23091815 Guide Tube | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta guide tube from the Lubricating and Oil System group, weighing 1.12 kg. It supersedes 21739416, catalogued earlier as a gauge part, and covers its ten applications across TD and TAD series engines - so it guides the dipstick.

⚙️ Key Features

• Dipstick guide tube from the Lubricating and Oil System group
• 1.12 kg
• Supersedes 21739416, catalogued earlier as a gauge part
• Covers its ten applications across TD and TAD series engines

🔌 Function

Guides the dipstick down into the sump and seals the opening, so the level reads correctly and oil stays where it belongs.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Oil weeping at the base of the tube where it enters the block
• Dipstick stiff to insert or fouling on the way down
• Level readings inconsistent between checks
• Tube found bent, split or loose in its bore
• Seal at the tube base found hardened or perished

🛠️ Service Notes

• Renew the o-ring at the tube base when the tube is fitted
• Check the dipstick itself for a bent blade or worn markings while the tube is out

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 23091815 → Supersedes 21739416 → Supersedes 20459164 → Supersedes 20798140

OEM / Related Numbers

• 21739416 earlier number superseded by this part
• 20459164 earlier number superseded by this part
• 20791378 earlier number superseded by this part
• 20798140 earlier number superseded by this part

📦 Condition

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