8M0008317 Mercury FOLLOWER, Cam

06Jan2014
(Revised 18Aug2014)
U-10
D-8
O-9
Before/After
PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR UPDATING THE ENGINE SOFTWARE ON CERTAIN D8T TRACK-TYPE TRACTORS, 740B ARTICULATED TRUCKS, 336E, AND 349E EXCAVATORS
1920 PS44153
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 "PS44153" 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 06Jan2014 (Revised 28Feb2014) Service Letter. Changes have been made to the Affected Product.
TERMINATION DATE
31Jan2016
PROBLEM
Idling machines in temperatures lower than -5 F (-20 C) for extended periods of time (greater than 3 hours) may lead to excessive condensation pooling in the intake manifold of the engine which can freeze in these temperatures and cause engine performance issues.
AFFECTED PRODUCT
Model Identification Number
*******Group 1*******
D8T FCT00237, 239, 241, 260, 273, 313, 324-325, 331-338, 348-351, 353, 355, 367-368, 1016-1017, 1019, 1021, 1023-1025, 1027, 1029, 1031, 1033-1037, 1039-1043, 1050-1052, 1054-1057, 1064, 1066, 1068, 1096, 1099-1100, 1102-1103, 1105, 1107-1108, 1110, 1113-1123, 1139, 1282-1283, 1330-1332, 1334, 1341-1342, 1345-1347, 1350, 1353, 1356, 1374, 1377, 1382, 1402, 1404, 1432-1434
MLN00281, 333-334, 349, 351, 392, 402, 429-430, 444, 461-464, 466, 492-496, 499, 523, 530-532, 543, 545, 547, 554, 565-571, 573, 576, 616, 643-644, 655, 659-662, 666-668, 685-690, 702, 710, 726-737, 1507-1508, 1511, 1514-1515, 1535, 1546-1549, 1551, 1555-1558, 1565, 1582, 1585, 1605-1607, 1614, 1616-1619, 1622, 1628, 1637, 1641, 1645-1646, 1657-1661, 1663-1677, 1679-1684, 1686-1720, 1734-1736, 1738, 1741-1744, 1748-1749, 1762-1769, 1771-1773, 1777-1785, 1790, 1805, 1825-1827, 1864-1869, 1873-1874, 1881-1885, 1892-1900, 1914, 1935, 1964-1965, 1970
*******Group 2*******
336E L BZY00140-00141, 151, 154-155, 157, 164-165, 172-174, 179-181, 193-195, 206, 209-211, 218, 222-224, 242, 245-248, 262-264, 299, 308, 310, 316-317, 325-326, 329-331, 334, 381, 386, 426-428, 433, 461, 479, 485, 487-490, 496, 499-500, 504, 510, 520, 522, 538, 542, 544-545, 554, 557-558, 568, 576, 582, 584-586, 612, 629, 632, 643, 650, 671-672, 678, 686-687, 689, 691, 702, 705, 710-711, 723, 731-733, 736, 741, 743-744, 747-748, 753, 756-758, 770-771, 773, 776-777, 785-787, 789, 791, 794-795, 797, 801, 809, 815, 823, 827, 832-835, 840, 847, 850, 852, 859-861, 864, 866, 874, 880, 884-885, 906, 927, 941, 949, 951-953, 956, 959, 969, 974, 980-984, 987, 993-994, 1009, 1011, 1013, 1016, 1018-1019, 1025, 1027, 1031, 1037-1038, 1056, 1060-1062, 1064, 1067, 1069, 1071, 1073, 1077, 1083, 1098, 1100, 1104, 1106, 1112, 1123-1124, 1126-1127, 1132-1133, 1152, 1154-1156, 1164, 1180, 1182, 1184-1186, 1204, 1223, 1227, 1237, 1241, 1273, 1287-1289, 1291, 1293, 1299, 1301-1302, 1311, 1314, 1317, 1320,