PLUG 1347492 - Caterpillar

Personal injury can result from hot coolant, steam and alkali.At operating temperature, engine coolant is hot and under pressure. The radiator and all lines to heaters or the engine contain hot coolant or steam. Any contact can cause severe burns.Remove cooling system pressure cap slowly to relieve pressure only when engine is stopped and cooling system pressure cap is cool enough to touch with your bare hand.Do not attempt to tighten hose connections when the coolant is hot, the hose can come off causing burns.Cooling System Coolant Additive contains alkali. Avoid contact with skin and eyes.
Care must be taken to ensure that fluids are contained during performance of inspection, maintenance, testing, adjusting, and repair of the product. Be prepared to collect the fluid with suitable containers before opening any compartment or disassembling any component containing fluids.Refer to Special Publication, NENG2500, "Dealer Service Tool Catalog" for tools and supplies suitable to collect and contain fluids on Cat products.Dispose of all fluids according to local regulations and mandates.
Do not change the coolant until you read and understand the material in the Cooling System Specifications section.
Mixing Extended Life Coolant (ELC) with other products reduces the effectiveness of the coolant and shortens coolant life. Use only Caterpillar products or commercial products that have passed the Caterpillar EC-1 specifications for premixed or concentrate coolants. Use only Caterpillar Extender with Caterpillar ELC. Failure to follow these recommendations could result in the damage to cooling systems components.If ELC cooling system contamination occurs, refer to Operation and Maintenance, "Extended Life Coolant (ELC)" under the topic ELC Cooling System Contamination.
Drain the coolant whenever the coolant is dirty or whenever foaming is observed.
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Open the access cover to the right of the exhaust stack.
Slowly loosen the filler cap on the shunt tank in order to relieve the pressure on the system. Remove the filler cap on the shunt tank.
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Open the access door on the right side of the machine. The drain valve is located below the pumps inside the right access door. Remove the hose from the retaining clamps. Note: In order to drain the engine block, remove the plug from the right rear side of the block. In order to drain the EGR cooler, remove the plug from the front corner of EGR cooler. The EGR cooler is located on the right side of the engine.
Remove the drain plug. Allow the coolant to drain into a suitable container.
Install the drain plug.
Fill the system with a solution which consists of clean water and/or cooling system cleaner. The concentration of the cooling system cleaner in the solution should be between 6 percent and 10 percent.
Start the engine. Run the engine for 90 minutes.
Stop the engine. Remove the drain plug. Drain the cleaning solution into a suitable container.
While the engine is stopped, flush the system with water. Flush the system until the draining water is transparent.
Install the drain plug. Return the drain hose to the retaining clamp.
Refill the cooling system with coolant. Refer to Operation and Maintenance Manual, "Capacities