881681 Mercruiser VALVE, Exhaust

19Dec2014
(Revised 30Jan2015)
U-782
Before/After
PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR UPDATING ENGINES FOR COLD WEATHER OPERATION ON CERTAIN 272D, 272D XHP, 297D, 297D XHP, 299D, AND 299D XHP SKID STEER LOADERS/COMPACT TRACK LOADERS
664E 1317 PS44617
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 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 "PS44617" 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 19Dec2014 Service Letter. Changes have been made to the Affected Product.
TERMINATION DATE
31Dec2016
PROBLEM
The existing closed crankcase breather can freeze in ambient temperatures below -18 degrees Celsius (0 degrees Fahrenheit) on certain 272D, 272D XHP, 297D, 297D XHP, 299D, and 299D XHP Skid Steer Loaders/Compact Track Loaders. If the closed crankcase breather freezes, engine damage can occur.
AFFECTED PRODUCT
Model Identification Number
272D B5W00300-00301, 311, 317, 326, 337-338, 353, 356, 363-364, 381, 385-388, 394-395, 397-398, 401-402, 404-405, 409-410, 427, 429-430, 448, 454-455, 458, 462, 471, 473, 483, 486-488, 491, 500-501, 522-524, 528-532, 538-543, 545-546, 548-549, 552-554, 556-559, 567, 572, 574-576, 579, 582, 588, 595-599, 603, 606, 608, 612, 614, 617, 621, 629-630, 632, 639-640, 645-648, 650, 652, 662-666, 668, 671-672, 675-679, 681-684, 687, 696-699, 703, 726, 730, 732-736, 739-741, 746, 752, 758, 766-768, 772-774, 784-787, 793, 803, 805-814, 816-817, 819-820, 823-827, 831-933, 945, 948-949, 970, 972-975, 977-982
GSL00210, 213, 218-222, 224, 227-228, 230, 235, 237, 242, 244, 246, 250, 252-255, 257, 260, 262-263, 266, 270-271, 273, 281, 284, 286, 292, 294-295, 299-300, 304, 307, 309, 311, 314, 316, 318-319, 337-338, 348, 350, 354-355, 357, 360, 362, 364, 368, 371-374, 376-378, 383, 385, 396, 398, 402, 404, 415-416, 418-421, 436, 440-444, 457-458, 460, 472-473, 476-479, 481-483, 486-487, 489-491, 493-496, 498-500, 502-505, 507-515, 517-528, 542, 553-556, 561, 563-565, 569-570, 574, 577, 582, 584-587, 589-590, 593, 596, 608, 612, 614-616, 621, 628-629, 632-633, 635, 642-645, 647, 650, 652, 669-674, 676, 678, 681, 685, 687-689, 694, 697, 713-724, 729-731, 733-735
272D XHP ETL00215-00217, 232, 236, 248, 251, 266, 271, 282, 284, 289, 291, 294-295, 302-303, 307, 311, 313-315, 317-319, 322, 325, 327, 329, 340, 353-354, 356-357, 361, 374, 376-378, 402-404, 408-409, 417, 423, 428, 434-435, 437, 451, 455, 464, 466-468, 471, 473-476, 479
SHY00158-00159, 205, 209, 219, 223, 233-234, 248, 250, 252, 259, 290-291, 295-296, 300-301, 303, 309, 312-313, 315-316, 324, 326, 341-342, 344, 353-354, 359, 366-367, 371-372, 377-378, 383-384, 386, 394, 397-399, 404-405, 409-411
297D BE700210, 221-222, 224-227, 235, 240
297D XHP HP700219-00220, 224, 227
299D GTC00300-00301, 304-305, 313, 321, 326, 331, 334, 349-350, 355-356, 370-372, 395, 402, 411, 415, 417-418, 421, 425, 428-429, 431, 435, 438, 440, 448, 451, 455, 466-468, 473, 476, 478, 480, 494-495, 497, 499, 501-505, 509, 511-512, 514, 517-518, 539-540, 542, 545-546, 562, 578-579, 587-590, 596-597, 612-613, 630-632, 634, 644, 647, 660, 664, 666-667, 669, 671, 675-680, 684-685, 687, 694, 719, 721-722, 725-728, 733-734, 738-739, 741, 743, 745, 752-754, 758, 764-765, 771, 776, 781-783, 786-789, 793, 798, 803-804, 806, 808-809, 813-814, 816-817, 827, 834, 839-841, 849, 853, 865, 868, 870-872, 880, 883, 890-892, 894, 897, 901, 910-911, 918-919, 921-922, 928, 939, 942, 954, 958-959, 963, 965, 968-969, 973, 977, 980-981, 988, 1003-1004, 1008, 1010-1016, 1018-1021, 1033-1034, 1045, 1052-1054, 1072, 1082-1085, 1091-1092, 1097-1103, 1105-1106, 1108, 1111, 1116-1117, 1119-1120, 1125, 1127, 1134, 1138, 1141-1142, 1152-1153, 1167-1173, 1182, 1184, 1189, 1192, 1194-1195, 1201-1206, 1210-1216, 1218, 1220-1222, 1224, 1237, 1262-1264, 1267-1270, 1282, 1285-1286, 1293-1294, 1297, 1325, 1327-1329, 1331-1336, 1341, 1344, 1360