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June 2003
CHANGES TO TURBOCHARGER CORE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
This IRM is a revision to the original announced in the June 15th ePreview. The correct media number revision level for the Turbocharger Core Acceptance Criteria is SELD0028-06.
Announcement
Caterpillar Remanufactured Products Group is announcing changes to the core acceptance criteria for turbochargers and cartridges (SELD0028-04). These changes have come about as a result of Cat and TEPS dealers? input, and Caterpillar?s desire to establish clear criteria for easy determination of core grading category.
Effective with cores inspected at Cat® core inspection facilities on July 1, 2003, the newly revised core acceptance criteria eliminates the penalty for partial core refund due to Non-Operational Damage caused by hammer blows or chisel marks. Cores containing hammer and chisel marks will now qualify for full core refund. This eliminates grading category uncertainty. However, cores that have torch marks that have melted the housings on turbos and cartridges, or cores that have broken flanges or housings due to mishandling, will continue to receive partial core credit. Discrepancy code NOPR should be used for cores with torch marks or mishandling damage.
In addition, dealers will now receive full core refund when there is damage to the turbine wheel resulting from wheel rub. However, turbine wheels that are cracked, broken, or bent to the extent that it is visible without disassembly would continue to qualify for damaged core refund. On the CCR form, use DWHL as the discrepancy code to report damage to the turbine wheel.
The new core acceptance criteria continues to use the same visual inspection with a
flashlight, and requires no disassembly of turbocharger groups. This new criteria provides
clearer guidelines for core inspection.
Effective Dates and Media Availability
The new core acceptance criteria
(SELD0028-06) will be effective at all Cat coreinspection facilities as of July 1, 2003 for all turbocharger groups and cartridges. The new criteria will be available on the dealer extranet at https://reman.cat.com effective
July 1, 2003. In addition to this website, copies of the revised criteria will be mailed to holders of the Remanufactured Products Guide. Dealers can also order the revised criteria
(SELD0028-06) through normal literature order.Applicability
The new Turbocharger ?Groups and Cartridges Core Acceptance Criteria
(SELD0028-06) is not applicable to ABB turbochargers and cartridges, which are covered under SELD0124-01.
Core Management
Please refer to the Caterpillar® Core Management Information System (CMIS 2) Parts
Information application describing all reman part/CAF and related information. Also refer to other CMIS 2 inquiry applications such as Customer Profiles, Inspection Reason Codes, Inspection Line Inquiry, Add Charge Information, Entitlement Activity, Entitlement Inquiry, CCR Inquiry, CCR Entry, Shipment Processing; Process Packaging Grief; and Reporting to properly manage core returns and monitor inspection performance. This information will be available to all dealers worldwide after your CMIS 2 conversion date. In the meantime, please continue to use the current CMIS Entitlement Parts Inquiry Screen describing the list of parts in a Core Acceptability Family (CAF) and related part number detail. For the latest updates of
Reman Policies and Core Management (SELD0122), Core Management Systems & Operations Procedures (SELD0040), and Shipping Instructions (SELD0039), go to the Reman website and click on Procedures and Policies (listed under Reman Program Information).If you have any questions regarding core return processing, feel free to call your Corinth
Dealer Service Representative toll free at (800) 537-2928 or use our e-mail address --
reman_core_operations@cat.com. For assistance with technical questions, call the Peoria
Reman Customer Satisfaction Hot Line also toll free at (888) 88-REMAN or use our e-mail address ? Reman_Help@cat.com.
Scott M. Smith
Remanufactured Products Group
LC2148 ? (309) 675-6571