3884557 Bearing Shell Kit | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta bearing shell kit from the Engine group, weighing 65.8 g and listed for 3 applications on D-series engines. It supersedes part number 876672, catalogued earlier as a big-end bearing kit. The companion kit 3884561 at 45.4 g supersedes 876669, and since no size or grade is published for either, they must be ordered by number against the measured journal.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta D1-20
• Volvo Penta D1-20B
• Volvo Penta D1-20F

• Engine Family: D
• HP Range: 20 HP

⚙️ Key Features

• Bearing shell kit for big-end use
• Supersedes 876672, catalogued earlier as a big-end bearing kit
• 65.8 g
• Sister kit 3884561 supersedes 876669

🔌 Function

Supplies the bearing shells that carry the connecting rod on the crankshaft journal, holding the oil film that keeps the two apart under load.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Knock from the engine that rises with load and eases off load
• Oil pressure dropping when hot
• Bright metal particles in the oil or filter
• Shells found scored, wiped or blackened at strip-down
• Big-end clearance measured beyond limit

🛠️ Service Notes

• Measure the journals before ordering, as the two kits in this range are distinguished by the numbers they supersede rather than by any published size
• Renew the connecting rod bolts where they are single-use and torque to the manual procedure
• Change the oil and filter and prime the system before the first start

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 3884557 → Supersedes 876672

OEM / Related Numbers

• 876672 earlier number superseded by this part

Aftermarket / Verified Equivalents

• Recmar: RM3884557

📦 Condition

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