3801532 Turbocharger Exch | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta remanufactured turbocharger with wastegate, from the Inlet and Exhaust System group, weighing 15.65 kg and listed for 2 applications on TAD-series engines. It supersedes part number 3801261, catalogued under the same name. The wastegate is the distinguishing feature within a band of six turbochargers between 15.3 and 15.9 kg. This unit is supplied on an exchange basis: core deposit 3804532 is charged alongside it and refunded once the old unit is returned, so both numbers appear on the order.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta TAD750VE
• Volvo Penta TAD760VE

• Engine Family: TAD

⚙️ Key Features

• With wastegate
• 15.65 kg
• Supersedes 3801261
• Listed for 2 TAD-series applications

🔌 Function

Uses exhaust energy to drive a compressor wheel, forcing more air into the cylinders, with an integral wastegate bleeding exhaust past the turbine to cap boost pressure.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Boost overshoot or under-boost logged as a fault
• Whistle or siren rising with engine speed
• Blue smoke and oil carry-over to the inlet
• Loss of power under sustained load
• Wastegate flap or actuator seized on strip-down

🛠️ Service Notes

• Five other turbochargers here are within 600 grams of this one, so use the part number and the wastegate specification to identify it
• Check the wastegate actuator and its control line before condemning the turbocharger
• Core deposit 3804532 is charged with this unit and refunded when the old one is returned - order both together

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 3801532 → Supersedes 3801261 → Supersedes 3801105

OEM / Related Numbers

• 3801261 earlier number superseded by this part
• 3801105 earlier number superseded by this part

Other-Brand OEM Numbers

• BorgWarner: 12709880018
• BorgWarner: 12709700018

📦 Condition

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