Product Line Additions: Remanufactured Turbochargers for Certain C13, C18, C27 and 3500 Engine Applications Caterpillar

  March 2008

PRODUCT LINE ADDITIONS: REMANUFACTURED TURBOCHARGERS FOR CERTAIN C13, C18, C27 AND 3500 ENGINE APPLICATIONS

Announcement

The Caterpillar^? Remanufactured Products Group announces the expansion of the remanufactured turbocharger product line.

Coverage

These Reman Turbochargers will provide dealers and customers with additional repair options. Refer to the following table for model and application identification.

Features and Benefits

Cat^? Remanufactured Engine Components offer excellent value to customers. Customers who want fast repair turn-around, superior quality and reliability, and lower repair costs will benefit from the use of these Remanufactured Engine Components. Cat Remanufactured Engine Components provide immediate, off-the-shelf availability at a fraction of the new price.

Features

• All critical engineering changes and updates included

• Worldwide availability through Caterpillar^? parts distribution system

• Backed by Cat warranty

Benefits

• Improved reliability and performance

• Customer access regardless of location

• Consistent support

Core Acceptance

Core Acceptance Criteria for Caterpillar Remanufactured Engine Components is simple, visual, and requires no special tools. Consult your Core Acceptance Guide for complete details.

Warranty

Please consult the appropriate warranty statement for your area.

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 Dealer website .

If you have any questions regarding core return processing, feel free to call Corinth toll free at (800) 537-2928. For assistance with technical questions, call the Peoria Reman Technical Help Line also toll free at (888) 88-REMAN or use our E-mail address--Reman_Help@cat.com.