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Bienvenido:cr463condor
Producto:EXCAVATOR
Modelo:330DLEXCAVATORJLP00574
Configuracin:330DLExcavatorsJLP00001UP(MACHINE)POWEREDBY
C9Engine

InstruccinEspecial
DeterminingtheCauseofFuelDilutionofEngineOil{1101,1124,1251,1280,1290}
NmerodemedioREHS300712

Fechadepublicacin08/12/2014

Fechadeactualizacin08/12/2014
i06017888

DeterminingtheCauseofFuelDilutionofEngineOil{1101,1124,
1251,1280,1290}
SMCS11011124125112801290

CaterpillarProducts:All

Introduction
BeforeyouperformanyprocedureinthisSpecialInstruction,readtheinformationandunderstandthe
informationthatiscontainedinthisinstruction.
Thisspecialinstructionincludestherecommendedmethodsfordeterminingfueldilutionoftheengine
oil.Additionally,theprobablecausesandtherecommendationforcorrectingthefueldilutionare
provided.

RecommendedActions
MeasuringFuelDilution
Dieselfuelischemicallysimilartothelubricantsthatareusedindieselengines.Aslowfuelleakwill
blendthefuelintotheoil.Normaloperatingtemperaturesmaycausevolatilepartsofthefueltovaporize.
Thefuelthatremainsintheoilislessvolatile.
Aclosedcupflashtestissometimesusedtodetectfueldilution.Theflashtestisdesignedtomeasurethe
volatilepartsofthefuelthatareremainingintheoil.Detectinglessvolatilefuelisdifficult,detection
reducestheaccuracyoftheflashtest.
Sincetheflashtestdoesnotaccuratelydetectfueldilution,donotusetheflashtestastheonly
measureoffueldilution.Instead,verifythedilutionbythefollowingmethods:
Gaschromatographfueldilutiontest
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Oilviscosity
Thegaschromatographmethodisdesignedtomeasurefueldilutionincrankcaseoils.Thegas
chromatographinstrumentcanidentifythesmallchemicaldifferencesbetweendieselfuelandlubricating
oil.AgaschromatographisusedtomeasurefueldilutionatallCaterpillarregionalSOSServicelabs.
SomeCaterpillardealersalsouseagaschromatograph.Eventhoughthegaschromatographprovidesa
moreaccuratemeasureoffueldilution,alwaysverifytheresultswiththeviscositytest.
Asignificantleveloffueldilutionreducesoilviscosity.Ifanunacceptableleveloffueldilutionis
suspected,thekinematicviscosityoftheoilmustbemeasured.
Fueldilutionthatisgreaterthan6percentwillusuallycauseviscositythatislessthanthespecified
viscositygrade.Iftheoilisstillwithinthespecifiedviscositygrade,likelyfueldilutionhasnotreached
anunacceptablelevel.Usethefollowingcharttodetermineifviscosityhasreachedtheminimum
acceptablelevel.TheguidelinesofviscosityinthechartareslightlylessthanthelimitsoftheSAE
viscositygrades.However,theseguidelinesstillprovideadequateengineprotection.
Table1
MinimumOilViscosityat100Cwith
Viscosity
FuelDilutionGreaterThan6%as
Grade
MeasuredbyaGasChromatograph
0W40
5W40
10W40 11.0cSt
15W40

0W30
5W30
8.0cSt
10W30

Action

Investigatethecauseoffueldilutionor
reducetheengineoilchangeinterval.Refer
totheengineTroubleshootingmanual.

VerifyingFuelDilution
Alwaysverifyfueldilutionbythecombinationoflowoilviscosityandagaschromatographresult.A
resultinexcessof6percentdilutionisrequiredbeforeinvestigatingorservicingtheengine.Askyour
dealershiptosubmitanoilsampletoaCaterpillarregionalSOSServicelabforanalysis.Unlessthe
dilutiontestcanbeperformedatyourdealership.

TroubleshootingforSourcesofFuelDilution
LowPressureFuelSystemSourcesforIncreasedFuelDilution
Verifysystempressuresatidle,highidle,andimmediatelyaftershutdown.
MeasurethefuelpressureatthefollowinglocationstobesurethatthepressuresmeettheApplication
andInstallationGuidespecifications.
Inlettocylinderhead
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Outletofcylinderheadbeforereturnpressureregulator
Outletofreturnpressureregulator
Verifythattherearenorestrictions.
Excessiverestrictionsmaycauseelevatedsystemoperatingpressure,whichwouldresultin
increasedleakagerate.
Verifythatthereisnodebrislodgedinthepressureregulator.
Ifpressureismaintainedontheheadaftershutdown:
Verifythattheelectricprimingpump(ifequipped)isnotpoweredwhenthekeyisoff.
Verifythatthepurgeorificeinthepressureregulatorisnotplugged.
Usethefollowingproceduretodeterminethelocationsofsourcesoffueldilutionaroundtheelectronic
unitinjectorsunderthevalvecover.
Thetoolsthatarerequiredarelistedbelow:
1U5566UltravioletLampGp
1U5575AdditiveDye
19L(5USgal)containerforfuel
Note:Theenginemustbeatoperatingtemperatureornearoperatingtemperatureinordertoperformthis
test.
Note:Donotexceed745kPa(108psi)offuelpressureintherailofthecylinderheadwhenyou
pressurizethefuelsystemwithaprimingpump.
1. Adddyetothefuelinthecontainerpertheinstructionsforthedyeandmixwell.
2. Puttheinletandreturnlinesforthefuelinthecontainerwithdyedfuel.
3. Starttheengine.Operatetheengineuntilatleast11L(3USgal)offuelisused,oroperatethe
engineuntilthedyedfuelhasreturnedtothecontainer.Stoptheengine.
4. Removethevalvecovers.
5. Capthefuellineandpressurizethefuelsystemwithaprimingpump.
6. Usetheblacklighttoinspectalloftheunitinjectors.Aleakisindicatedbyadefinitestreakof
dyedfuelattheleakinglocation.

LeakingSealsontheBodyortheSleeveoftheUnitInjector

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Illustration1

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(1)Fuelleakageisnormalintheseareas.Donotreplacethefuelinjectoriffuelisleakinginthisarea.
(2)Replacethefuelinjectoriffuelisleakinginthisarea.
(3)ReplacetheOringsiffuelisleakinginthisarea.Donotreplacethefuelinjector.

Illustration1showstheareasontheunitinjectorthatleaksarenormal.TheIllustrationalsoshowsthe
areasthatservicemaybeneeded.
Checkthetorquefortheunitinjectorclampretainingbolts.Ensurethattheunitinjectorsareproperly
installedintothecylinderhead.LookfordamagetotheunitinjectorsleevesandfordamagetotheO
ringseals.Replaceanysealsorsleevesthatshowevidenceofleakage.

LeakingfromtheSealfromtheSolenoidtotheHousingor
CrackedBodyoftheUnitInjector
Usethe""TroubleshootingforSourcesofFuelDilution""procedureabovetoconfirmthelocationofthe
fuelleak.Confirmtheleakiseitherfromasolenoidtothejointsealforthehousing,orfromadamaged
unitinjectorbody.Removeinjectorsthataresuspectedofhavingadamagedbodyandinspectthe
injectorsforvisiblecracks.Replaceaunitinjectorifeitherthesealsareleaking,thebodyiscracked,or
thebodyisdamagedresultinginfuelleaking.

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ExcessiveLeakagefromtheUnitInjectorTiporaBrokenUnit
InjectorTip
Lookforsignsofdamagetotheunitinjectors.Ifnecessary,replacetheunitinjectorsthathavedamaged
tips.Use1643310InfraredThermometer,1643320InfraredThermometerGp,or1669030Infrared
ThermometerGptoidentifyexcessivetipleakagewhiletheengineisrunning.

CrackedCylinderHeadorLeakingCylinderHeadGasket
Checkforsymptomsofadamagedcylinderheadorofadamagedcylinderheadgasket.Inspectthe
coolingsystemforcontaminationoffuel.Inspectthecrankcasefordilutionoftheengineoil.Dilution
maybeasignofacrackedcylinderheadorofaleakingcylinderheadgasket.

C27andC32CylinderHeads

Illustration2

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Plugthesideofthecylinderheadthatreturnsthefuel.Ensurethatthefuelrailisfulloffuel.Pressurize
thefuelrailfromtheintakesideofthehead.Donotexceed550kPa(80psi).Checkunderthevalve
coversforfuelthatisleakingfromholes(4).

LeakageoftheDriveShaftSealontheFuelTransferPump
Ensurethattheweepholeforthefueltransferpumpisnotplugged.Inspectthefrontofthepumpfor
signsofleakage.Ifnecessary,repairthefueltransferpumporreplacethefueltransferpump.

TheDutyCycleforMachineApplicationsRequiresaReducedOil
ChangeInterval
Themachineapplicationorthedutycyclemaybecontributingtounacceptablefueldilution.Enginesthat
functionproperlycanexhibitexcessivefueldilutionfromidlingforlongperiodsatatime.Underhigh
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loadsandtheresultinginhightemperaturesfromthecrankcase,somefuelisremovedfromtheengine
oilbythedistillation.Theoilsampleswillindicatedifferentlevelsoffueldilution.Lessfueldilution
occurswhiletheengineisunderheavyload.Morefueldilutionoccurswhiletheengineisunderlight
loads.Fueldilutionmayincreaseduringperiodsofcoldweather.Enginesthatruncoldduetoleaking
thermostatsmayalsoexhibitanincreaseinfueldilution.
Iftheothercausesoffueldilutionareeliminated,thenthedutycycleofthemachinemayrequirea
reducedoilchangeinterval.Usethefollowingproceduretodeterminethecause.
1. Verifythefueldilutionbylowviscosityandagaschromatographfueldilutiontest.Thefuel
dilutiontestshouldbeequaltoorgreaterthan6percent.RefertoTable1aboveforminimum
viscositybyoilgrade.
2. Initially,reducetheengineoilchangeintervalby50hours.Submitoilsamplesforevaluationat
onehalfofthenewintervalandatthetimeofthenewinterval.
3. Ifthereducedintervalproducesacceptableresultsfromtheoilanalysis,continueoperationwith
thatinterval.
4. Ifviscosityandfueldilutionarestillunacceptable,reducetheservicebyanother50hours.
Evaluatetheresultsfromeachoilsample.RefertoStep2fortheproperprocedureonevaluating
theoilsamples.
5. Continuetheaboveprocessuntilacceptableresultsforgaschromatographfueldilutionandforoil
viscosityareobtained.
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