3838860 Starter Motor | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta starter motor from the Starting System group, weighing 6.74 kg and listed for one application on a D series engine. It is a substantial unit, so support its weight while the mounting bolts are out.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta D9A2A

• Engine Family: D

⚙️ Key Features

• Complete starter unit for the Starting System
• 6.74 kg
• One listed D series application
• Takes starter pinion 3838859 at the drive end

🔌 Function

Converts battery current into the torque needed to spin the flywheel fast enough for the engine to start, and carries the solenoid that both throws the pinion forward and switches the heavy motor current.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Slow, laboured cranking with a healthy battery
• A single click from the solenoid and nothing else
• Starter runs on after the engine has fired
• Burning-insulation smell or a hot casing after cranking
• Heavy voltage drop across the starter cables under load

🛠️ Service Notes

• Isolate the battery before disconnecting any starter cable — the main terminal is live at all times
• Check the flywheel ring gear and pinion 3838859 for wear while the motor is off
• Compare terminal layout and cable lug sizes with the old unit before fitting

📦 Condition

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