PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR RESETTING THE VALVE LASH ON CERTAIN 3126, 3126B, 3126E, AND C-9 ENGINES USED IN TRUCK, COMMERCIAL, AND MACHINE APPLICATIONS Caterpillar

PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR RESETTING THE VALVE LASH ON CERTAIN 3126, 3126B, 3126E, AND C-9 ENGINES USED IN TRUCK, COMMERCIAL, AND MACHINE APPLICATIONS

Usage:

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October 25, 2002
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A-192
AU-206
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O-227
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*Priority*	PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR RESETTING THE VALVE LASH ON CERTAIN 3126, 3126B, 3126E, AND C-9 ENGINES USED IN TRUCK, COMMERCIAL, AND MACHINE APPLICATIONS
1105		PI30403

NOTE: This Program must be administered as soon as possible. When reporting the repair, use "PI30403" as the Part number and "7751" as the Group Number, "56" as the Warranty Claim Description Code and "T" as the SIMS Description Code. Exception: If the repair is done after failure, use "PI30403" as the Part Number, "7751" as the Group Number, "96" as the Warranty Claim Description Code, and "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.

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COMPLETION DATE	TERMINATION DATE
April 30, 2003	October 31, 2003

PROBLEM

The valve lash may not have been correctly set at the factory on certain 3126, 3126B, 3126E, and C-9 Engines. The valve lash on those engines needs to be reset as soon as possible to avoid possible engine damage.

AFFECTED PRODUCT

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Model	Identification Number
3126	1BW801, 817, 822, 824, 826, 827, 831, 833, 838, 841, 842, 846, 852, 853, 855, 866, 868, 874, 875, 876, 881, 887, 888, 891, 892, 894, 917, 919, 921, 928, 939, 954, 956, 961, 962, 968, 974, 985, 990, 992, 993, 996-1000, 1004, 1005, 1007, 1008, 1014, 1018, 1034, 1036, 1051, 1058, 1072
3126	1ZJ2924, 2930, 2931, 2958, 2985, 2987, 2989, 2995, 3004, 3005, 3007, 3014, 3020, 3028, 3046, 3051, 3052, 3054, 3055, 3078, 3081, 3086, 3109, 3115, 3124-3126, 3129, 3133, 3135, 3139, 3141, 3151, 3156-3158, 3160, 3162, 3164, 3184, 3193, 3199, 3201, 3211, 3215, 3218, 3219, 3231-3233, 3237, 3244-3246, 3250, 3251, 3253, 3256, 3260, 3264, 3270, 3276, 3277, 3279, 3280, 3284, 3286, 3291, 3299, 3300, 3302-3305, 3310, 3318, 3325, 3327, 3333, 3338, 3341-3344, 3348, 3354, 3357, 3359, 3364, 3367, 3369, 3372, 3374, 3380, 3386, 3388, 3394, 3395, 3397, 3404, 3421, 3424
3126	4EZ242, 243, 248, 264-266, 268, 272, 274, 275, 277, 282, 283, 285, 287, 288, 299
3126	6PZ955, 959-962, 966, 969, 971, 1083, 1118
3126	7JZ1838, 4132, 4297, 4344, 4440, 4443-4445, 4455, 4458, 4460, 4469, 4480, 4506, 4517, 4550, 4567, 4580, 4660, 4686, 4761, 4768, 4809, 4944, 4946, 5027, 5029, 5072
3126	8SZ267
3126	9ZR2217, 2239, 2245, 2279, 2284-2287, 2289, 2292, 2293, 2295, 2296, 2298, 2317, 2318, 2336, 2337, 2340, 2347, 2352, 2360, 2364, 2376, 2379-2383, 2390, 2391, 2399, 2401-2403, 2408-2411, 2414
3126	CKK160, 161, 168, 170, 172, 174, 178
3126B	1AJ346
3126B	3GS948, 1006
3126B	9SZ10519, 10625, 10634, 10699, 10700, 10769, 11012, 11065, 11080, 11238, 11314, 11380, 11401, 11435, 11500, 11505, 11556, 11576, 11654, 11700, 11733, 11735, 11767, 11803, 11804, 11808, 11810, 11839, 11851, 11872, 11886, 11894, 11938, 11995, 12002, 12037, 12061, 12070, 12072, 12074, 12094, 12095, 12126, 12168, 12225, 12303, 12368, 12374, 12378, 12379, 12487, 12510, 12528, 12543, 12551, 12568, 12620, 12630, 12631, 12637, 12751, 12764, 12786, 12805, 12812, 12907, 12921, 12930, 13016
3126B	BEJ689, 757, 767, 783, 795, 801, 807, 823, 825, 828, 849, 912, 931, 970, 974, 980, 984, 991, 993, 995, 1002, 1005, 1007, 1024, 1025, 1028, 1034, 1037, 1050, 1059, 1060, 1064, 1081, 1109, 1125, 1130, 1169, 1183, 1224, 1284, 1317, 1319, 1332, 1366, 1371, 1373, 1451
3126B	BKD468, 498, 501, 522, 539, 556, 561, 564, 572-574, 683
3126B	CKM36964, 37434, 37453, 37631, 37702, 37792, 37917, 38124, 38229, 38511, 38535, 38539, 38598, 38643, 38692, 38988, 39053, 39062, 30966, 39084, 39114, 39170, 39224, 39232, 39499, 39517, 39589, 39595, 39813, 40012, 40108, 40155, 40270, 40295, 40320, 40374, 40392, 40394, 40456, 40466, 40579, 40587, 40600, 40690, 40892, 41388, 41392, 41400, 41402, 41417, 41427, 41455, 41583, 41589, 41600, 42080, 42285, 42595, 42642, 42651, 42826, 42855, 42882, 42888, 42959, 43029, 43222, 43231, 43232, 43271, 43333, 43384, 43395, 43399, 43401, 43420, 43490, 43674, 43681, 43688, 43698, 43702, 43803, 43807, 43890, 44005, 44012, 44017, 44037, 44038, 44040, 44047, 44048, 44463, 44495, 44516, 44538, 44551, 44578, 44610, 44714, 44858, 44914, 45108, 45205, 45282, 45378, 45390, 45402, 45403, 45411, 45435, 45542, 45585, 45617, 45688, 45850, 45859, 45870, 45874, 45918, 46085, 46473, 46481, 46543, 46570, 46585, 46804, 46819, 46896, 46902, 47001, 47059, 47242, 47267, 47271, 47276, 47314, 47328, 47344, 47348, 47372, 47373, 47408, 47450, 47483, 47555, 47564, 47571, 47583, 47586, 47600, 47617, 47625, 47641, 47669, 47672, 47684, 47685, 47708, 47713, 47769, 47830, 47860, 47897, 47901, 47951, 47958, 47987, 48069, 48081, 48085, 48086, 48099, 48105, 48115, 48119, 48120, 48155, 48162, 48172, 48173, 48194, 48218, 48221, 48238, 48251, 48315, 48459, 48365, 48373, 48383, 48425, 48438, 48464, 48470, 48473, 48507, 48524, 48543, 48608, 48622, 48670, 48727, 48729, 48751, 48790, 48858, 48892, 48925, 48929, 49044, 49052, 49061, 49164, 49167, 49199, 49206, 49214, 49215, 49220, 49231, 49280, 49296, 49308, 49336, 49367, 49375, 49420, 49430, 49452, 49518, 49534, 49588, 49622, 49624, 49626, 49633, 49673, 49677, 49683, 49697, 49698, 49733, 49744, 49891, 50066, 50140, 50149, 50167, 50349, 50405, 50481, 50499, 50503, 50567, 50650, 50738, 50758, 50775, 50941, 50945, 50962, 50965, 50997, 51053, 51129, 51163, 51165, 51166, 51171, 51172, 51182, 51220, 51344, 51350, 51372, 51390, 51406, 51417, 51426, 51434, 51467, 51469, 51479, 51479, 51488, 51429, 51494, 51505, 51508, 51521, 51524, 51526, 51527-51530, 51538, 51540, 51544, 51549, 51551, 51553, 51555, 51557, 51559, 51561, 51565, 51568, 51569, 51573, 51660, 51679, 51685, 51688, 51698, 51706, 51709, 51722, 51756, 51762, 51764, 51777, 51814, 51868, 51900, 51927, 51954, 51995, 52005, 52011, 52046, 52072, 52084, 52120, 52121, 52123, 52131, 52138, 52148, 52150, 52152, 52156, 52160, 52162, 52166, 52169, 52173, 52182, 52184, 52185, 52188, 52192, 52195, 52198, 52199, 52200, 52207, 52209, 52210, 52212, 52213, 52215, 52217, 52252, 52256, 52258, 52269, 52271, 52283, 52285, 52307, 52314, 52321, 52324, 52327, 52335, 52336, 52339-52341, 52346-52350, 52354, 52356, 52359, 52360, 52371, 52374, 52377-52379, 52381, 52382, 52384, 52385, 52387, 52389, 52392, 52395, 52398, 52400, 52403, 52405, 52411, 52417, 52420, 52421, 52423, 52426-52428, 52455, 52457, 52480, 52483, 52486, 52491, 52493, 52508, 52511, 52522, 52523, 52528, 52540, 52572, 52574, 52577, 52578, 52584, 52587, 52595, 52596, 52598, 52600, 52605, 52621, 52623, 52624, 52627, 52641, 52659, 52661, 52663, 52679, 52692, 52697, 52699, 52710, 52731, 52739, 52771, 52779, 52788, 52792, 52856, 52905, 52922, 52924, 52947, 53043, 53059, 53063, 53067, 53083, 53090, 53103, 53107, 53114, 53122, 53131, 53133, 53138, 53142, 53148, 53169, 53175, 53185, 53194, 53209, 53290, 53319, 53343, 53344, 53348, 53395, 53396, 53400, 53413, 53414, 53420, 53428, 53525, 53527, 53531-53533, 53539, 53545, 53550, 53565, 53581, 53583, 53584, 53586, 53590, 53595, 53597, 53606, 53608, 53616, 53620, 53634, 53637, 53642, 53650, 53653, 53659, 53667, 53676, 53678, 53693, 53694, 53701, 53702, 53812, 53837, 53866, 53873, 53875, 53890, 53908, 53918, 53919, 53926, 53931, 53935, 53987, 54034, 54060, 54069, 54076, 54109, 54111, 54185, 54194, 54201, 54227, 54254, 54283, 54284, 54310, 54319, 54340, 54344, 54349, 54389, 54391, 54397, 54407, 54466, 54559, 54579, 54583, 54590, 54599, 54605, 54609, 54615, 54623, 54631, 54644, 54646, 54648, 54650, 54655, 54661, 54723, 54782, 54785, 54787, 54797, 54801, 54803, 54813, 54816, 54828, 54831, 54843, 54845, 54859, 54861, 54869, 54874, 54962, 55002, 55024, 55066, 55070, 55075, 55077, 55086, 55107, 55109, 55116, 55189, 55266, 55291, 55308, 55342, 55399, 55417, 55460, 55463, 55465, 55468, 55473, 55511, 55552, 55567, 55622, 55722, 55725, 55728, 55729, 55735, 55758, 55760, 55810, 55906, 55948, 55974, 55976, 56012, 56029, 56032, 56044, 56060, 56075, 56111, 56117, 56127, 56128, 56138, 56144, 56147, 56148, 56150, 56177, 56335, 56339, 56341, 56348, 56350, 56360, 56367, 56369, 56374, 56376, 56378, 56380-56382, 56385, 56389, 56394, 56401, 56406, 56410, 56412, 56414, 56416, 56420, 56423, 56425, 56496, 56543, 56545, 56589, 56604, 56628, 56630, 56719, 56785, 56822, 56832, 56871, 56934, 57138, 57220, 57239, 57253, 57254, 57314, 57405, 57410, 57460, 57486, 57491, 57676, 57716, 57874, 57881, 57898, 57957, 57980, 57992, 58021, 58055, 58095, 58145, 58256, 58294, 58304, 58504, 58507, 58745, 58869, 58896, 58913, 58923, 58924, 58926, 58932, 59095-59097, 59154, 59382, 59489, 59628, 59761, 59833, 59973, 60028, 60190, 60238, 60331, 60439, 60462, 60478, 60497, 60524, 60529, 60576, 60715, 60722, 60730, 60739, 60789, 60837, 60888, 60889, 60991, 61054, 61057, 61084, 61090, 61095, 61100, 61234, 61267, 61301, 61315, 61346, 61357, 61375, 61625, 61662, 61699, 61737, 61849, 61858, 61957, 61972, 61973, 62008, 62044, 62064, 62075, 62108, 62173, 62256, 62313, 62322, 62348, 62415, 62449, 62462, 62467, 62473, 62475, 62482, 62546, 62582, 62591, 62618, 62654, 62663, 62665, 62671, 62739, 62774, 62842, 62864, 62874, 62877, 62882, 62990, 63035, 63043, 63141, 63196, 63218, 63222, 63239, 63260, 63357, 63396, 63430, 63442, 63509, 63519, 63566, 63568, 63586, 63742, 63789, 63832, 63982, 63985, 63990, 63992, 63998, 64000, 64001, 64004, 64005, 64007, 64008, 64023, 64097, 64150, 64162, 64200, 64212, 64556, 64745, 64902, 64904, 64907, 64910, 64925, 64942, 65002, 65104, 65130, 65348, 65359, 65500, 65525, 65609, 65718, 66122
3126E	HEP303, 425, 470, 577, 588, 596, 615, 631, 641, 696, 794, 821, 841, 861, 890, 966, 1213, 1332, 1398, 1491, 1579, 1670, 1701, 1823, 1830, 1933, 1969, 1987, 2057, 2059-2061, 2066, 2073, 2075, 2078, 2257, 2400, 2438, 2472, 2539, 2654, 2703, 2732, 2778, 2945, 3011, 3292, 3303, 3398, 3408, 3754, 3927
C-9	9DG385, 406
C-9	CLJ807, 821, 829, 905, 931, 945, 990, 1033, 1187, 1188, 1191, 1195, 1196, 1201, 1204, 1222, 1226, 1227, 1246, 1249, 1271, 1272, 1277, 1278, 1280-1282, 1285, 1287-1289, 1293-1299, 1321, 1325, 1327, 1335, 1336, 1339, 1341-1343, 1345-1352, 1354, 1357-1362, 1364, 1370, 1372, 1374, 1375, 1381, 1384, 1388, 1391-1394, 1399, 1400, 1403, 1405-1407, 1426, 1433, 1438, 1439, 1455, 1464, 1469, 1471, 1475, 1476, 1495, 1502, 1511, 1527-1529, 1532, 1533, 1542, 1549, 1554, 1559, 1562, 1565, 1575, 1594, 1599, 1644, 1655, 1665, 1667, 1678, 1725, 1734, 1786, 1818, 1838, 1839, 1855, 1861, 1868, 1871, 1876, 1892, 1901, 1902, 1914, 1923, 1931, 1963, 1976
DEUCE	7RR198, 202, 209, 210
525B	3KZ680, 700,723,728, 729, 737, 740, 741, 771, 783, 799, 804-806, 808, 810, 811, 813, 814, 816-819, 821-823, 825, 826, 828-830, 832, 834, 836, 841, 852, 853, 857, 860, 862
938G	4YS2474, 2504, 2513, 2518, 2521, 2532, 2539, 2540, 2545, 2552, 2554, 2557, 2563, 2570-2573, 2575, 2577, 2580, 2581, 2583-2586, 2591, 2594, 2595, 2597-2602, 2604, 2607
IT38G	7BS1164, 1189, 1207, 1212, 1215, 1216, 1218, 1220, 1222-1225
950G	3JW2580, 2627, 2647, 2648, 2650, 2651, 2659, 2668, 2694, 2695, 2739, 2743, 2750, 2756, 2760, 2769, 2771-2775, 2777, 2780, 2781, 2785, 2787, 2789, 2790, 2794, 2798, 2799, 2802, 2804, 2813, 2817, 2819-2822, 2824-2826, 2829, 2832-2838, 2841, 2843
950G	AXX115
962G	4PW598
962G	5AS417
535B	AAE563-565, 569-571, 573
322C L	BKJ585, 587, 597, 607, 637, 640, 651, 653, 660, 662, 670, 676, 680-683, 688, 691, 697, 699
322C	CBY202
322C	CAM125, 133
325C L	BFE292, 303, 308, 316, 324, 335, 363, 370, 382
330B	BTM163
330C	CGZ144, 157, 169, 176, 199, 203, 205, 206, 208-212, 215, 224, 228, 234, 236, 237, 242, 247
330C	CYA159, 160
330C	GAG212, 215, 217, 219, 232
330C	JAB369, 391, 403-405 411, 422
330C	JNK190
330C	KDD267, 276, 277, 279, 283, 287, 288, 294, 299, 315, 322
330C L	DKY222, 245, 279, 297, 306, 317, 329, 371, 383, 403, 414, 423-424, 432, 435-439, 442, 443, 448, 450, 451, 453, 456, 457, 460, 618, 629, 632, 637, 650, 655, 683, 689, 695, 714
330C L	HAA243, 244, 256, 259, 264
D6R II	BLT104, 112, 116
D6R II X	BMY107, 131, 136
D6R II L	BNC118, 123, 126, 137, 139, 140, 143, 155

PARTS NEEDED

No parts needed.

ACTION REQUIRED

Adjust the valve lash setting on all intake and exhaust valves as instructed in the appropriate service manual. NOTE: If engine has already had an initial valve lash adjustment, do not apply this service letter.

OWNER NOTIFICATION

U.S. and Canadian owners will receive the attached Owner Notification.

SERVICE CLAIM ALLOWANCES

*** Truck Engines ***

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Caterpillar		Dealer Suggested		Customer Suggested
Parts	Labor Hrs.	Parts	Labor Hrs.	Parts	Labor Hrs.
100%	1.5	0	0	0	0
NOTE: This is a 1.5-hour job. NOTE: U.S. and Canadian Dealers Only - Eligible dealers may enter a Type 2 SIMS Report

*** Non-Truck Engines ***

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Caterpillar		Dealer Suggested		Customer Suggested
Parts	Labor Hrs.	Parts	Labor Hrs.	Parts	Labor Hrs.
100%	1.8	0	0	0	0
NOTE: This is a 1.8-hour job. NOTE: U.S. and Canadian Dealers Only - Eligible dealers may enter a Type 2 SIMS Report

PARTS DISPOSITION

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

MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO COMPLETE THIS PROGRAM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Attach. (1-Owner Notification)

COPY OF OWNER NOTIFICATION FOR U.S. AND CANADIAN OWNERS

XYZ Corporation
3240 Arrow Drive
Anywhere, YZ 99999

PRIORITY - PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR RESETTING THE VALVE LASH

MODELS INVOLVED - CERTAIN 3126, 3126B, 3126E, and C-9 ENGINES

Dear Caterpillar Product Owner:

The valve lash on the products listed below need to be reset as soon as possible to avoid possible engine damage. The valve lash may not have been correctly set at the factory. You will not be charged for the service performed.

Contact your local Caterpillar dealer immediately to schedule this service. The dealer will advise you of the time required to complete this service. Please refer the dealer to their Service Letter dated October 25, 2002 when scheduling this service.

We regret the inconvenience this may cause you, but urge you to have this service performed as soon as possible to prevent unscheduled downtime.

Caterpillar Inc.

Identification #(s)

Attached to October 25, 2002 Service Letter