Reuse And Salvage Guidelines

Reuse of Cylinder Heads On 3176 Engines with Injector Tip Damage

Media Number -SEBF8262-03 Publication Date -01/09/2000 Date Updated -20/12/2001

   

Reuse of Cylinder Heads On 3176 Engines with Injector Tip

Damage
SMCS - 1254

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SEBF8262-03
September 2000
SMCS Code(s) : 1254

GUIDELINE FOR
REUSABLE PARTS
AND SALVAGE
OPERATIONS
Reuse of Cylinder Heads On 3176 Engines
with Injector Tip Damage

Summary of Revisions

Page Description

All Revised Format.

Introduction
This Guideline enables dealers and their customers to benefit from cost reductions
made possible through an established parts reusability and salvage program. Every
effort has been made to provide the most current and relevant information known to
Caterpillar Inc. Since the Company makes ongoing changes and improvements to its
products, this Guideline must be used with the latest technical information available
from Caterpillar to ensure such changes and improvements are incorporated where
applicable.

For questions or additional information concerning this Guideline, contact Caterpillar

Service Support Division, Dealer Support (309) 675-5156.

 
Summary
This Guideline provides photos to help reduce the scrap rate of reworked cylinder heads
and to thus increase profitability without decreasing quality. The 0R-4380 and 0R-3817
Cylinder Head Assemblies used on 3176 Engines can be reused even when damage to
the head's deck appears to be extensive. The photos in this Guideline show heads that
were damaged by broken injector tips. Many of the heads that may have been scrapped
in the past can now be reused by comparing the actual damage on the head to the
photos in this Guideline.

This new procedure for evaluating head damage from injector tip breakage only applies
to 3176 Engines at this time. When used in the same application, cylinder heads that
meet the "Use again" specifications in this Guideline can be expected to give normal
performance until the next overhaul.

Never install a cylinder head that this Guideline shows cannot be used again. During
reconditioning, correct any conditions that might have caused the original failure.

References

Reference Material

Form No. Title

SEBF8162 Specifications to Measure and Salvage Cylinder

Head Assemblies and Related Components

SEBF8229 Specifications for Cylinder Head Assembly 176

Engines

Inspection
All of the heads shown in the photos have been milled to near minimum thickness to
remove as much damage as possible. The damage that remains is inside the gasket
sealing area. This area is shown by the black circle drawn on the head.

Heads with damage in the fire ring seat area after machining, should not be used again.
Heads with damage in the flycut area, as shown in Illustration 4, should not be used
again.

Identification Stamp
-and Nomenclature
Cylinder heads that are reworked by Caterpillar dealers using the criteria in this
Guideline should be stamped with a dealer- selected stamp in area (1) shown in
Illustration 1. This stamp will identify the cylinder heads as having injector tip damage,.
And not casting porosity. Caterpillar Reman ® heads will be stamped with a 6 mm (.25
in) upper case "M".

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Illustration 1

(1). Reworked cylinder heads have identification stamp in

area

(2) Flycut area between intake valves.

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Illustration 2

Minimal damage on surface of deck and in valve port (angled area above valve insert).

Use again
 

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Illustration 3

More areas of damage on surface of deck.

Use again
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Illustration 4

Heavy damage to surfaces that extend into the valve ports and damage to the flycut between the intake valves.

Do not use again

 

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Illustration 5

Heavy damage to surface of deck and valve ports.

Do not use again

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Illustration 6

Deep gouges in surface and gouges that extend into valve port.

Do not use again

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