CUMMINS-TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN
CUMMINS-TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN
Subject
Signature™, QSX, and ISX CM570/CM870/CM871/CM2250 Replacement Cylinder Liner
Compatibility
Issue
In January of 2010, a new cylinder block and cylinder liner were introduced for production and
service for all 15 liter engines. The new cylinder block was designed to be backward compatible
with previous 15 liter engines for service repairs. The cylinder liner design is not cross-compatible
between cylinder block designs. There is the potential that QuickServe™ Online will list incorrect
cylinder block and cylinder liner part numbers for these engines.
Implementation of the new cylinder block was performed in phases at the Jamestown Engine Plant
(JEP). Because of the implementation schedule, the new engine could be built with either a small
bore diameter cylinder block and cylinder liner, or a large bore diameter cylinder block and cylinder
liner.
Any Signature™, QSX, and ISX CM570/CM870/CM871/CM2250 engines that have had a cylinder
block kit, ReCon® short-block, ReCon® long-block, or ReCon® engine replaced after January 1st,
2010, could potentially have been built with either a small bore diameter cylinder block and cylinder
liner, or a large bore diameter cylinder block and cylinder liner.
Verification
Before replacing a flat top designed cylinder liner, verify the size of the cylinder liner presently
installed on the engine. The correct cylinder liner can be determined by measuring the outside
diameter of the cylinder liner at the cylinder liner o-ring packing area. For a groove top design
cylinder liner, the verification is not needed when replacing a groove top cylinder liner with another
groove top cylinder liner. See Figure 1 for the location where the measurement is to be taken.
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NOTE: A small outside diameter cylinder liner will visually appear to have been correctly
installed into a large bore cylinder block. However, because of the smaller outside diameter
of the cylinder liner, it will fit loosely into the cylinder block at the cylinder liner o-ring
sealing area. This will reslut in excessive cylinder liner movement in the cylinder block.
Resolution
Once the size of the cylinder liner has been determined, refer to the table below for the correct
cylinder liner part number.
NOTE: All ISX engine configurations have overhaul kits available with the standard 150 mm
[5.906 in] cylinder liners. If the measurement of the cylinder liner at the mid-stop indicates
an oversized, 152 mm [5.984 in] cylinder liner is needed, please reference this ISX Overhaul
Kit Quick Reference Guide to help you determine the appropriate kit part number to order:
https://quickserve.cummins.com/common/files/qsol/cms
/isx_cpls_piston_overhaul_cross_ref.pdf
For engines that do not have an overhaul kit released with the oversized 152 mm [5,984 in] cylinder
liners, please order the cylinder liners separately to complete the repair.
For Signature™, ISX, and QSX15 CM570/CM870/CM871 engines, use the following procedure for
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cylinder liner installation in the Signature, ISX, and QSX15 Service Manual, Bulletin 3666239. Refer
to Procedure 001-028 in Section 1.
For ISX CM2250 engines, use the following procedure for cylinder liner installation in the ISX
CM2250 Service Manual, Bulletin 4022250. Refer to Procedure 001-028 in Section 1.
Warranty Statement
The information in this document has no effect on present warranty coverage or repair practices,
nor does it authorize TRP or Campaign actions.
Document History
Date Details
2011-9-30 Module Created
The effected population has expanded and improved the wording to more easily
2011-12-2
understand what the issue is.
Due to changes made to the cylinder block the verification process was no longer
2012-4-13
valid and a new verification neede to be added.
2012-8-29 To include new liner part number and clarity on possible suspended engines.
2014-3-7 Add information on overhaul kits
2014-4-30 none
2014-9-15 Add CM2250 to the statement about engine that have been reblocked
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