Campaign - Remanufactured Engine Replacement
S303-S157DATE 08/03
S-TYPE
MODEL
2000-03 MY 3.0L S-TYPE
VIN
L00001-M50849
Vehicles With 3.0L V6 Exchange Engines - Potential Thrust Bearing Failure - Service Action S157
Issue:
A small number of V6 remanufactured engines have been subjected to an out-of-balance condition during the hot test procedure in the remanufacturing process and as a result may exhibit crankshaft thrust bearing failure that could lead to subsequent engine failure.
Action:
Contact the current user of the affected vehicles and request that the vehicle be made available, at the current user's earliest convenience, for the engine to be replaced. A list of vehicles fitted with the exchange engines is included in this bulletin.
For the removal and partial disassembly procedure, see Workshop Manual, JTIS CD ROM, section: 303-01A, SRO 12.41.01 and 12.41.02.
As this repair is going to take some time to complete you will need to consider the level of courtesy service that should be provided to customers when performing this Service Action.
Parts Information
Warranty Information:
Warranty claims should be submitted quoting program code Si 57 together with the relevant option code found in the table below. This will result in payment of the stated time and, where applicable, parts/miscellaneous expense codes.
The options that allow for drive in/drive out can only be claimed when the vehicle has been brought in for this action alone to be undertaken.
The SROs, parts, and miscellaneous items listed above have been included for information only. There will be no requirement to enter the parts or SROs onto the claim.
Affected Vehicles