3858954 Big-End Bearing Kit | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta big-end bearing kit from the Engine group, weighing 0.036 kg and listed for 18 applications. At 36 grams the kit is small enough to be a single pair of shells rather than a set for a whole engine, so confirm how many journals one kit covers before ordering.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta 3.0GLM-A
• Volvo Penta 3.0GLM-B
• Volvo Penta 3.0GLM-C
• Volvo Penta 3.0GLP-A
• Volvo Penta 3.0GLP-B
• Volvo Penta 3.0GLP-C
• Volvo Penta 3.0GLP-D
• Volvo Penta 3.0GLP-E
• Volvo Penta 3.0GLP-J
• Volvo Penta 3.0GLP-N
• Volvo Penta 3.0GSM-A
• Volvo Penta 3.0GSM-B
• Volvo Penta 3.0GSM-C
• Volvo Penta 3.0GSP-A
• Volvo Penta 3.0GSP-B
• Volvo Penta 3.0GSP-C
• Volvo Penta 3.0GXiC-J
• Volvo Penta 3.0GXi-J

⚙️ Key Features

• 0.036 kg for the kit
• 18 applications
• Engine group
• Light enough that one kit is unlikely to cover a whole engine
• 4 used per assembly

🔌 Function

Provides the replaceable bearing surface between the connecting rod and the crankshaft journal, carrying combustion load on a film of oil.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Deep knocking or rumble from low in the engine under load
• Oil pressure low, especially when hot at idle
• Metallic glitter or bearing material in the oil or filter
• Shells scored, worn through the overlay or showing copper
• Journal marked or ovalled where the shell has run

🛠️ Service Notes

• Check the quantity per kit against the number of journals you are replacing
• Measure the crankshaft journals and check rod and cap fit before assuming shells alone will cure a knock
• Big-end bolts are frequently single-use - confirm and renew the fasteners as required

📦 Condition

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