23448368 Module | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta module 23448368, listed in the Ignition and Control Systems group. Volvo Penta's Electronic Vessel Control system is built as a distributed network of electronic units, or nodes, placed around the boat and joined by a bus cable. The company's own EVC installation manual identifies the powertrain unit in the engine room, which talks to the engine and to the drive or reverse gear, and the helm unit at the steering position, which serves the controls, panels and instruments there. Which part of that network this module serves is not published. Beyond the part number, name and system group, nothing further is published for this number: no contents list, no dimensions, no electrical rating and no engine application. It sits in a consecutive trio with 23448366 and 23448367, all three carrying the same name, and nothing published separates them, so order by the number marked on the unit you are replacing and confirm the application against your engine first.

⚙️ Key Features

• Genuine Volvo Penta module, part number 23448368
• Ignition and Control Systems group
• One of a consecutive trio with 23448366 and 23448367; the number is the only thing that separates them
• No published rating, dimensions or engine application, so confirm the application against your engine before ordering

🔌 Function

Carries out one electronic function within the engine and helm control system, as part of the vessel's control network.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• A fault or alarm indication at the helm, with the affected function unavailable
• The function works intermittently, and returns when a connector is unplugged and reseated
• Green or white corrosion on the connector pins, or moisture inside the housing
• No response at all from the unit with the system powered up

🛠️ Service Notes

• Volvo Penta's EVC installation manual is explicit on two points that catch people out: no grease of any kind in the EVC connectors, and the harnesses must never be cut or modified
• Electronic units in the EVC system are individually programmed to a particular engine and helm specification, and the same manual warns that new and old hardware are not interchangeable, so ask the dealer network what setup a replacement needs before you commit
• Rule out the harness, the connector pins and the power supply before condemning an electronic unit; damp and chafe account for a great deal of what presents as a failed module

📦 Condition

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