22396838 Oil Dipstick | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

A genuine Volvo Penta oil dipstick calibrated for TAD580VE, TAD581VE, TAD582VE and TAD583VE engines. It is matched to the sump capacity and dipstick-tube arrangement of this engine family and should not be interchanged with 22396828 even though the components are visually similar.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta TAD580-83VE

• Engine Family: TAD

⚙️ Key Features

• Correct calibrated length for the TAD580-83VE engine family
• Factory minimum and maximum oil-level markings
• Original seating and handle design
• Suitable for repeated high-temperature engine-oil checks
• Supports accurate servicing and oil-consumption monitoring
• Part-number-specific calibration prevents false level readings

🔌 Function

The dipstick allows the operator to verify sump oil level before starting and during servicing. Accurate level indication is necessary for bearing, turbocharger and valvetrain lubrication.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Oil-level marks worn away or unreadable
• Blade bent, cracked or shortened
• Handle loose or separated
• Dipstick fails to seat in the tube
• Oil seepage at the handle or tube
• Oil readings that conflict with the known fill quantity

🛠️ Service Notes

• Check the level with the boat at its normal attitude and by the method given in your engine's operator's manual, wiping the stick clean before taking the reading
• Seat it fully to its stop each time so the marks are read at the right depth, and check the top seal or grommet is sound so the tube stays sealed
• Use the dipstick specified for your engine — length and graduation are matched to that sump, so a near-fit reads high or low
• Replace a stick that is bent, worn smooth at the marks or corroded, and make sure its tube is unobstructed and properly clipped so it cannot vibrate
• Never rely on a single reading if the level looks wrong; wipe, reseat and read again before adding or draining oil

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 22396838 → Supersedes 21749291

OEM / Related Numbers

• 21749291 earlier number superseded by this part

📦 Condition

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