888821 Breather Pipe | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta breather pipe from the Cooling System group, weighing 0.039 kg and listed for one application on a D-series engine. It supersedes part number 3838595, which was catalogued earlier as an air vent pipe. Six breather pipes run through this listing — 888822, 888823, 888892, 888893 and 888895 are the others — and each is a different routing, so order by number.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta D7A-T

• Engine Family: D

⚙️ Key Features

• Supersedes 3838595, catalogued earlier as an air vent pipe
• 0.039 kg
• One listed application on the D series
• One of six breather pipes listed here, each a different routing

🔌 Function

Vents trapped air out of the cooling circuit so it can escape rather than gathering as a pocket.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Air pocket forming and the engine running warm
• Coolant weeping at either end of the pipe
• Pipe blocked or restricted by scale
• Corrosion pinhole or a split in the pipe
• Pipe chafed where it passes another component

🛠️ Service Notes

• Renew the sealing rings at both ends and check the bore is clear before fitting
• Records showing 3838595 as an air vent pipe refer to this same item under its current number

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 888821 → Supersedes 3838595

OEM / Related Numbers

• 3838595 earlier number superseded by this part

📦 Condition

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