478606 Injector | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta injector from the Fuel System group, weighing 0.379 kg and listed for 12 applications across the TD, TWD, TAMD and TAD series.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta TD121G-87
• Volvo Penta TWD1211V
• Volvo Penta TWD1230ME
• Volvo Penta TWD1230VE
• Volvo Penta TWD1231VE
• Volvo Penta TWD1240VE
• Volvo Penta TWD1210V
• Volvo Penta TAMD103A
• Volvo Penta TAD1230V
• Volvo Penta TAD1241VE
• Volvo Penta TAD1242VE
• Volvo Penta TAD1241-42VE

• Engine Family: TD, TWD, TAMD, TAD

⚙️ Key Features

• 0.379 kg
• 12 applications across the TD, TWD, TAMD and TAD series
• The heaviest injector in this range
• Nozzle 478609 at 0.041 kg covers the TWD and TAMD applications
• Quantity varies by assembly, most commonly six

🔌 Function

Atomises fuel into the combustion chamber at the correct pressure and timing.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Rough uneven idle with smoke at the exhaust
• Knock or hammer from one cylinder under load
• Hard starting, particularly from cold
• Diesel weeping or a fuel smell around the injector
• Nozzle found coked or dribbling when pop tested

🛠️ Service Notes

• Injectors 478682 and 479443 sit within a gram of each other at 0.362 and 0.361 kg and cover a different family set, so check fitment carefully and order by part number
• Renew the seat washer and sleeve, test injectors as a set and never fit a mix of new and tired units in one engine

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

Other-Brand OEM Numbers

• Bosch: 0 432 191 715

📦 Condition

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