3580955 Volvo Penta Valve Cover | Genuine Used Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta MD2030 Valve Cover Assembly - Part Number: 3580955

A genuine used Volvo Penta valve cover for the MD2030 compact marine diesel family. The cover encloses the rocker arms and valves, incorporates the oil-filler and crankcase-breather components and shares its basic engine architecture with the Perkins Perama M30 / Perkins 103-10 industrial engine family.

⚙️ Key Features

• Genuine Volvo Penta diesel valve cover
• Correct part number 3580955
• Used on MD2030-series engines
• Includes the factory breather and oil-filler layout
• Related to Perkins Perama M30 / 103-10 base-engine components

🚤 Compatibility

Commonly used on

• Volvo Penta MD2030 compact marine diesels
• Saildrive and shaft-drive MD2030 installations
• Perkins-derived three-cylinder diesel powerheads

Typically suits

• Volvo Penta MD2030C
• Volvo Penta MD2030D
• Selected MD2030 production variants using 3580955
• Primarily late-1990s through 2000s production
• MD2040 may use related but different cover and breather components
• Engine Type: Three-cylinder naturally aspirated marine diesel
• Volvo Models: MD2030C / MD2030D
• Base Engine: Perkins Perama M30 / 103-10 family
• Fitment Requirement: Match gasket, breather separator, filler neck and hose connections

🔌 Function

The cover retains lubricating oil over the rocker gear, prevents contamination and routes crankcase vapours through the separator and breather system.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Oil leak at the cover gasket
• Cracked cover
• Blocked breather filter
• Damaged filler neck
• Warped sealing surface

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 3580955 established Volvo Penta valve-cover reference
• No confirmed direct Volvo supersession
• Perkins cross-engine covers must be compared for breather, filler and marine-hose fittings

OEM / Related Numbers

• 3580955
• VOP3580955
• 3580316 valve-cover gasket
• 3580317 O-ring
• 3580319 separator
• 3580320 breather filter
• 3580321 related screw
• Perkins Perama M30 / 103-10 related engine family

Aftermarket / Verified Equivalents

• Used genuine Volvo Penta 3580955 covers
• Perkins Perama M30 / 103-10 valve covers where every breather and filler fitting matches
• Aftermarket 3580316-pattern valve-cover gaskets
• Replacement breather filters and O-rings
• No verified complete branded marine aftermarket cover

📦 Condition

• Genuine used part
• Removed from running engine or vessel where applicable
• In good working condition unless otherwise stated