Extended Life Coolant Needs To Be Added To Certain 550, 570 And 580 Harvesters Caterpillar

NOTE: This Program must be administered as soon as possible. When reporting the repair, use "PI30014" 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 "PI30014" as the Part Number, "7751" as the Group Number, "96" as the Warranty Claim Description Code, and "Z" as the SIMS Description Code.

Completion Date

Termination Date

Problem

Extended life coolant needs to be installed in certain 550, 570 and 580 Harvesters. Some machines were shipped without extended life coolant (ELC). These machines should be updated with ELC.

Affected Product

550 (7ZN148-169)

570 (4XR149-179)

580 (7CN170-202)

Parts Needed

1 - 4C4611 Cleaner

48 - 1195148 Coolant (Bulk)

Action Required

See the attached procedure.

Owner Notification

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

Service Claim Allowances

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

PROCEDURE TO CHANGE TO EXTENDED LIFE COOLANT

Procedure:

1. Drain the coolant from the machine into a suitable container.

2. Fill the cooling system with clean water and enough cooling system cleaner to create a mixture of 6% to 10% cleaner. Use the tables above to determine the required amount of cleaner and the part numbers for the required amount of cleaner.

3. Start the engine. Run the engine for 90 minutes on working rpm's.

4. Stop the engine. Drain the cleaning solution into a suitable container.

5. With a stopped engine, flush the cooling system with water. Flush the system until the draining water is clear.

6. Add the required amount of extended life coolant for your machine. Use the tables above to determine the required amount of coolant and the part numbers for the required amount of coolant.

7. Start the engine. Run the engine until the coolant level stabilizes, adding coolant as necessary.