23552688 Cover | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta cover from the Marine Propulsion group, weighing 0.018 kg and listed for 11 applications across D series engines and DPI drives.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta D6-300A-G
• Volvo Penta D6-340A-G
• Volvo Penta D6-380A-G
• Volvo Penta DPI-A
• Volvo Penta D6-400A-G
• Volvo Penta D6-440A-G
• Volvo Penta D4-150A-G
• Volvo Penta D4-230A-G
• Volvo Penta D4-270A-G
• Volvo Penta D4-320A-G
• Volvo Penta D4-300A-G

• Engine Family: D, DPI
• HP Range: 150-440 HP

⚙️ Key Features

• Cover from the Marine Propulsion group
• 0.018 kg
• Listed for 11 applications across D series engines and DPI drives

🔌 Function

Closes an opening in the drive housing, keeping water, weed and debris out of the assembly behind it.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Water or oil traces at the cover joint
• Cover distorted, cracked or dented by impact
• Fixings found loose or corroded into their threads
• Sealing face corroded so the cover no longer sits flat

🛠️ Service Notes

• Clean both sealing faces back to clean metal and check the cover for distortion, cracks or pulled bolt holes before refitting — a warped flange will not seal even with a new gasket
• Where the joint uses a gasket, seal or O-ring, always fit a new one and seat it dry unless the workshop manual for your engine specifies a sealant; never try to make a poor joint tight with extra sealant
• Tighten the fasteners progressively and evenly, working out from the centre, to the figure given in the manual for your engine — pressed steel, alloy and plastic covers distort easily if pulled down hard or unevenly
• If the cover carries a shaft seal or bearing, support it square to the shaft as it goes on so the seal lip is not nicked or rolled over
• Check that any breather, drain or oil return passage in the cover is clear before final tightening, and look for leaks once the engine has been run up to temperature

📦 Condition

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