Chapter 1. Cat Engine Family

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Engine Model Numbers

 3208 Engine:
– 3 = Engine Product
– 2 = Relative Engine Size
» (3000, 3200, 3300, 3400, 3500, 3600)
– 08 = number of Cylinders
» Depending on engine family, could
be 04, 06, 08, 12, 16, 18, or 24

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Engine Model Numbers

 3116 Engine
– 3 = Engine Product
– 11 = 1.1 liters per cylinder, so:
» 3126 has 1.2 liters per cylinder
» 3176 has 1.7 liters per cylinder
» 3196 has 1.9 liters per cylinder
– 6 = number of cylinders (4 or 6)

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Engine Model Numbers

 C-10, 10 liter truck engine


– 10 liter in everything else is 3176C
 C-12, 12 liter truck engine
– 12 liter in everything else is 3196C

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Engine Model Numbers

 3406E was a 14.6 liter engine until 1998


 In 1998, 3406E was 14.6 or 15.8 liter for
truck
 3456 was the 15.8 liter in any non-truck
application
 14.6 liter and 15.8 liter became C-15 and
C-16 for truck, industrial applications

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Engine Model Numbers

 3000 Series Engines


– Perkins or MHI
(Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
– As low as 20HP
 MAK Engines (Ex. 8CM25)
– Germany
– As high as 20,000 HP

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Engine Serial Numbers

 Our engines historically used


8-digit serial numbers in this
format:
– Number, letter, letter, five numbers
– Example: 2YG45313 or 8TC44185

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Engine Serial Numbers

 Some now have a different format:


– Letter, letter, letter, five numbers
– Example: CKM11284
 Another format started consists of any
combination in the first three characters
and last five will be numeric.
– Example: M2M12355

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