3838411 Insert | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta insert from the Cooling System group, weighing 16.17 kg and listed for 4 applications on D series engines. It is, so plan the lift and support before removal.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta D7A-B TA
• Volvo Penta D7A-TA
• Volvo Penta D7C-B TA
• Volvo Penta D7C-TA

• Engine Family: D

⚙️ Key Features

• 16.17 kg — the heaviest insert in this section
• 4 D series applications
• Cooling System group
• Needs mechanical support when handling

🔌 Function

Forms the internal core or tube stack inside a cooling housing, providing the surface across which heat is exchanged.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Overheating under load despite normal raw water flow
• Coolant and seawater mixing, or oil traces in the coolant
• Tube ends blocked with scale, salt or impeller debris
• Split or perforated tube, showing as a pressure loss
• Reduced flow at the discharge

🛠️ Service Notes

• Insert 3838408 at 12.54 kg covers 4 D and MD applications and looks similar — check the housing and engine designation, as the two are not interchangeable
• Renew all o-rings, sealing rings and cover gaskets with the insert and pressure test the assembly afterwards
• Support the core squarely on removal; a dropped or dented core is scrap

📦 Condition

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