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 RENR5366-01
June 2002

325C Excavator
Hydraulic System
325C:
BLA 1-UP
BTD1-UP
BFE1-UP
AMH1-UP
BKH1-UP
BMM1-UP
BKT1-UP
BKW1-UP
BLX1-UP

2002 Caterpillar, All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A.

COMPONENT LOCATION

Part Machine Schematic

Description
Number Location Location
Accumulator Gp 4I-1536 1 B-4
Cylinder Gp - Boom 179-9788 2 E-2
Cylinder Gp - Bucket 158-8998 3 E-3
Cylinder Gp - Stick 179-9790 4 E-6
Filter Gp - Drain 126-2075 5 A-3
Filter Gp - Pilot 158-8987 6 A-3
Filter Gp - Return 188-4140 7 A-5
Manifold Gp - Pilot Control 215-5037 8 B-4
Motor Gp - Fan 179-9778 9 A-6
Motor Gp - Swing 179-9775 10 E-5
Motor Gp - Travel (Left) 215-9952 11 E-4
Motor Gp - Travel (Right) 215-9952 12 E-3
Switch As - Pressure 167-3466 13 C-6
Switch As - Pressure (Implement / Swing) 167-3466 14 B-6
Swivel Gp 159-7841 15 D-4
Tank Gp - Hydraulic 176-4618 16 A-4
Valve Gp - Attachment Control 171-0146 17 C-3
Valve Gp - Boom Drift Reduction 264-9963 18 D-2
Valve Gp - Logic 185-0462 19 B-7
Valve Gp - Main Control 258-0284 20 C-3
Valve Gp - Oil Cooler Bypass Check 173-4672 21 A-6
Valve Gp - Pilot Control (Boom / Bucket) 206-3303 22 C-6
Valve Gp - Pilot Control (Swing / Stick) 206-3304 23 C-7
Valve Gp - Pilot Control (Travel) 158-8250 24 C-7
Valve Gp - Pilot Relief 215-4909 25 A-3
Valve Gp - Pressure Reducing (Boom/Swing Priority) 232-4102 26 B-3
Valve Gp - Relief (Cooling Pump) 204-2772 27 A-6
Valve Gp - Relief (Negative Flow Control) 109-5152 28 C-5
Valve Gp - Solenoid (Hydraulic Activation) 121-1491 29 A-4
Valve Gp - Stick Drift Reduction 264-9962 30 D-5
Valve Gp - Variable Swing Priority 153-5295 31 C-4
FLUID POWER SYMBOLS
BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS

MAIN AUX.
PUMP: VARIABLE and
PUMP or MOTOR FLUID CONDITIONER SPRING CONTROL VALVES RESTRICTION LINE RESTRICTION 2-SECTION PUMP PRESSURE COMPENSATED
(FIXED)

VARIABILITY SPRING LINE RESTRICTION PRESSURE HYDRAULIC PNEUMATIC LINE RESTRICTION ATTACHMENT
(ADJUSTABLE) (VARIABLE) COMPENSATION ENERGY TRIANGLES VARIABLE and PRESSURE
COMPENSATED

VALVE ENVELOPES
VALVES
VALVE PORTS

ONE POSITION TWO POSITION THREE POSITION TWO-WAY THREE-WAY FOUR-WAY

CONTROL VALVES CHECK VALVES

AB AB

P T P T
BASIC SPRING SHUTTLE PILOT
NORMAL POSITION SHIFTED POSITION INFINITE POSITION
SYMBOL LOADED CONTROLLED

FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS

VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

MEASUREMENT ROTATING SHAFTS

PRESSURE TEMPERATURE FLOW UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL

COMBINATION CONTROLS

SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID and SERVO THERMAL DETENT

or MANUAL and PILOT PILOT or MANUAL

MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS

PUSH-PULL LEVER MANUAL SHUTOFF GENERAL MANUAL PUSH BUTTON PEDAL SPRING

RELEASED PRESSURE PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS

REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE

EXTERNAL RETURN INTERNAL RETURN SIMPLIFIED COMPLETE INTERNAL

SUPPLY PRESSURE

ACCUMULATORS CROSSING AND JOINING LINES HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS

SPRING LOADED GAS CHARGED LINES CROSSING LINES JOINING SINGLE ACTING DOUBLE ACTING

HYDRAULIC PUMPS HYDRAULIC MOTORS INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS

FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT INFINITE THREE TWO

DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED POSITIONING POSITION POSITION

UNIDIRECTIONAL UNIDIRECTIONAL

FLOW IN ONE PARALLEL CROSS FLOW ALLOWED IN

BIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL DIRECTION FLOW FLOW EITHER DIRECTION
ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS
Hydraulic Symbols (Electrical)

G M
Transducer Transducer Generator Electric Motor
(Fluid) (Gas / Air)

Pressure Switch Pressure Switch Temperature Switch Electrical Wire

(Adjustable)

Electrical Symbols (Electrical)

Pressure Temperature Level Flow

Symbol Symbol Symbol Symbol

Wire Number Identification Codes

Electrical Schematic Example Hydraulic Schematic Example

Current Standard Current Standard

Harness identification code
This example indicates
wire 135 in harness "AG". Wire
Circuit Number Wire Color
Identification

325-AG135 PK-14
325-PK
Circuit Identification Wire Color Wire Gauge
Number

Previous Standard
Wire Color
Wire

325-PK-14
B A
Circuit Number Wire Gauge
Identification (EXAMPLE VALVE)
 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

(12) MOTOR GP (11) MOTOR GP

(10) MOTOR GP
TRAVEL (RIGHT) TRAVEL (RIGHT)
SWING
215-9952 215-9952
179-9775

E PG E
DR

(4) CYLINDER GP MU
STICK P p3 P p3
179-9790
(3) CYLINDER GP
T T (2) CYLINDER GP
BUCKET
158-8998 BOOM
179-9788

B A A B B A (18) VALVE GP
BOOM DRIFT
REDUCTION
264-9963
(15) SWIVEL GP
D 159-7841 D

(20) VALVE GP
(30) VALVE GP MAIN CONTROL BP2 BPi
SPi SP2 STICK DRIFT 258-0284 (17) VALVE GP
S Dr B Dr
T R AV E L (L ) T R AV E L (R ) REDUCTION ATCH CONTROL BP3

SP3 264-9962 171-0146

LINE RELIEF VALVE BR5
(STICK CYLINDER ROD END) D i4
SP1 ST BL1 aL1 P i4 aR1 aR2 B R 2 AR 2 AR 4
aL3 BL2 AL2 BR1 AR 1 aR3 BR3 AR 3 aR4 P i1 BP1 BT AR 5 aR5 R3
T AL4 aL4 BL3 R2 AL3 AL1 (C L O S E ) (L OW E R ) BR4 R1
(24) VALVE GP aL2 (R E V )
(R A I S E ) (I N )
(L ) (R E V ) STRAIGHT TRAVEL
PILOT CONTROL CONTROL
BOOM II STICK STICK SWING SOLENOID BUCKET
(TRAVEL) CONTROL REGENERATIVE I CONTROL CONTROL CONTROL
VALVE VALVE VALVE
158-8250 VALVE VALVE
STICK II (I N )
RIGHT TRAVEL
STRAIGHT TRAVEL CONTROL BOOM I CONTROL
CONTROL VALVE CONTROL VALVE
VALVE VALVE

C (13) SWITCH AS C
DB 2
PRESSURE
DB 1 DB 6
PB2 167-3466
(22) VALVE GP LEFT TRAVEL
PB1 PB6 STICK LINE RELIEF CONTROL NEGATIVE
PILOT CONTROL UNLOADING VALVE VALVE BOOM FLOW CONTROL
PB5 DB 5 (BOOM / BUCKET) VALVE (STICK CYLINDER REGENERATION RELIEF
BUCK ET 206-3303 HEAD END) MAIN RELIEF
VALVE VALVE
S T IC K S WING B OOM VALVE
(28) VALVE GP (31) VALVE GP
(23) VALVE GP RELIEF VARIABLE LINE RELIEF VALVE
(NEGATIVE FLOW SWING BUCKET CYLINDER
PILOT CONTROL CONTROL) PRIORITY HEAD/ROD END
(SWING / STICK) 109-5152 S WING LINE
153-5295
T R AV E L (L ) AT C H BUCK ET B O O M (1 ) RELIEF VALVE S T I C K (2 )
B O O M (2 ) S T I C K (1 ) T R AV E L (R )
206-3304
DOW N

(BOOM CYLINDER
OUT

OP E N

UP
R

C LOS E
IN

(O U T ) (R ) (F W D) (F W D) (O P E N ) (R A I S E ) ROD END) (O U T ) HR
HL bL 4 D i2 P i2 bL 3 P i3 D i3 bL 2 bL 1 DS T PL PR bR 1 bR 2 bR 3 bR 4 D i1 bR 5

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8

(19) VALVE GP
LOGIC
185-0462 B1 B2 B3 B4 C B5 B6 B7 B8

PRESSURE SWITCH
B A2 B1 A1
DR (LEFT PUMP) B
FR M2 G2
(8) MANIFOLD GP (1) ACCUMULATOR GP U
PILOT CONTROL 4I-1536 B2
215-5037 RR P n2
P2 P1
A2 Ps2
(14) SWITCH AS HYDRAULIC
ACTIVATION
PRESSURE VALVE A4 P s M2
(IMPLEMENT / SWING) P1 P2 P i1 PS A1 PS A2 M4
P i2 LEFT
NO1 NO3 PA C (26) VALVE GP PUMP
167-3466 (S W
PILOT
(T R AV E L ) PA R K I N G ) (L O C K )
SOLENOID PRESSURE REDUCING S3 PUMP
SOLENOID
VALVE (BOOM / SWING PRIORITY) I OC S Dr2
VALVE S1
(SWING PARKING Dr1
(TRAVEL
SPEED)
BRAKE) 232-4102 D
(27) VALVE GP (21) VALVE GP COOLING
DrM
(29) VALVE GP PUMP
RELIEF OIL COOLER RIGHT
P IL OT
BYPASS CHECK SOLENOID S4 PUMP
(COOLING PUMP) M3
LINE PATTERNS
173-4672 (HYDRAULIC (25) VALVE GP
204-2772 (7) FILTER GP
C
ACTIVATION) 6 P s M1 Pressure Line
RETURN PILOT RELIEF
P T B G
DR 1 DR 2 DR 3 DR 4 DR 5 DR 6 T OU T 1 T OUT 2 PIN
121-1491 215-4909
Ps1 PROPORTIONAL
Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure
REDUCING VALVE
A 188-4140 A1

G D E F P n1 Drain / Return Lines

SLOW RETURN OUT IN
CHECK VALVE Pi Component Group
A3 G1 M1 Pm
OIL COOLER DR
A PRESSURE SWITCH CALLOUTS A
(RIGHT PUMP)

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

A B Callout Number Component

(Machine Location from (52) VALVE GP - CONTROL Name
Component LocationsTable)
138-1234 Part Number

(6) FILTER GP THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 325C EXCAVATOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
(16) TANK GP (5) FILTER GP PILOT MEDIA NUMBER: RENR5366-01
(9) MOTOR GP
HYDRAULIC DRAIN 158-8987 SCHEMATIC PART NUMBER: 177-2825, CHANGE: 07, VERSION: HE
FAN Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine with the key and engine off, transmission shifter
179-9778 176-4618 126-2075 in neutral and with parking brake set.
Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting, Specifications and Systems Operations.

7 6 5 4 3 2 1
MACHINE COMPONENT LOCATIONS
VIEW ALL CALLOUTS

8 7 16 23 22 24

13

14 3
OIL COOLER

2
9
10
20
15

COOLING PUMP

PROPORTIONAL
REDUCING VALVE
25
11

RIGHT PUMP
1 12 5 6 LEFT PUMP
PILOT PUMP
 MAIN CONTROL VALVE
VIEW ALL CALLOUTS
BOOM REGENERATION STICK REGENERATION
VALVE VALVE

Pi1

Pi2

R
aR5 aR4 aR3 aR2 aR1 Pi4 aL1 aL2 aL3 aL4

P/N 177-2800

S/N
HR
HL

R3

LINE RELIEF VALVE

17 RIGHT TRAVEL
STRAIGHT TRAVEL
CONTROL VALVE
BUCKET
(BOOM CYLINDER CONTROL VALVE
CONTROL VALVE LEFT TRAVEL
HEAD / ROD END)
MAIN RELIEF CONTROL VALVE
BOOM I VALVE SWING
CONTROL VALVE STRAIGHT TRAVEL CONTROL VALVE
CONTROL SOLENOID STICK I
CONTROL VALVE
STICK II
BOOM II
CONTROL VALVE
Pi4 CONTROL VALVE
LINE RELIEF VALVE
(STICK CYLINDER
HEAD END)

AR5 AR4 AR3 AR2 AR1 AL4

AL1 AL2 AL3
NEGATIVE FLOW
CONTROL RELIEF VALVE
28
BR5 Pi3
BR4 BL2
21 BR3 BR2
BR1
BL1
BL3
R2
R1

LINE RELIEF VALVE

(BUCKET ROD END)

bR4 bL1 bL2 bL3 bL4

DST
bR5

bR3 bR2 bR1

PILOT OIL MANIFOLD

PAC

DR2 29
DRG
T-OUT T-OUT

PSA1 HYDRAULIC
ACTIVATION VALVE

DR5
DR1
PSA2 SOLENOID VALVE
(SWING PARKING
BRAKE) Pi2

P-IN

SOLENOID VALVE
(TRAVEL SPEED)
RD4
P2
RD3

P1