There has been some customer concern regarding the use of Remanufactured exhaust valves with Remanufactured cylinder heads in certain applications. The decision to use NEW…
Category: Engine News
3304 And 3306 Diesel Commercial Engines Description of Change: A new valve guide is available for the 3304 and 3306 Diesel Commercial Engines. This new…
Description of Change: New cylinder head bolts are used in these commercial engines. The new stronger bolts meet or exceed SAE Grade 8 tensile strength…
Description of Change: New cast iron valve guides and new exhaust valves with chrome plated stems are used in these commercial engines. The new threaded…
Cast iron housings and cylinder blocks can have small holes because of damage during operation or pitting that is caused by cooling system maintenance that…
All Engines Caterpillar recommends to use the procedure that follows to clean the oil passages in all new, used and reconditioned crankshafts and cylinder blocks.…
All 3400 Series Engines Petroleum products can damage the rubber used in spacer plate water seals (4W1055 Seal). This damage can be caused by the…
All Caterpillar-built Engines, Except 1100 and 3100 Series Engines and 3208 Engines The 5P8665 Cylinder Liner Puller is available to remove cylinder liners from all…
All Engines During the installation of a new cylinder block as a replacement for a damaged block, many dealers have desired a recommendation on the…
All Engines In All Applications The Service Manuals and other Caterpillar literature give the procedure to check the clearance between the main bearing journals and…