RENR5524-05

May 2012
FLUID POWER SYMBOLS
BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS

Component Location MAIN AUX

Schematic Machine PUMP OR MOTOR FLUID CONDITIONER SPRING CONTROL VALVES RESTRICTION LINE RESTRICTION PUMP PUMP
(FIXED) (2 - SECTION) (VARIABLE & PRESSURE
Component Part Number COMPENSATED)
Location Location
Accumulator Gp - Charged (Hydraulic) 087-4456 B-4 1
Cylinder Gp - Boom 173-3481 E-3 2 VARIABILITY SPRING
(ADJUSTABLE)
LINE RESTRICTION
(VARIABLE)
PRESSURE
COMPENSATION
HYDRAULIC PNEUMATIC
ENERGY TRIANGLES
LINE RESTRICTION
(VARIABLE & PRESSURE
ATTACHMENT

COMPENSATED)
Cylinder Gp - Stick 173-3485 E-3 3
173-3489 VALVE ENVELOPES VALVES VALVE PORTS
Cylinder Gp - Bucket E-2 4
173-3492
Drive Gp - Travel Motor 350-0450 F-5 5
ONE POSITION TWO POSITION THREE POSITION TWO - WAY THREE - WAY FOUR - WAY
Filter Gp - Oil (Case Drain) 126-2075 A-5 6
Filter Gp - Pilot Oil 158-8987 A-4 7 CONTROL VALVES CHECK VALVES
AB A B
Filter Gp - Return Oil 188-4145 A-5 8
Manifold Gp - Control 215-5037 B-4 9 P T P T
BASIC SPRING SHUTTLE PILOT
NORMAL POSITION SHIFTED POSITION INFINITE POSITION
Motor Gp - Swing 204-2814 F-7 SYMBOL LOADED CONTROLLED
10
Pump Gp - Main Hydraulic 176-3963 B-2 11 FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS
Swivel Gp 162-4696 E-5 12
Tank Gp - Hydraulic Oil 196-0929 A-5 13
Valve Gp - Cooler Bypass 171-0002 C-1 14 VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

Valve Gp - Main Control

Valve Gp - Flow Control
171-0140
171-0189
D-1
D-6
15
16
315C Excavator MEASUREMENT ROTATING SHAFTS

Valve Gp - Joystick (RH)

Valve Gp - Joystick (LH)
206-3303
206-3304
B-6
B-7
17
18
Hydraulic System PRESSURE TEMPERATURE FLOW UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL

Valve Gp - Pressure Reducing (Boom Priority) 285-1613 C-2 19 COMBINATION CONTROLS

Valve Gp - Pilot Travel 341-3549 C-7 20 CFB1-UP
Valve Gp - Shuttle 123-2430 C-5 21 CJC1-UP
AKE1-UP SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID & SERVO THERMAL DETENT
Check Part Numbers in the Parts Manuals for your Specific Machine OR MANUAL & PILOT PILOT OR MANUAL
ANF1-UP MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS
BTL1-UP
CFL1-UP
CFT1-UP PUSH - PULL LEVER MANUAL SHUTOFF GENERAL MANUAL PUSH BUTTON PEDAL SPRING

RELEASED PRESSURE PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE

15

EXTERNAL RETURN INTERNAL RETURN SIMPLIFIED COMPLETE INTERNAL

SUPPLY PRESSURE

ACCUMULATORS CROSSING & JOINING LINES HYDRAULIC & PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS

Tap Locations
Pressure and Sampling
Tap Schematic SPRING LOADED GAS CHARGED LINES CROSSING LINES JOINING SINGLE ACTING DOUBLE ACTING
Description
Number Location HYDRAULIC PUMPS HYDRAULIC MOTORS INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS
AA Right Bank Pump Pressure B-2
FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT INFINITE
BB Left Bank Pump Pressure A-2 DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED POSITIONING 3 POSITION 2 POSITION

CC Pilot Pump Delivery Pressure A-4

SOS Hydraulic Oil Sampling A-4 UNIDIRECTIONAL UNIDIRECTIONAL

FLOW IN ONE PARALLEL CROSS FLOW IN

BIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL DIRECTION FLOW FLOW EITHER
DIRECTION

MAIN CONTROL VALVE © 2012 Caterpillar, All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A.

ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS TABLE

HYDRAULIC SYMBOLS (ELECTRICAL)

G
3
PAC
M
TRANSDUCER TRANSDUCER GENERATOR ELECTRIC MOTOR
(FLUID) (GAS / AIR)

(Dimensions: 34 inches x 28 inches)

RENR5524-05
PRESSURE SWITCH PRESSURE SWITCH TEMPERATURE ELECTRICAL WIRE
17 18
19 16 1 (ADJUSTABLE) SWITCH
21
14

DR2
ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS (ELECTRICAL)
20 DR6

T-OUT(2)
10 4 T-OUT(1)
PSA1

AA
T
BB
12

DR1 DR5
PRESSURE TEMPERATURE LEVEL FLOW
13 8 PSA2
SWITCH SWITCH SWITCH SWITCH
Pi2

WIRE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION CODES

P-IN

Pi1

ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC EXAMPLE HYDRAULIC SCHEMATIC EXAMPLE

DR4 CURRENT STANDARD CURRENT STANDARD
P2 HARNESS IDENTIFICATION CODE THIS EXAMPLE
INDICATES WIRE 135 IN HARNESS “AG”
WIRE

24 Page,
CIRCUIT NUMBER
325-AG135 PK-14 IDENTIFICATION WIRE COLOR

2 9
CIRCUIT NUMBER WIRE WIRE GAUGE
IDENTIFICATION COLOR 325-PK
6 7
PREVIOUS STANDARD
11
5 P1
WIRE WIRE COLOR

f06347
325-PK-14 B A

CIRCUIT NUMBER WIRE GAUGE (EXAMPLE VALVE)

COMPONENT LOCATIONS PILOT MANIFOLD

SOS CC IDENTIFICATION

TAP LOCATIONS
 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT COLOR DESCRIPTIONS
TRAVEL MOTOR (LEFT) TRAVEL MOTOR (RIGHT) (5) DRIVE GP
(10) MOTOR GP IMPLEMENT & LEFT TRAVEL PUMP OUTPUT

SWING TRAVEL MOTOR IMPLEMENT & RIGHT TRAVEL PUMP OUPUT

R/G R/G 350-0450 PILOT PUMP OUTPUT
204-2814 TRAVEL SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT
SUPPLY LINE
DRAIN / RETURN LINE
POWER SHIFT CONTROL CIRCUIT
SWING LEFT TRAVEL CONTROL & LEFT TRAVEL MOTOR CIRCUIT
MOTOR RIGHT TRAVEL CONTROL & RIGHT TRAVEL MOTOR CIRCUIT
P Dr SWING CONTROL & SWING MOTOR CIRCUIT
ATTACHMENT CONTROL CIRCUIT
BOOM CONTROL & BOOM CYLINDER CIRCUIT
F Au BUCKET CONTROL & BUCKET CYLINDER CIRCUIT F
STICK CONTROL & STICK CYLINDER CIRCUIT
Pp3 Pp3 SWING BRAKE CONTROL CIRCUIT

(4) CYLINDER GP
T T (3) CYLINDER GP (2) CYLINDER GP BUCKET
STICK BOOM 173-3489(L)
173-3485 173-3481 173-3492(S)

E F

B C A
BR2 AR2

A B B A

BR3 AR3 AL2 BL2 AL4 BL4

(12) SWIVEL GP
162-4696

E E
BR1 AR1 AL1 BL1

PP3

(16) VALVE GP
FLOW CONTROL
PP
171-0189 dA1
BR3 AR3 bR3 aR3 bR2 aR2 PP aR1 bL1 aL2 bL2 dB1 aL4 bL4 dB
(15) VALVEGP
BR2 AR2 BR1 AR1 bR1 aR1 BL1 AL1 AL2 BL2 BL4 AL4
MAIN CONTROL
dA1 PA1 PSW PB1 dB1 aL3 bL3 BL3 AL3 dB
(OUT) (IN) (L) (OPEN) (CLOSE) 171-0140
(R) (DOWN) (UP)

(16) VALVE GP
D FLOW CONTROL D
171-0189

STICK(1) SWING TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) BOOM(1) ATCH BUCKET

R2

STICK(2) HL
BOOM(2)
(Dimensions: 34 inches x 28 inches)

SWING STICK(R)
(20) VALVE GP HR
PILOT TRAVEL
341-3549
RENR5524-05

(19) VALVEGP
T2 T4 PRESSURE REDUCING
C bR1 bL1
(BOOM PRIORITY) C
(FORWARD) (FORWARD) R1 285-1613

T1 T3 (DOWN) (UP) (IN) (OUT) T

aR1 aL1 bR4 PL dST1
bR5 PTA PR aL5 bL5 aL6 bL6
(REVERSE) (REVERSE) (21) VALVE GP
SHUTTLE aR5 dA P2
123-2430
TT TP(40MESH) T (14) VALVEGP
P1 COOLER BYPASS
P 171-0002

B3 B2 (9) MANIFOLD GP
(18) VALVE GP B4 B1 CONTROL (11) PUMP GP
JOYSTICK (LH) 215-5037 MAIN HYDRAULIC
206-3304
B5 B6
PP
AA 176-3963
(17) VALVE GP PP3 P
24 Page,

M2 A3 PS
bR3 aL2 JOYSTICK (RH) P2 P1 P11 P12 PSA1 PSA2
(40MESH) 206-3303 M4
JL1 JR3
(OUT) JLT (DOWN) JRP DR1
(TRAVEL) (SWING) (LOCK) A2 X2
aR2 aR2 bL4 aL4 DR2
dB1
JL4 JL2 JR2 JR4 dA1 DR3
B (L) (R) (CLOSE) (OPEN) DR4 B
DR5
JLP JL3 JRT JR1 DR6
dB
(IN) (UP) (8) FILTER GP (1) ACCUMULATOR GP
(40MESH) TOUT2 TOUT1 PIN CHARGED (HYDRAULIC)
aR3 bL2 RETURN OIL S1
188-4145 087-4456
(7) FILTER GP
PILOT OIL
B3 B2 158-8987 Dr
S3
B4 B1
B5 B6 A1
DrB4
DrB7 M5
DrB2 DrB1 X1
(13) TANK GP dA DrB6 DrB3 LINE PATTERNS
HYDRAULIC OIL PG M3
196-0929 DrB5 Pressure Line
aR5
CC SOS M1 Pm Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure
(6) FILTER GP
OIL (CASE DRAIN) BB Drain / Return Lines
126-2075 Component Group

Attachment
A A
Air Line

CALLOUTS
YY Taps (Pressure, Sampling, Sensor - by letter)

THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 315C EXCAVATOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM

MEDIA NUMBER: RENR5524 - 05
SCHEMATIC PART NUMBER: 171-0141, CHANGE: 06, VERSION: HE
Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine with the key and engine off, transmission shifter
in neutral and with parking brake set.
Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting, Specifications and Systems Operations.

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