PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR ADDING SUPPORT BRACKETS TO THE WATER MANIFOLD ON CERTAIN CG170-16, G3516H, G3516H, AND G3520H GENERATOR SETS Caterpillar
PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR ADDING SUPPORT BRACKETS TO THE WATER MANIFOLD ON CERTAIN CG170-16, G3516H, G3516H, AND G3520H GENERATOR SETS
Usage:
TEBE6003-00
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12Jul2017
U-356
A-241
D-290
O-296
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Before/After
PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR ADDING SUPPORT BRACKETS TO THE WATER MANIFOLD ON CERTAIN CG170-16, G3516H, G3516H, AND G3520H GENERATOR SETS
1362
PS45540
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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 must be administered either before or after failure.
In either case the decision whether to apply the Program is made by the dealer. When reporting the repair, use "PS45540" as the Part Number
and "7755" as the Group Number. If administered before failure, use "56" as the Warranty Claim Description Code and "T" as the SIMS Description code.
If administered after failure, use "96" as the Warranty Claim Description Code, and "Z" as the SIMS Description Code.
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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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TERMINATION DATE
31Jul2019
PROBLEM
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The existing cylinder head elbow O-ring may fail on certain CG170-16, G3516H, G3516H, and G3520H Generator Sets. If the existing O-ring fails the engine will experience coolant leak at the water manifold to cylinder head elbow due to wear on the O-ring seal.
In order to allow equitable parts availability to all participating dealers, please limit your initial parts order to not exceed 28% 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.
In order to allow equitable parts availability to all participating dealers, please limit your initial parts order to not exceed 28% 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
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Add a 349-4860 Support Bracket to the cylinders that are currently without a support bracket using the hardware in the Parts Needed.
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SERVICE CLAIM ALLOWANCES
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Product smu/age whichever comes first
Caterpillar
Dealer Suggested
Customer Suggested
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
*******Group 1*******
0-20000 hrs, 0-30 mo
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
20001-28000 hrs, 31-42 mo
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
NOTE: This is a 2.0-hour job for Group 1
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Product smu/age whichever comes first
Caterpillar
Dealer Suggested
Customer Suggested
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
*******Group 2*******
0-20000 hrs, 0-30 mo
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
20001-28000 hrs, 31-42 mo
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
NOTE: This is a 2.0-hour job for Group 2
PARTS DISPOSITION
Handle the parts in accordance with your Warranty Bulletin on warranty parts handling.