# 3801644 Turbocharger Exch | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta remanufactured turbocharger from the Inlet and Exhaust System group, weighing 11.16 kg and listed for 2 applications across the TAD series. It supersedes part number 3801449, which was catalogued as a turbocharger. This unit is supplied on an exchange basis: core deposit 3804644 is charged alongside it and refunded once the old unit is returned, so both numbers appear on the order.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta TAD550GE
-   Volvo Penta TAD551GE

-   **Engine Family:** TAD

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Supersedes 3801449
-   11.16 kg
-   2 applications across the TAD series
-   Remanufactured to Volvo Penta specification

## 🔌 Function

Uses the energy in the exhaust stream to drive a compressor, forcing extra air into the cylinders for more power and cleaner combustion.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Loss of boost with smoke under load
-   Whistling or a rattle from the turbo as it spools
-   Oil in the inlet tract
-   Oil consumption up with no external leak
-   Play in the shaft or rub marks in the housings

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   If your paperwork shows 3801449, this reman turbo is the current replacement
-   Change the oil and filter and check the oil feed and drain lines before fitting, since a starved or blocked feed is what kills most turbos
-   Core deposit 3804644 is charged with this unit and refunded when the old one is returned - order both together

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   3801644 → Supersedes 3801449

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   3801449 earlier number superseded by this part

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 3822.18 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Exchange & Reman Units
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 3822.18 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 3801644 Turbocharger Exch | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/3801644-turbocharger-exch-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-11