PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING THE ARD HEAD ON CERTAIN 349E EXCAVATORS, AND 980K WHEEL LOADERS Caterpillar


PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING THE ARD HEAD ON CERTAIN 349E EXCAVATORS, AND 980K WHEEL LOADERS

Usage:

TEBE3599-02

22Sep2015
(Revised 24Jan2017)


U-509
A-367
D-438
O-441

 

After Failure Only

  
  

PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING THE ARD HEAD ON CERTAIN 349E EXCAVATORS, AND 980K WHEEL LOADERS

108M 1088
PS53035
NOTE:

Caterpillar’s obligations under this Service Letter are subject to, and shall not apply in contravention of, the laws, rules, regulations, directives, ordinances, orders, or statutes of the United States, or of any other applicable jurisdiction, without recourse or liability with respect to Caterpillar.

NOTE:

This Program can only be administered after a failure occurs. The decision whether to apply the Program is made by the dealer. When reporting the repair, use "PS53035" as the Part Number and "7755" as the Group Number. Use "96" as the Warranty Claim Description Code and use "Z" as the SIMS Description Code.

NOTE:

The information supplied in this service letter may not be valid after the termination date of this program. Do not perform the work outlined in this Service Letter after the termination date without first contacting your Caterpillar product analyst.

 
NOTE:

This Revised Service Letter replaces the 22Sep2015 (Revised 25Aug2016) Service Letter. A change has been made to the Action Required.


TERMINATION DATE

30Sep2017

PROBLEM

The existing 348-3402 ARD Head can develop an internal short and cause the heater to not function on certain 349E Excavators, and 980K Wheel Loaders. If the heater fails to turn on and clean the ARD head, it will begin to develop soot deposits on the nozzle and may cause failed DPF regenerations.

AFFECTED PRODUCT

Model Identification Number
349E FJB00180-00191

RGH00146-00157, 159-164, 166-171
349E L KFX00148-00150, 152-154, 156-159, 161-165, 167-176, 180, 182-187, 190-193, 195-196, 198, 203, 205-207, 209-211, 213-215, 217-219, 221, 224, 226-228, 230, 232-233, 236, 238, 241-242, 244, 246-247, 250, 252, 254-257, 260-261, 263-270, 272-273, 275-279, 281-283, 289, 291-293, 296-299, 301, 303-306, 309, 311-316, 318, 323-325, 327-328, 330-337, 339-343, 345-347, 349, 351-352, 357-359, 361-376, 379-380, 382-388, 390-392, 397-399, 402, 404-407, 410, 412-413, 415, 417-430, 433-435, 437-444, 446-460, 462-466

MPZ00208-00210, 212-214, 217, 219, 221, 223, 225, 229, 232-233, 235, 237-238, 241, 244-245, 248-249, 251-259, 261-262, 264-267, 269-270, 273, 277-278, 283-286, 288-293, 298-302, 304, 307, 309-311, 313-320, 323-326, 328-329, 331, 333-334, 337-338, 340-342, 344-346, 349-350, 352-353, 355-368, 371-374, 376-378, 380, 382-384, 389-394, 396-411, 413-416, 419, 421, 423-426, 428, 430, 432-433, 435-437, 439-447, 451-452, 454-459, 462-467, 471-479, 481, 483, 485-494, 496, 498-499, 501, 503-508, 511-517, 519, 521-536, 538-543, 547-550, 552, 554-555, 557-563, 566-574, 576-579, 581, 583-595, 597-599, 602-606, 608-615, 617-618, 620-625, 627-628, 630, 632-638, 640-641, 643-645, 648-654, 657-659, 661-670, 672-673, 675-686, 688-696, 698, 700-702, 704-710, 712-793, 795-806, 808-817, 819-828

MZW00211-00217

SPG00194-00195, 197-211

TFG00214-00217, 219-220, 222-223, 226-229, 231-232, 234, 236-239, 242-247, 250-251, 253-254, 256, 258, 260-262, 264, 266-267, 271, 273, 276-278, 281-283, 286, 288-297, 299-301, 306-308, 310-312, 314-315, 317-321, 326-327, 333-337, 339, 341-347, 351-354, 357-360, 362-363, 365-366, 368-372, 376-378, 380, 382, 384-385, 388-392, 394-397, 399-400, 403-408, 411-418, 420-421, 423-424, 426-427, 429-430, 434-439, 442, 444-445, 447-457, 459, 461-462, 464-467, 469-470, 474-478, 480-482, 484-485, 487-490, 493, 496-499, 501-507, 510-514, 516-517, 519-520, 522-524, 527, 529-538, 541-543, 546, 548-549, 551-557, 562-563, 567, 572-574, 576-587, 589-592, 594-600, 602-614, 617-618, 620, 622-623, 625-627, 632-634, 636, 638-639, 642-643, 645, 647, 650-655, 657-661, 663-679, 681-692, 694-697, 699-700, 702, 706-708, 710-713, 716-718, 720-721, 723-724, 726-732, 734-743, 745-747, 749-753, 755, 757-765, 767-769, 771-777, 779-784, 786, 788-790, 792-794, 796, 800-801, 803, 806, 808-816, 818-819, 821-824, 826, 828-837, 839-844, 846-854, 856-868, 870-882, 885-888, 890-892, 894-895, 897-905, 907-915, 917-930, 932-1008, 1010-1048, 1050-1086, 1088-1110, 1112-1113, 1115-1125, 1127-1135

WHZ00139-00142
349E LC-VG DGE00231-00235, 238-239, 242-246, 248-249, 251-255, 257-258, 261-262, 264-266, 268-273, 275-278, 280, 283, 285-308, 311-362

KCN00197, 200, 202-204, 206, 208-210, 212-216, 218-220, 224-225, 229-232, 234-236, 238-241, 243-247, 249-250, 254-256, 258-259, 261, 264, 266-268, 270-273, 275-277, 280-289, 291-294, 297, 299-310, 312-323, 325-354
349E OEM FKF00101-00102

S3P00201-00202, 204-214
980K GTZ00137-00140, 142, 144-145, 148, 150, 153-154, 156-158, 160, 164-167, 169, 171, 173, 176, 179, 183-191, 193, 195, 197, 200-201, 205-207, 212, 215-216, 219, 225, 227-228, 230, 235-237, 239, 241, 243, 253-254, 256-258, 260, 266-267, 269-270, 272, 278-280, 283, 287-288, 290, 293-294, 298-302, 304, 307, 309, 312-313, 316-317, 320, 322, 326, 329, 332, 334, 336, 339, 341-343, 346-348, 350-352, 354-356, 358, 363, 368, 371-372, 375, 377-378, 381-383, 387, 390, 393-394, 397-398, 404, 407, 409-411, 413, 416, 418, 420-421, 423-424, 426-431, 435-436, 439, 441-442, 445-446, 449-452, 454-455, 458-461, 463, 466, 469, 471-473, 475-485, 487-488, 490-494, 497, 499-505, 507, 509-512, 514, 516-517, 519-524, 527-530, 533-534, 536-540, 543, 545, 547-549, 551-553, 556-560, 562-564, 566-568, 570, 573-574, 578-580, 582-586, 588-593, 595-599, 604, 608, 610, 613-614, 617, 619-622, 624-626, 628, 630-641, 643-651, 653-660, 662-664, 666-667

W7K00299, 302-304, 311-315, 318-319, 321, 323-325, 327-328, 330, 333-336, 338-341, 344, 346-347, 349-351, 353-354, 356-361, 363, 367-369, 372-378, 380-382, 384-385, 387, 390, 392-395, 397-402, 405, 407-409, 411, 413-416, 418, 421-422, 424-425, 432-436, 438, 440, 444-445, 451-457, 459-462, 467, 469-471, 473-474, 477-479, 481, 483-484, 488-493, 495-499, 501, 504-506, 511-514, 516-517, 519-520, 522-523, 525-528, 530-531, 533, 535, 537-538, 543-544, 546-548, 550-552, 555-557, 559, 561, 563-564, 566-569, 572-574, 579-586, 588, 591-596, 599-600, 604-605, 607-609, 611, 615-617, 619, 624-625, 627, 629, 632-635, 637-638, 642-645, 647, 649-651, 653-654, 656-657, 662, 664-665, 669, 671, 675-676, 679-680, 687, 689, 691, 697, 699, 701-705, 707, 709-712, 715-716, 718, 720, 722-723, 726, 728-729, 731-734, 741, 743, 745, 747, 751-752, 754-755, 757, 760, 762-763, 766, 768, 770-775, 777, 779, 781-782, 785, 787, 789-790, 792-795, 797, 799-800, 803-806, 808, 813-814, 816, 818, 820, 822-824, 826-827, 829-832, 834, 836-838, 841-843, 845-846, 852-853, 858, 861, 866, 868, 870, 874, 876, 878-883, 885, 887-889, 891-892, 895-902, 904, 906-909, 911-912, 914, 918-919, 925-926, 930-932, 934-935, 939-940, 944, 946-950, 955-957, 959-968, 970-971, 973-975, 977, 979, 981-984, 987-995, 1001-1003, 1007-1008, 1010-1012, 1016-1017, 1021, 1023-1026, 1029-1030, 1033-1036, 1038, 1040-1041, 1043-1048, 1051-1053, 1055, 1058, 1061-1064, 1066, 1069-1070, 1072-1078, 1080, 1083, 1085-1089, 1092-1095, 1098-1100, 1102, 1104-1105, 1109-1111, 1115, 1117-1120, 1122, 1124, 1126, 1129, 1132-1134, 1136-1137, 1139, 1142-1144, 1146, 1148-1149, 1151-1152, 1156-1157, 1161-1165, 1167-1168, 1173, 1175-1177, 1179, 1181-1186, 1188, 1192, 1194-1197, 1203, 1205-1207, 1209, 1211-1212, 1214-1215, 1217-1218, 1220, 1223, 1225-1230, 1232, 1236-1237, 1241-1245, 1248-1249, 1251, 1253, 1255, 1257-1260, 1262-1265, 1267-1269, 1271-1273, 1277, 1280, 1282-1285, 1287-1289, 1291-1292, 1295-1296, 1298-1300, 1302, 1305, 1307-1309, 1311, 1313-1315, 1317-1319, 1321, 1324-1325, 1327-1329, 1332-1339, 1343-1346, 1348-1350, 1354, 1357-1359, 1361-1364, 1368-1372, 1374-1376, 1378-1379, 1385-1386, 1389-1390, 1394, 1397-1400, 1403-1404, 1407-1415, 1417-1419, 1421-1423, 1427-1435, 1440-1442, 1445-1447, 1451-1455, 1457-1460, 1462, 1466, 1468-1472, 1477-1480, 1484-1486, 1488-1489, 1491-1493, 1497, 1499-1501, 1504-1507, 1509-1518, 1522-1523, 1525-1526, 1528-1529, 1531, 1533-1534, 1536-1540, 1542-1545, 1548, 1550, 1552, 1554-1557, 1559-1569, 1571-1576, 1581-1582, 1586, 1589, 1591, 1593-1596, 1600-1601, 1604, 1606-1607, 1609, 1616-1617, 1620-1623, 1626, 1629-1638, 1640, 1643-1644, 1646-1648, 1650-1652, 1654-1657, 1659, 1663, 1665, 1669-1670, 1672-1684, 1686-1689, 1694, 1697, 1701-1704, 1706-1714, 1716, 1718, 1720, 1722-1723, 1725-1726, 1728-1732, 1734-1735, 1739-1744, 1746, 1748-1750, 1753, 1757-1763, 1765-1773, 1776, 1778-1793, 1795-1807, 1809-1810, 1814-1834, 1838-1841, 1843-1844, 1846-1851, 1853-1860, 1863-1865, 1867-1870, 1874, 1876-1878, 1880-1883, 1885-1888, 1890-1893, 1895-1898, 1900-1917, 1919-1934, 1936-1940, 1942-1968, 1970-1972, 1974-1979, 1982-1987, 1989-2030, 2032, 2035-2041, 2043-2050, 2052-2069, 2071-2091, 2093-2094, 2096-2111, 2113-2121, 2124, 2126-2128, 2130-2144, 2146-2149, 2152-2155, 2157-2159, 2161-2162, 2164-2183, 2185-2190, 2192-2204, 2206, 2208-2226, 2228, 2231-2241
980K OEM  NEP00102-00105, 107, 110, 112-114

PARTS NEEDED

Qty

Part Number Description
1 20R3536 HEAD AS-COMB
1 3296729 GASKET
2 3483425 GASKET
1 4656906 980K Engine Control Software
1 4884995 349E Engine Control Software
In order to allow equitable parts availability to all participating dealers, please limit your initial parts order to not exceed 8% of dealership population. This is an initial order recommendation only, and the ultimate responsibility for ordering the total number of parts needed to satisfy the program lies with the dealer.


ACTION REQUIRED

Replace the 348-3402 ARD Head with the improved 20R-3536 ARD Head. The new ARD head has an improved seal to prevent heater shorting.

Note: Clamping the coolant lines off prior to removing the ARD head prevents large coolant loss. After the repair is complete monitor the coolant level in the shunt tank and top off if necessary.

Update to latest engine control software which also has regen and heater cycle improvements included.

SERVICE CLAIM ALLOWANCES

Product smu/age whichever comes first
Caterpillar
Dealer Suggested
Customer Suggested
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
0-6000 hrs,
0-84 mo 
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
 NOTE: This is a 2.0-hour job



PARTS DISPOSITION

Handle the parts in accordance with your Warranty Bulletin on warranty parts handling.
 
 
 

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