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Technical Service Bulletin
Technical Service Bulletin: TSB150069 Released Date: 29-Jan-2016
Anti-Polishing Ring Cylinder Liner Release to Prevent Bore Polish and Elevated Oil
Consumption Caused by Piston Top Land Carbon Packing
Anti-Polishing Ring Cylinder Liner Release to
Prevent Bore Polish and Elevated Oil Consumption
Caused by Piston Top Land Carbon Packing
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.
Contents
Product Affected
• ISX15 (All Versions)
• QSX15 (All Versions)
Issue
Cylinder liner bore polish and elevated oil consumption caused by piston top land carbon
packing.
When heavy cylinder liner bore polish occurs the customer may experience the following
symptoms:
• Oil consumption rate exceeding the maximum allowable limit. See Oil Consumption
Evaluator by clicking the link below.
◦ Note : https://qsol.cummins.com/qs3/portal/service/oil_consumption
/index.html (https://qsol.cummins.com/qs3/portal/service/oil_consumption
/index.html)
• If equipped, aftertreatement diesel particulate filter (DPF) frequent regeneration [fault
codes 3375, 3376, 2639, 1921, 1922, and 5383].
• Oil degradation and filter plugging [low oil pressure fault codes 143 or 415].
• If equipped, variable geometry turbocharger actuator sticking [fault code 2387].
For more information on lubricating oil consumption and causes of carbon packing. Refer to
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Service Bulletin, Lubricating Oil Consumption and Acceptable Limits, Bulletin 3379214.
(/qs3/pubsys2/xml/en/bulletin/3379214.html)
Verification
For heavy cylinder liner bore polish inspection criteria. See Procedure 001-028 in Section 1 of
the corresponding Service Manual.
Resolution
Anti-polishing ring cylinder liners have been released for production and service to control
cylinder liner bore polish caused by piston top land carbon packing. If heavy cylinder liner bore
polish is identified as a result of piston carbon packing, the cylinder liners should be replaced
with anti-polishing ring cylinder liners.
Note : If an engine is equipped with a DPF, a DPF Restriction Test must be run after
completion of carbon packing and cylinder liner polishing repairs. For instructions on
completing the DPF Restriction Test see Procedure 011-085 in Section 11 of the
corresponding Service Manual or within INSITE™ electronic service tool.
Note : Elevated oil consumption can lead to EGR, if equipped, and air handling
component deposit formation. See the appropriate component service procedures
for inspection and cleaning criteria.
Part Identification
The anti-polishing ring is a removable carbon scraper ring that installs in a counterbore
machined into the top of the cylinder liner. The anti-polishing ring overhangs the cylinder liner
bore and continuously scrapes carbon from the piston top land area. This overhang controls the
carbon thickness so that the carbon does not contact the cylinder liner and accelerate bore
polish. See Figure 1.
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Figure 1, Cross-Section of Cylinder Liner, Anti-Polishing Ring, Piston, and Piston Ring
Assembly
Part Compatibility
CAUTION
Not all pistons and cylinder blocks are compatible with anti-polishing ring cylinder
liners. Pistons that are not compatible with anti-polishing ring cylinder liners can cause
severe engine damage. Pistons can vary by piston skirt design, piston top ring location,
and piston top land diameter. Identify the piston before proceeding to use anti-polishing
ring cylinder liners
CAUTION
Closed skirt pistons are not compatible with engines that have open skirt pistons.
Engines can not have a mix of open skirt and closed skirt pistons due to piston weight.
Severe engine damage may occur if open skirt and closed skirt pistons are intermixed.
Note : Mixing of anti-polishing ring cylinder liner with non-anti-polishing ring cylinder
liners within an engine is not recommended. The engine should have either all anti-
polishing ring cylinder liners or all non-anti-polishing ring cylinder liners at the
completion of repair
Note : If pistons are changed from high top ring pistons to low top ring pistons, the
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cylinder liners can not be reused. This piston change creates a ring spacing
difference in the cylinder liner wear pattern and can lead to ring seating and sealing
issues.
For more information on identifying pistons see Service Bulletin, ISX15 and QSX15 Piston and
Cylinder Liner Change History, Identification and Compatibility, Bulletin 4383774 (/qs3/pubsys2
/xml/en/bulletin/4383774.html).
After identifying the existing piston that an engine has installed, see Table 2 to determine if a
piston upgrade is necessary. If the part number can not be found on the piston, reference
QuickServe® Online parts section for the specific Engine Serial Number (ESN).
Open skirt pistons will remain available for single cylinder repairs on engines equipped with
open skirt pistons.
For six cylinder piston upgrades, upgrade to low top ring, closed skirt pistons which are
compatible with anti-polishing ring cylinder liners. If replacing all 6 pistons, use the engine
overhaul kits listed in the following link. The engine overhaul kits already contain the correct
pistons and anti-polishing cylinder liners.
Note : https://qsol.cummins.com/qs3/qsol/products/newparts
/cummins_ISX_overhaul_prog_2011.html (https://qsol.cummins.com/qs3/qsol
/products/newparts/cummins_ISX_overhaul_prog_2011.html)
Service Parts Availability
The cylinder liners are kitted with either a service shim or captive shim that is .8128 mm [ .032
inch ] thick. The liner has been cutback to accommodate this shim therefore the use of this
shim is required. On blocks that have been machined, a second service shim will need to be
stacked to account for the block machined depth. Block machining is only permitted to
maximum of .8128 mm [ .032 inch ] so shims can not continue to be stacked to allow deeper
block machining.
Service parts are available. See Table 1.
Anti-polishing ring cylinder liner kits include the anti-polishing ring. The anti-polishing ring is
serviceable and can be replaced without replacing the cylinder liner. The anti-polishing ring,
Part Number 3689871, can be ordered separately from the liner kits.
Table 1, Cylinder Liner Types
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Identificat
ion
Bands
Cylinder Cylinder Machined
Cylinder Anti- Mid Stop
Liner Kit Liner Cylinder Around
Liner Part Polishing Liner
Part Outer Liner Top The
Number Ring Shim
Number Diameter Bottom
O.D. of
Cylinder
Liner
Captive
3690557 4376168 Yes 150 mm Shim Pre- Flat Top 2
Installed
4373362 4376391 Yes 152 mm Shim Flat Top 2
Captive
4311633 4309389 No 150 mm Shim Pre- Flat Top 1
Installed
4374092 4376392 No 152 mm Shim Flat Top 1
Groove
3682025 3800453 No 150 mm No Shim 0
Top
For more information on visual identification and measurement locations. Refer to Service
Bulletin, ISX15 and QSX15 Piston and Cylinder Liner Change History, Identification and
Compatibility, Bulletin 4383774. (/qs3/pubsys2/xml/en/bulletin/4383774.html)
Table 2, Piston Compatibility with Anti-Polishing Ring Cylinder Liners
Replacem Replacem
ent ent
Piston Piston Kit
Anti-
Part Part
Polishing
Number Number
Piston Piston Piston Ring
Piston Compatib Compatib
Part Top Ring Top Land Cylinder
Skirt Type le with le with
Number Location Diameter Liner
Anti- Anti-
Compatib
Polishing Polishing
le
Ring Ring
Cylinder Cylinder
Liner Liner
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Reduced
3687897 Low Top Current 2882080
Closed Diameter Yes
(CM2250) Ring Piston (CM2250)
Top Land
Reduced
3687897 Low Top Current 4309337
Closed Diameter Yes
(CM2350) Ring Piston (CM2350)
Top Land
Reduced
Low Top
3688405 Closed Diameter Yes 3687897 2882080
Ring
Top Land
Reduced
Low Top Current
3688099 Closed Diameter Yes 2881758
Ring Piston
Top Land
Reduced
3688100 Low Top Current 2882023
Closed Diameter Yes
(CM2250) Ring Piston (CM2250)
Top Land
Reduced
3688100 Low Top Current 4309338
Closed Diameter Yes
(CM2350) Ring Piston (CM2350)
Top Land
Reduced
Low Top Current
4357149 Closed Diameter Yes 4376245
Ring Piston
Top Land
Reduced
Low Top Current
4357150 Closed Diameter Yes 4376241
Ring Piston
Top Land
Reduced
Low Top Current
4367126 Closed Diameter Yes 4376242
Ring Piston
Top Land
Reduced
Low Top Current
4367132 Closed Diameter Yes 4376246
Ring Piston
Top Land
Reduced
Low Top Current
4367161 Closed Diameter Yes 4376243
Ring Piston
Top Land
Reduced
Low Top Current
4367173 Closed Diameter Yes 4376244
Ring Piston
Top Land
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Non-
Low Top Reduced
3687605 Closed No 3687897 2882080
Ring Diameter
Top Land
Non-
Low Top Reduced
3686366 Closed No 3688099 2881758
Ring Diameter
Top Land
Non-
Low Top Reduced
3687177 Closed No 3688100 2882023
Ring Diameter
Top Land
Reduced
High Top
4298991 Open Diameter No 43571491 43762451
Ring
Top Land
Reduced
High Top
4298992 Open Diameter No 43671321 43762461
Ring
Top Land
Reduced
High Top
2882635 Closed Diameter No 4357150 4376241
Ring
Top Land
Reduced
High Top
2882636 Closed Diameter No 4367126 4376242
Ring
Top Land
Reduced
High Top
2882630 Closed Diameter No 4367161 4376243
Ring
Top Land
Reduced
High Top
2882631 Closed Diameter No 4367173 4376244
Ring
Top Land
Non-
High Top Reduced
4923747 Open No 43671611 43762431
Ring Diameter
Top Land
Non-
High Top Reduced
4923743 Open No 43671731 43762441
Ring Diameter
Top Land
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Non-
High Top Reduced
4923746 Open No 43671261 43762421
Ring Diameter
Top Land
Non-
High Top Reduced
4923745 Open No 43571501 43762411
Ring Diameter
Top Land
Non-
High Top Reduced
3104186 Open No 43571491 43762451
Ring Diameter
Top Land
Non-
High Top Reduced
3684467 Closed No 4367173 4376244
Ring Diameter
Top Land
Non-
High Top Reduced
3684472 Closed No 4367161 4376243
Ring Diameter
Top Land
Non-
High Top Reduced
2863938 Closed No 4357150 4376241
Ring Diameter
Top Land
Non-
High Top Reduced
2863939 Closed No 4367126 4376242
Ring Diameter
Top Land
Non-
High Top Reduced
4923744 Open No 43671321 43762461
Ring Diameter
Top Land
1The replacement anti-polishing ring compatible pistons in this row can only be up fit as a 6
cylinder upgrade. If less than 6 pistons are being replaced and the engine currently has open
skirt pistons then the replacement piston must be the open skirt design.
Anti-Polishing Ring Service Tools Available
Service tool kit part number 5299448 has been created for repairs involving cylinder liner
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removal. The following tools are included in this kit.
For more information on the use of anti-polishing ring service tools, see Procedure 001-054 in
Section 01 in the corresponding Service Manual.
1. Piston Ring Compressor Adaptor, Part Number 5299339, is required to install the piston,
piston ring, and connecting rod assembly into an anti-polishing ring cylinder liner. See
Procedure 001-054 in Section 1 for more information on using the Piston Ring Compressor
Adaptor.
◦ The piston, piston ring, and connecting rod assembly will not install into the anti-
polishing ring cylinder liner with the anti-polishing ring installed because the inside
diameter of the anti-polishing ring is too small for the piston rings to fit through. The
Piston Ring Compressor Adaptor installs into the counterbore at the top of the
cylinder liner which creates a flush surface so that the piston, piston ring, and
connecting rod assembly can pass into the bore without catching the piston rings in
the counterbore See Figure 2.
2. Anti-Polishing Ring Removal Snap Rings, Part Number 5299447, can be used to remove
the anti-polishing ring from the cylinder liner when removing the anti-polishing ring by hand
is difficult. Most anti-polishing ring’s will be removable by hand. Install the Anti-Polishing
Ring Removal Snap Rings tool into the cylinder liner below the anti-polishing ring. Bar the
engine over. As the piston moves to top dead center, the piston will push the snap ring up
against the anti-polishing ring. This action will drive the anti-polishing ring out of the
cylinder liner. See Figure 3.
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Figure 2, Piston Ring Compressor Adapter
Figure 3, Anti-Polishing Ring Removal Snap Rings
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Production Status
Anti-polishing ring cylinder liners have been implemented for production. See Table 4.
Table 4, Anti-Polishing Ring Cylinder Liner Production Information
Product ESN First Build Date
ISX15/QSX15 CM2250 &
CM2350 [Single Camshaft 79797859 5 December 2014
Engines]
ISX/QSX CM871, CM870,
CM570 [Dual Camshaft Not Available 30 January 2015
Engines]
Engine build date can be found on the engine dataplate.
Document History
Date Details
2015-5-13 Module Created
Inserted note in Part Compatibility section. Removed note in Service
2016-1-26 Parts Availability section. Added statement on shim stacking.
Updated Table 1 part numbers.
Last Modified: 29-Jan-2016
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