Caterpillar expands precious metals engine rebuild kit products for machines

In 2012, 395 Caterpillar announced the availability of its initial phases of machine engine rebuild kits for certain machine models powered by 3406, 3306 and 3176 engines.

The company’s Precious Metals’ Bronze kits provide the basic components (gaskets, seals, oil and fuel filter, camshaft bearings, exhaust manifold sleeves, etc.) and have no core charge; Silver kits include the Bronze kit plus new, unassembled pistons, piston rings, retainers and cylinder liners and have no core charge; Gold kits include the Bronze kit and the added value of (six) Cat Reman pre-assembled cylinder packs, while the Platinum kits include the Bronze kit, plus (six) Cat Reman pre-assembled cylinder packs, cylinder head, fuel injectors or fuel nozzles, water pump and oil pump.

“Now available in the Precious Metals Engine Rebuild kit programme are solutions for Cat C-9 powered 12H motor graders; 330C, 330C L and 330C LN excavators; 627G and 636G wheel tractor-scrapers, and D6R; D6R II track-type tractors,” says Caterpillar.  

Previously released machine Precious Metals kits include solutions for Cat 3406, 3306 and 3176 powered machines: motor graders, hydraulic excavators, material handlers, pipelayers, wheel tractor-scrapers, wheel dozers, soil and waste compactors, wheel loaders, track type tractors, and articulated trucks.

Additional kit offerings for other Cat machines are in development.