23378541 Flywheel Housing | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta flywheel housing weighing 6.534 kg. It supersedes 22361416, catalogued earlier as a timing gear casing, and covers its 20 TAD series engine applications.

⚙️ Key Features

• 6.534 kg
• Supersedes 22361416, catalogued earlier as a timing gear casing
• Covers 20 TAD series engine applications

🔌 Function

Bolts to the engine and encloses the drive it covers, providing the machined mounting face that everything behind it is aligned to.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Oil weeping along the joint with the block
• New vibration or a knock after a gearbox or drive change
• Cracks radiating from a mounting boss or bolt hole
• Threads stripped or bolt holes elongated
• Fretting and polished patches on the mating face

🛠️ Service Notes

• Check the crankshaft seal behind the housing while it is off - refitting only to find it leaking is a second strip-down
• Clean both faces properly and renew the gasket or sealant to the specification given for the joint
• It supersedes a timing gear casing reference, so confirm which face of the engine you are working on before ordering

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 23378541 → Supersedes 22361416 → Supersedes 22039480 → Supersedes 20972356 → Supersedes 20862777

OEM / Related Numbers

• 22361416 earlier number superseded by this part
• 22039480 earlier number superseded by this part
• 20972356 earlier number superseded by this part
• 20862777 earlier number superseded by this part

📦 Condition

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