861962 Connecting Rod | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta connecting rod from the Engine group, weighing 0.381 kg and listed for 8 applications on MD series engines.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta MD2010
• Volvo Penta MD2010B
• Volvo Penta MD2010-C
• Volvo Penta MD2010-D
• Volvo Penta MD2020
• Volvo Penta MD2020B
• Volvo Penta MD2020-C
• Volvo Penta MD2020-D

• Engine Family: MD

⚙️ Key Features

• 0.381 kg
• 8 applications on MD series engines
• Engine group component
• Quantity varies by assembly, most commonly three

🔌 Function

Links the piston to the crankshaft journal, turning the piston's straight-line travel into rotation and carrying the full combustion load into the crank.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Deep, heavy knock from low in the engine that worsens under load
• Oil pressure falling once the engine is hot
• Bearing shells found scored, wiped or with the backing showing through
• Rod bore worn oval or the cap faces fretted
• Rod visibly bent or twisted, showing as uneven piston contact on the bore

🛠️ Service Notes

• Renew the big end shells whenever a rod is disturbed, and check the journal for ovality before reassembly
• Rod bolts are a critical joint - follow the workshop manual's tightening procedure exactly
• Have the rod checked for bend and twist if the engine has suffered a hydraulic lock or a seizure

📦 Condition

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