29988 Mercury STUD, CRANKCASE TO DRIVE SHAFT HOUSING (1 9/16")

03May2017
(Revised 08Jan2018)
U-245
Before/After
PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR UPDATING ENGINES FOR COLD WEATHER OPERATION ON CERTAIN TIER 4 FINAL 236D/242D/246D/262D SKID STEER LOADERS, 257D/277D/287D MULTI TERRAIN LOADERS, AND 259D/279D/289D COMPACT TRACK LOADERS
1317 1090 1058 PS45470
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 "PS45470" 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 03May2017 (Revised 21Nov2017) Service Letter. Changes have been made to the Affected Product, some machines moved from Group 2 to Group 1.
TERMINATION DATE
31May2020
PROBLEM
The existing closed crankcase breather can freeze in ambient temperatures below -18 degrees Celsius (0 degrees Fahrenheit) on certain 236D/242D/246D/262D Skid Steer Loaders, 257D/277D/287D Multi Terrain Loaders, and 259D/279D/289D Compact Track Loaders, with the C3.3B Tier 4 Final engine. If the closed crankcase breather freezes, oil can bypass the turbo oil seal sending oil into the DOC and DPF causing premature failure of DOC and DPF systems, or it may cause the injector valve cover seal to get pushed out and purge oil into the engine compartment or may cause the dipstick to get pushed out and purge oil through dipstick tube.
AFFECTED PRODUCT
Model Identification Number
*******Group 1*******
236D BGZ00233, 251, 255, 257, 292, 352, 359, 392, 396-397, 399, 416, 431, 446, 452-455, 457-460, 464, 492, 497-498, 502-503, 505, 508-510, 512-515, 566, 571, 584, 590, 688, 697, 706, 716, 724, 761, 790-791, 824, 883, 890, 892-893, 895-896, 899, 902, 904, 907-908, 927, 943-944, 947, 949-950, 954-955, 967-970, 998-999, 1004, 1024, 1032-1033, 1035-1038, 1040, 1045, 1048, 1185, 1187-1191, 1195, 1199
242D DZT00217-00218, 220-222, 231, 298, 303, 381, 424, 477-479, 504, 521, 535, 557, 596, 653, 670, 677, 680-681, 704, 731, 741, 789, 793, 797, 845, 848-849, 891, 897, 900, 910-911, 914-916, 940-941, 944-945, 948, 957, 965, 967, 973, 984, 989, 994, 997, 999, 1006, 1010, 1012, 1016, 1018, 1093, 1095, 1100, 1103, 1149, 1152-1153, 1155, 1220-1221, 1224-1227, 1229-1230, 1232, 1234, 1238, 1246
246D BYF00230, 256, 272-273, 277, 280-282, 305-308, 311-312, 382, 384-387, 390, 394-397, 418, 422, 506, 509-510, 513-514, 516, 521, 523, 532, 553, 557, 561, 563, 575, 618, 649, 683, 739, 766, 768, 783, 863-864, 885, 958, 963, 979, 1064, 1066-1068, 1150, 1153, 1157, 1202, 1205, 1209, 1211, 1213, 1215, 1217, 1219, 1248, 1271, 1282, 1285, 1288, 1300-1310, 1431, 1477
257D EZW00221, 228, 233, 238, 240, 242, 244-245, 249, 251-252, 280, 284, 304, 307, 309-314, 345, 350, 358, 362, 371, 401-402, 406-407, 412-413, 416, 423, 437, 440-441, 444, 446-447, 452-455, 476, 517, 522-523, 525, 532-533, 535, 539-541, 583, 585, 589, 591, 606, 641, 664-665, 700, 703-706, 709-710, 712-713, 715, 734, 793, 809-810, 816, 822, 824, 826, 830, 842, 849-850, 854, 863-865, 867, 901, 910, 927
259D FTL00221, 287, 292, 295, 298-300, 328, 344, 355, 399, 424, 427, 457, 551, 632, 684-685, 714, 827, 839, 848, 850-851, 861, 863, 865-866, 906, 983, 1054, 1083, 1104, 1107, 1111-1112, 1123, 1126-1127, 1147, 1202, 1236, 1241-1242, 1266, 1286, 1293-1296, 1431, 1453, 1522, 1532-1533, 1539, 1545-1546, 1556, 1562, 1568, 1606, 1667, 1719, 1776, 1943, 1970, 2010, 2019, 2082, 2096, 2269-2270, 2405, 2450, 2501-2504, 2719, 2726, 2741-2742, 2759-2760, 3091, 3093, 3117, 3119, 3182, 3191-3192, 3203, 3207, 3209, 3211-3212, 3226, 3231, 3239, 3241, 3244, 3271, 3294, 3329-3330, 3338, 3340, 3342-3343, 3346, 3351, 3375, 3419, 3425, 3427, 3526, 3547, 3551, 3555, 3557, 3560, 3562, 3564