New Fuel Filter Assembly For 3516 Engines Used In 5230 Excavators And 3516 Remanufactured Engines Caterpillar

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 Program must be administered as soon as possible. When reporting the repair, use "PI3044" as the Part Number, "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 "PI3044" as the Part Number, "7751" as the Group Number, "96" as the Warranty Claim Description Code, and "Z" as the SIMS Description Code.

NOTE: Refer to your Warranty Bulletin for detailed information with regard to Product Improvement Programs.

Completion Date

Termination Date

Problem

An additional fuel filter assembly has been added to the 3516 Engines used in 5230 Excavators and 3516 Remanufactured Engines. The 5230 Excavator had inadequate fuel filter capacity compared to other 3500 Series Engines powering machine applications due to its high load factor.

Affected Product
Model & Identification Number

5230 (7LL1-78)

3516 (7CL165, 7CL166, 7CL220, 7CL229, 7CL232, 7CL233, 7CL243, 7CL384)

Parts Needed

2 - 3B1915 Bolt

1 - 5H8038 Seal-O-Ring

2 - 2K8198 Seal-O-Ring

1 - 3K0360 Seal-O-Ring

1 - 3K0360 Seal-O-Ring

1 - 2M9780 Seal-O-Ring

12 - 5M2894 Washer-Hard

3 - 1R0755 Filter Assembly

2 - 0S1571 Bolt

2 - 0S1588 Bolt

2 - 1C2251 Bolt

6 - 9S8752 Nut-Full

2 - 0T0055 Bolt

1 - 1W7559 Base Assembly

1 - 1W8129 Support

1 - 1378270 Bracket

1 - 1378271 Bracket

1 - 1378272 Tube Assembly

1 - 1378273 Bracket

Action Required

See the attached rework procedure.

Owner Notification

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

Service Claim Allowances

NOTE: This is a 4-hour job.

Parts Disposition

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

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

Attach.

(1-Owner Notification)

(2-Rework Procedure)

Copy Of Owner Notification For U.S. And Canadian Owners

Rework Procedure

Install the new additional fuel filter assembly.

NOTE: Use the procedure for purging air from the fuel system, reference the Operation and Maintenance Manual for 5230 Excavators for the correct procedure.

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