# 3805147 Turbocharger Core | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Core deposit for a turbocharger, in the Inlet and Exhaust System group. It is the refundable charge raised against the old turbocharger when the exchange unit is bought, and it comes back once the worn one is returned. Nothing ships against this line on its own; it is an accounting entry that sits beside the unit on the order. Under Volvo Penta's core numbering the unit it belongs to takes part number 3802147, which is the number to quote for the turbocharger itself. That number is not in our own listings, so we hold no stock against it and it has to be ordered in. The row carries a listed weight of 9.072 kg. Nothing physically ships against the deposit, so read that as the mass of the turbocharger involved: it is what the old unit will weigh going back, and it is the figure to book the return freight against.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Core deposit line, not a turbocharger you can fit
-   Paired exchange unit is part number 3802147
-   Refunded when the old turbocharger is returned
-   9.072 kg listed against the row
-   Counterpart 3802147 is not in our own listings, so no stock is held against it

## 🔌 Function

As a line item it carries the refundable core charge on the exchange; the turbocharger itself drives a compressor wheel off the exhaust gas, boosting inlet pressure so the engine makes its power without smoking.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   This is a deposit line and has nothing to fail in itself; the signs below are what normally condemns the turbocharger being exchanged
-   Boost that surges or hunts instead of holding steady
-   A wastegate actuator that is stiff, seized, or has a split diaphragm
-   Sooty exhaust and sluggish pick-up coming out of idle
-   Carbon build-up locking the wastegate linkage on strip-down

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Returning the worn turbocharger releases the deposit, so plan the return at the time of ordering rather than leaving the old unit on the bench
-   Ordering this number on its own supplies no part; it goes on the order beside the exchange unit, part number 3802147
-   Establish why the old one failed before the exchange unit goes on, because a blocked drain, a starved feed or debris through the inlet will take out the replacement as well

## 📦 Condition

-   Refundable core deposit - not a physical part

## Details

- **Price:** 990.0 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 990.00 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 3805147 Turbocharger Core | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/3805147-turbocharger-core-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-08-22