NUMBER: 166002

S.M. REF.: 1.2.5

ENGINE: 60

DATE: September 2002

SUBJECT: NEW CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AND CYLINDER HEAD BOLT INTRODUCTION

Detroit Diesel has released a new cylinder head gasket and cylinder head bolt effective for all Series 60 Engine Models in production after September 2002.
DETAILS AND REASON

A new cylinder head gasket part number 23530421 and cylinder head bolt part number 23530768 have been released to all Series 60 On-Highway and Off-Highway engine models. Improvements made to the cylinder head gasket include a revised compression seal designed to work with increased clamp load which is available only with the new cylinder head bolt. A higher torque value 298 Nm (220 lbft) is specified for the new cylinder head bolt. The new cylinder head gasket is identified with a new part number and date code. The new cylinder head bolt is identified with white paint and a groove on top of the bolt see Figure 1.

Figure 1

Cylinder Head Bolt Identification Effective After September 2002

The new cylinder head gasket must be used with the new cylinder head bolts. There is no change to the procedure other than the new torque value. The new cylinder head bolts can be used with the former cylinder head gasket. The former bolts cannot be used with the new gasket. Former and new bolts must not be mixed.
ADDITIONAL SERVICE INFORMATION

Additional service information is available in the Detroit Diesel Series 60 Service Manual, 6SE483. The next revision to this manual will include the revised information. As a convenience to holders of the Series 60 Service Manual, information in service manual format is attached. The page(s) may be inserted into the manual.
NOTE: Manual insert pages are numbered for insertion into the current Series 60 Service Manual dated April 2002. Service manuals are available from authorized Detroit Diesel distributors. If this bulletin was obtained from the Internet, service manual page(s) are available by returning to the screen SIB Index, selecting attachment pages, and printing the page(s).

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