VALVE-INLET 1632442 - Caterpillar

SEBE8792-01 May 19, 2004
(Revised May 2004)
U-164
A-112
D-125
O-135
TM-8
Priority PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REPLACINGTHE FUEL FILTER BASE ON CERTAIN 3508, 3508B, 3512, 3512B, 3516 AND 3516BENGINES
1261 PI30666
This Program must be administered assoon as possible. When reporting the repair, use "PI30666" as the Partnumber and "7751" as the Group Number, "56" as the Warranty Claim DescriptionCode and "T" as the SIMS Description Code. Exception: If the repair isdone after failure, use "PI30666" as the Part Number, "7751" as the GroupNumber, "96" as the Warranty Claim Description Code, and "Z" as the SIMSDescription Code. The information supplied in this serviceletter may not be valid after the termination date of this program. Donot perform the work outlined in this Service Letter after the terminationdate without first contacting your Caterpillar product analyst. This Revised Service Letter replacesthe May 19, 2004 Service Letter. Changes have been made to the Rework Procedure.
COMPLETION DATE
TERMINATION DATE
November 30, 2004 May 31, 2005PROBLEM
The fuel filter base needs to be inspected andpossibly replaced on certain 3508, 3508B, 3512, 3512B, 3516 and 3516B Engines.An incorrectly manufactured fuel filter base could have been installedon certain Caterpillar packaged generator sets. This filter base misdirectsfuel flow through the filter and could cause the filter or other