SWITCH AS-DISCONNECT 7n0718 - Caterpillar

TEBE3782-00
23Nov2015
U-623
A-449
D-542
O-538
TM-16
After Failure Only
PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING SELECT HEAT EXCHANGER PLATES AND POSSIBLY GRINDING A WELD ON THE ENGINE MOUNTED HEAT EXCHANGER ON CERTAIN C18 MARINE ENGINES
1379 PS53081
Caterpillar’s obligations under this Service Letter are subject to, and shall not apply in contravention of, the laws, rules, regulations, directives, ordinances, orders, or statutes of the United States, or of any other applicable jurisdiction, without recourse or liability with respect to Caterpillar.
This Program can only be administered after a failure occurs.The decision whether to apply the Program is made by the dealer. When reporting the repair, use "PS53081" as the Part Numberand "7755" as the Group Number. Use "96" as the Warranty Claim Description Code and use "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.
TERMINATION DATE
30Nov2017
PROBLEM
The existing heat exchanger can have an external leak of the jacket water on certain C18 Marine Engines. This can occur if the 3745493/">374-5493 Rear Plate develops a crack at a frame rib or chaplet weld location.
AFFECTED PRODUCT
Model Identification Number
*******Group 1*******
C18 GBM00681-00685, 692, 698, 702, 708-710, 718-720, 740, 744-752, 763, 766, 778-779, 794, 804-806, 808, 810-811, 813, 818, 826, 830-836, 838-839, 844-846, 848, 851-852, 857, 859-861, 884-886, 908, 916-917, 920, 936, 939, 944, 947, 950, 952, 954, 960, 963-964, 967, 969-973, 975, 980, 982-983, 985, 992, 996-1002, 1007-1012, 1014-1018, 1022-1023, 1026-1027, 1029-1032, 1035, 1040-1041, 1043, 1046-1052, 1056-1057, 1059-1075, 1079-1081, 1083-1093, 1096-1103
GES00898-00899, 927, 944-945, 950, 958, 962-963, 978-979, 987, 990, 1003, 1006, 1014, 1016, 1018, 1021, 1028-1029, 1037, 1039-1040, 1044, 1050-1056, 1062, 1068-1071, 1073-1076
JKX01304, 1307, 1311, 1314, 1317, 1322-1323, 1325, 1327, 1330-1333, 1336-1337, 1339-1342, 1344-1345, 1348, 1350, 1352, 1357-1358, 1363, 1371, 1375-1376, 1378-1380, 1384-1386, 1388-1390, 1392-1395, 1397-1398, 1400-1402, 1408, 1412, 1414, 1419, 1424, 1427-1430, 1432, 1434, 1436-1440, 1444, 1447-1448, 1453, 1455, 1457-1460, 1465, 1467, 1469-1470, 1472-1482, 1484, 1486, 1489, 1491-1492, 1495-1498, 1505-1506, 1510, 1512, 1515-1517, 1519-1521, 1523, 1526-1528, 1530, 1534, 1536-1561, 1563, 1565-1566, 1570-1572, 1576-1586, 1588, 1590-1593, 1595-1597, 1599, 1601-1602, 1604-1605, 1607-1608, 1612-1616, 1618-1626, 1629-1633, 1635, 1637-1638, 1640-1644, 1646-1647, 1649-1652, 1655-1663, 1665-1671, 1673, 1677-1678, 1680-1689, 1691-1694, 1696-1697, 1701-1702, 1704-1709, 1711-1714, 1716-1719, 1721-1728, 1730-1732, 1734-1745, 1747-1753, 1755-1760, 1762-1763, 1765-1769, 1771-1773, 1775, 1778-1800, 1802-1809, 1812-1849, 1851-1862, 1864-1870, 1873, 1877-1879, 1883
T2P01656-01657, 1659, 1667, 1673, 1679, 1681, 1683-1684, 1686, 1689-1690, 1692-1693, 1696-1697, 1705-1706, 1709, 1735-1737, 1741, 1748, 1773, 1793, 1826, 1829, 1841, 1844-1847, 1849-1850, 1852, 1883, 1886-1887, 1891, 1947, 1954, 1976, 1979-1980, 1994, 2019, 2042, 2048, 2055, 2057, 2060, 2065, 2067, 2076, 2087, 2089, 2108, 2115, 2117-2118, 2122-2123, 2127, 2133, 2137, 2140-2144, 2146, 2148, 2150, 2157, 2161, 2166, 2168, 2173, 2175, 2180, 2183-2185, 2188, 2190, 2192-2194, 2196-2197, 2199, 2201-2203, 2205-2207, 2209, 2211-2215, 2217-2220, 2222-2223, 2225-2226, 2229-2231, 2235-2237, 2239, 2242, 2244, 2266, 2271-2272, 2285, 2288, 2291, 2296-2297, 2302, 2307-2308, 2318, 2363-2365, 2369-2370, 2373, 2376, 2380
*******Group 2*******
C18 GBM01149, 1157, 1201, 1283
GES01078, 1081, 1202
T2P02367, 2411, 2419, 2501, 2506, 2510, 2519-2520, 2522-2525, 2529, 2531-2537, 2563-2567, 2573, 2598,