6L5503 Gasket for Caterpillar Equipment

The 6L5503 gasket is a beaded gasket used with Caterpillar equipment, including gas and industrial engines, marine engines, a pipelayer, and track-type tractors. This is a new aftermarket spare part manufactured by CTP (Costex Tractor Parts).

The supplied fitment information identifies the gasket for the Caterpillar G342C gas engine, D342 industrial engine, marine engine applications, 583K pipelayer, and D8H and D8K track-type tractors. The listed machine and engine designations should be matched with the equipment identification and existing part documentation before installation.

Fitment

• Gas engine: Caterpillar G342C
• Industrial engine: Caterpillar D342
• Marine engine: Caterpillar marine engine applications
• Pipelayer: Caterpillar 583K
• Track-type tractor: Caterpillar D8H
• Track-type tractor: Caterpillar D8K

For the G342C application, the part is listed for a Caterpillar gas engine. The D342 designation refers to the listed industrial engine application. The fitment data also includes Caterpillar marine engine equipment, without specifying a separate marine engine model.

The 583K pipelayer is included as a separate machine application. The track-type tractor fitment covers the Caterpillar D8H and D8K series. These model designations are reproduced from the available application data; no additional machine series are included here.

Specifications

The dimensional data for the gasket is 74.6 cm in length, 7.5 cm in width, and 0.08 cm in depth. The listed weight is 0.03 lb. The source specifications do not provide material information, thread data, installation position, or additional components included with the part.

The available data does not specify equipment-manufacturer or supplier cross-reference numbers in addition to SKU 6L5503. No additional replacement or interchange numbers are therefore listed.