KIT-HYD CYLINDER SEAL 8T1388 - Caterpillar

REBE9404-01
05Feb2013
(Revised 04Mar2013)
U-41
D-85
O-41
Before/After
PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR INSTALLING NEW SOFTWARE ON CERTAIN C18 INDUSTRIAL ENGINES
1901 1920 PS43830
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 "PS43830" as the Part Numberand "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.
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.
This Revised Service Letter replaces the 05Feb2013 Service Letter. Changes have been made to the Mail Codes, and Affected Product.
TERMINATION DATE
28Feb2014
PROBLEM
The engine software needs to be updated on certain C18 Industrial Engines. The engine may experience a reduction in performance due to a false E488 (1) Engine Intake Valve Actuation System Oil Pressure: Low - least severe (1) event code.
Engines that were flashed with engine software 428-9771 require updation to re-establish the built in safegaurds in the event of an Intake Valve Acutation System failure, which potentially damage the engine.
AFFECTED PRODUCT
Model Identification Number
*******Group 1*******
C18 BDN00144, 148-151, 153-155, 500-501, 503, 1007, 1027, 1051-1052, 1071-1072, 1090-1092, 1097, 1101-1103, 1126-1131, 1134-1136, 1168, 1172-1173, 1201, 1219, 1222, 1279, 1293-1295, 1316, 1318, 1320-1321, 1347, 1362-1363, 1387, 1529, 1534-1538, 1540-1543, 1548-1550, 1557-1561, 1563
*******Group 2*******