8N6986 Cover-Valve for Caterpillar Equipment

The 8N6986 Cover-Valve is a valve cover spare part used on equipment manufactured by Caterpillar. It is listed for Caterpillar earthmoving compactors, engines installed in machines, generator sets, generators, and industrial engines, including the equipment models and engine series specified below.

This is a new aftermarket spare part manufactured by CTP (Costex Tractor Parts). The part number for this cover-valve is 8N6986, also written as 8N-6986 in some Caterpillar parts references.

Fitment

The cover-valve is used with the following Caterpillar equipment and engine models:

• Caterpillar 815B earthmoving compactor
• Caterpillar 3304 engine
• Caterpillar 3306 engine
• Caterpillar 3406 engine
• Caterpillar 3304B engine
• Caterpillar 3306B engine
• Caterpillar SR4 generator
• Caterpillar G3304 engine

The available application data identifies the part for several Caterpillar equipment categories: earthmoving compactors, engines used in machines, generator sets, generators, and industrial engines. Compatibility should be checked against the exact machine or engine identification before installation, particularly where the same engine family was supplied in more than one equipment configuration.

Cross-reference numbers

The following part numbers are listed as Caterpillar and aftermarket interchange references for the 8N6986 cover-valve:

The listed numbers are provided for parts identification and interchange searching. They do not identify a separate machine application from the Caterpillar models shown in the fitment section. Part-number verification should use the equipment serial number and the configuration of the engine or machine.

Specifications

The dimensional and weight data are the values provided for the listed part. The available product information does not specify the material, gasket arrangement, fasteners, thread dimensions, or additional components supplied with the cover-valve. No such items are included in the specification unless separately stated for the particular order.