen for a specific clamp load, and a longer or softer screw is not a substitute
• Clean the threads in the component and make sure the mating faces are clean and flat before assembly; dirt, paint or old sealant in a joint feels like tightness and leaves the joint loose
• Tighten to the torque figure and the tightening sequence given in the workshop manual for your engine, working up progressively rather than pulling each screw down in one go
• Use thread locking or sealing compound only where the manual calls for it, and renew the locking washer, tab washer or nut that works with the screw
• Renew rather than reuse screws that are corroded, thread-damaged or visibly stretched, and any screw the manual tightens by torque-plus-angle

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

Other-Brand OEM Numbers

• VOE21883728

📦 Condition

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