# 3802121 Turbocharger | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta remanufactured turbocharger listed for three applications - the TWD740GE, TAD740GE and TAD741GE - and weighing 11.235 kg. The Volvo Penta Reman catalogue carries this number on page 70 against the TAD740GE, while the closely related 3802120 is listed against the TWD740GE. Reman components are restored to what is technically new condition, with wear parts and anything failing the criteria replaced by new genuine parts, built to the current bill of material and then tested and painted.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta TWD740GE
-   Volvo Penta TAD740GE
-   Volvo Penta TAD741GE

-   **Engine Family:** TWD, TAD

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Three applications - TWD740GE, TAD740GE and TAD741GE
-   Listed against the TAD740GE in the reman catalogue
-   11.235 kg
-   Factory remanufactured to technically new condition and built to the current bill of material
-   Exchange component - a core fee is added and refunded on return of the core

## 🔌 Function

Uses exhaust gas energy to compress the inlet air, giving the engine the airflow it needs to burn its full fuel delivery cleanly.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Boost low or slow to arrive, with the engine down on power
-   Whine or grinding as the turbo spins up
-   Oil weeping from the housing joints
-   Blue smoke at start-up or on the overrun

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Turbocharger 3802120 covers overlapping engines at 11.372 kg, and the reman catalogue separates them by engine - 3802120 for the TWD740GE, this one for the TAD740GE
-   The core fee is refunded once the worn turbocharger is returned, and it may be sent back after the new one is installed and the engine is running
-   Prime the bearing housing with clean oil before the first start

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   3827040 referenced in the part notes

### Other-Brand OEM Numbers

-   Schwitzer: 316408
-   Schwitzer: 316998

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 3726.33 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Exchange & Reman Units
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 3726.33 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 3802121 Turbocharger | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/3802121-turbocharger-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-10