Komatsu PC138USLC-11 Hydraulic Excavator Service Manual
2,561 pages · Publication SEN06589-03
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- Models
- PC138USLC-11
- Serial coverage
- 50001 and up
- Manual type
- Service Manual
- Pages
- 2,561
- Publication
- SEN06589-03
- Condition
- Brand new

What's inside
From the manual's own table of contents: 376 sections, 700 entries. See sample pages (PDF, 976 KB)
Show all 376 sections
OVERHEAT PREVENTION SYSTEM3 topics
- TURBOCHARGER PROTECTION SYSTEM
- AUTOMATIC IDLE STOP SYSTEM
- COMPONENT PARTS OF ENGINE SYSTEM
COOLING SYSTEM1 topic
- LAYOUT DRAWING OF COOLING SYSTEM
CONTROL SYSTEM5 topics
- LAYOUT DRAWING OF CONTROL SYSTEM
- MACHINE MONITOR SYSTEM
- KomVision SYSTEM
- KOMTRAX SYSTEM
- COMPONENT PARTS OF CONTROL SYSTEM
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM4 topics
- LAYOUT DRAWING OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
- CLSS
- ENGINE AND PUMP COMBINED CONTROL SYSTEM
- COMPONENT PARTS OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
WORK EQUIPMENT SYSTEM6 topics
- LAYOUT DRAWING OF WORK EQUIPMENT SYSTEM
- STRUCTURE OF VALVE CONTROL
- PPC LOCK SYSTEM
- WORK EQUIPMENT AND TRAVEL AUTOMATIC LOCK SYSTEM
- OIL FLOW ADJUSTER SYSTEM FOR ATTACHMENT
- COMPONENT PARTS OF WORK EQUIPMENT SYSTEM
SWING SYSTEM3 topics
- LAYOUT DRAWING OF SWING SYSTEM
- SWING CONTROL SYSTEM DIAGRAM
- COMPONENT PARTS OF SWING SYSTEM
TRAVEL SYSTEM3 topics
- LAYOUT DRAWING OF TRAVEL SYSTEM
- TRAVEL CONTROL SYSTEM DIAGRAM
- COMPONENT PARTS OF TRAVEL SYSTEM
UNDERCARRIAGE AND FRAME2 topics
- LAYOUT DRAWING OF UNDERCARRIAGE
- IDLER CUSHION
WORK EQUIPMENT4 topics
- STRUCTURE OF WORK EQUIPMENT
- FUNCTION OF WORK EQUIPMENT
- WORK EQUIPMENT CLEARANCE ADJUSTMENT SHIM
- BUCKET CLEARANCE ADJUSTMENT SHIM
CAB AND ITS ATTACHMENTS3 topics
- ROPS CAB
- CAB MOUNT
- TAKE WIRING HARNESS OUT OF CAB
STANDARD VALUE TABLE FOR ENGINE1 topic
- STANDARD VALUE TABLE FOR ENGINE:PC138USLC-11
STANDARD VALUE TABLE FOR MACHINE2 topics
- STANDARD VALUE TABLE FOR MACHINE:PC138USLC-11
- MACHINE POSTURE AND PROCEDURE FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE
RELATED INFORMATION ON TESTING AND ADJUSTING2 topics
- TOOLS FOR TESTING AND ADJUSTING
- SKETCH OF TOOLS FOR TESTING AND ADJUSTING
RELEASE REMAINING PRESSURE FROM HYDRAULIC SYSTEM1 topic
- CUITS
GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING POINTS15 topics
- TROUBLESHOOTING POINTS FOR UREA SCR SYSTEM
- SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN TROUBLESHOOTING
- CHECKS BEFORE TROUBLESHOOTING
- INSPECTION PROCEDURE BEFORE TROUBLESHOOTING
- TESTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH TESTING PROCEDURE
- PREPARATION FOR TROUBLESHOOTING OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- PROCEDURE FOR TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING
- SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE AND TROUBLESHOOTING NUMBERS
- INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE
- SOR SYSTEM
- CONNECTOR LIST AND LAYOUT
- CONNECTOR CONTACT IDENTIFICATION
- FUSE LOCATION TABLE
- PRECAUTIONS FOR REPLACING KDOC
- FAILURE CODES TABLE
TROUBLESHOOTING BY FAILURE CODE (DISPLAY OF CODE)41 topics
- FAILURE CODE [879AKA]
- FAILURE CODE [879AKB]
- FAILURE CODE [879BKA]
- FAILURE CODE [879BKB]
- FAILURE CODE [879CKA]
- FAILURE CODE [879CKB]
- FAILURE CODE [879DKZ]
- FAILURE CODE [879EMC]
- FAILURE CODE [879FMC]
- FAILURE CODE [879GKX]
- FAILURE CODE [989L00]
- FAILURE CODE [989M00]
- FAILURE CODE [989N00]
- FAILURE CODE [A1U0N3]
- FAILURE CODE [A1U0N4]
- FAILURE CODE [A900FR]
- FAILURE CODE [A900N6]
- FAILURE CODE [A900NY]
- FAILURE CODE [AA10NX]
- FAILURE CODE [AB00KE]
- FAILURE CODE [AQ10MB]
- FAILURE CODE [AQ10N3]
- FAILURE CODE [AS00R2]
- FAILURE CODE [AS00R3]
- FAILURE CODE [AS00R4]
- FAILURE CODE [AS00R5]
- FAILURE CODE [AS00R6]
- FAILURE CODE [AS00ZK]
- FAILURE CODE [AS10KM]
- FAILURE CODE [AS10NR]
- FAILURE CODE [AS10NT]
- FAILURE CODE [AU10QA]
- FAILURE CODE [B@BAZG]
- FAILURE CODE [B@BAZK]
- FAILURE CODE [B@BCNS]
- FAILURE CODE [B@HANS]
- FAILURE CODE [CA115]
- FAILURE CODE [CA122]
- FAILURE CODE [CA123]
- FAILURE CODE [CA131]
- FAILURE CODE [CA132]
FAILURE CODE [CA1696]58 topics
- FAILURE CODE [CA1712]
- FAILURE CODE [CA1713]
- FAILURE CODE [CA1714]
- FAILURE CODE [CA1715]
- FAILURE CODE [CA1776]
- FAILURE CODE [CA1777]
- FAILURE CODE [CA1843]
- FAILURE CODE [CA1844]
- FAILURE CODE [CA1885]
- FAILURE CODE [CA1887]
- FAILURE CODE [CA1896]
- FAILURE CODE [CA1938]
- FAILURE CODE [CA1942]
- FAILURE CODE [CA1961]
- FAILURE CODE [CA2185]
- FAILURE CODE [CA2186]
- FAILURE CODE [CA2249]
- FAILURE CODE [CA2272]
- FAILURE CODE [CA2311]
- FAILURE CODE [CA2349]
- FAILURE CODE [CA2353]
- FAILURE CODE [CA2357]
- FAILURE CODE [CA2636]
- FAILURE CODE [CA2637]
- FAILURE CODE [CA2765]
- FAILURE CODE [CA2771]
- FAILURE CODE [CA2976]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3142]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3143]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3144]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3146]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3147]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3148]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3151]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3165]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3229]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3231]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3232]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3235]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3239]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3241]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3242]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3251]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3313]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3314]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3315]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3419]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3421]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3497]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3498]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3543]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3545]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3547]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3558]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3559]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3562]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3563]
- FAILURE CODE [CA3567]
FAILURE CODE [CA4768]58 topics
- FAILURE CODE [CA4769]
- FAILURE CODE [CA4842]
- FAILURE CODE [CA4952]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5115]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5179]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5181]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5271]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5272]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5273]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5274]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5275]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5276]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5277]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5387]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5388]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5389]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5391]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5392]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5393]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5394]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5395]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5396]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5631]
- FAILURE CODE [CA5938]
- FAILURE CODE [D110KB]
- FAILURE CODE [D19JKZ]
- FAILURE CODE [D811MC]
- FAILURE CODE [D862KA]
- FAILURE CODE [D8ALKA]
- FAILURE CODE [D8ALKB]
- FAILURE CODE [D8AQKR]
- FAILURE CODE [DA20MC]
- FAILURE CODE [DA22KK]
- FAILURE CODE [DA25KP]
- FAILURE CODE [DA26KP]
- FAILURE CODE [DA29KQ]
- FAILURE CODE [DA2LKA]
- FAILURE CODE [DA2LKB]
- FAILURE CODE [DA2QKR]
- FAILURE CODE [DA2RKR]
- FAILURE CODE [DAF0MB]
- FAILURE CODE [DAF0MC]
- FAILURE CODE [DAF8KB]
- FAILURE CODE [DAF9KQ]
- FAILURE CODE [DAFGMC]
- FAILURE CODE [DAFLKA]
- FAILURE CODE [DAFLKB]
- FAILURE CODE [DAFQKR]
- FAILURE CODE [DAZ9KQ]
- FAILURE CODE [DAZQKR]
- FAILURE CODE [DB2QKR]
- FAILURE CODE [DB2RKR]
- FAILURE CODE [DB90MC]
- FAILURE CODE [DBP0KM]
- FAILURE CODE [DBP0KT]
- FAILURE CODE [DBPQKR]
- FAILURE CODE [DDNRKA]
- FAILURE CODE [DDNRKY]
FAILURE CODE [DXE4KB]6 topics
- FAILURE CODE [DXE4KY]
- FAILURE CODE [DY20KA]
- FAILURE CODE [DY20MA]
- FAILURE CODE [DY2CKB]
- FAILURE CODE [DY2DKB]
- FAILURE CODE [DY2EKB]
TROUBLESHOOTING OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (E-MODE)29 topics
- ENGINE DOES NOT START (ENGINE DOES NOT CRANK)
- MANUAL PREHEATING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK
- WHILE PREHEATING IS WORKING, PREHEATING MONITOR DOES NOT LIGHT UP
- NOTHING
- NING
- CHARGE LEVEL MONITOR LIGHTS UP IN RED WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING
- FUEL LEVEL MONITOR LIGHTS UP IN RED WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING
- ENGINE OIL PRESSURE MONITOR LIGHTS UP IN RED WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING
- FUEL GAUGE DISPLAY DOES NOT MOVE FROM MINIMUM OR MAXIMUM
- DISPLAY OF FUEL GAUGE DIFFERS FROM ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL
- OR MAXIMUM
- ANT TEMPERATURE
- MAXIMUM
- PERATURE
- SOME AREAS OF MACHINE MONITOR SCREEN ARE NOT DISPLAYED
- FUNCTION SWITCH DOES NOT OPERATE
- AUTOMATIC WARM-UP SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK (IN COLD WEATHER)
- DOES NOT LIGHT UP OR DOES NOT GO OFF
- AUTO-DECELERATOR IS NOT OPERATED OR CANCELED WITH LEVER
- NOT DISPLAYED
- NOT CHANGED
- CHANGE
- ALARM BUZZER CANNOT BE CANCELED
- SERVICE MODE CANNOT BE SELECTED
- ALL OF WORK EQUIPMENTS, SWING, AND TRAVEL MECHANISM DO NOT MOVE
- ALL OF WORK EQUIPMENT, SWING, AND TRAVEL MECHANISM DO NOT LOCK
- SWING
- BRAKE DOES NOT OPERATE
- SWITCH IS IN RELEASE POSITION
HYDRAULIC DRIFT OF BLADE IS LARGE1 topic
- MENT MOVES
OIL FLOW IN ATTACHMENT CIRCUIT CANNOT BE CHANGED16 topics
- MOVES SLOWER
- MACHINE DOES NOT TRAVEL STRAIGHT
- MACHINE IS NOT STEERED WELL OR STEERING POWER IS LOW
- TRAVEL SPEED IS LOW
- ONE OF TRACKS DOES NOT RUN
- TRAVEL SPEED DOES NOT CHANGE, OR TRAVEL SPEED IS TOO SLOW OR FAST
- UPPER STRUCTURE DOES NOT SWING BOTH TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT
- SWINGS ONLY IN ONE DIRECTION
- LEFT)
- ONE DIRECTION
- RIGHT AND LEFT)
- DIRECTION EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT)
- SHOCK IS LARGE WHEN UPPER STRUCTURE STOPS SWINGING
- LARGE UNUSUAL NOISE IS HEARD WHEN UPPER STRUCTURE STOPS SWINGING
- FAN SPEED IS ABNORMAL (TOO HIGH OR LOW, OR STATIONARY)
- UNUSUAL NOISE IS HEARD FROM AROUND FAN
TROUBLESHOOTING OF ENGINE (S-MODE)25 topics
- INFORMATION MENTIONED IN TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE (S MODE)
- ENGINE CRANKS BUT NO EXHAUST GAS COMES OUT
- BUT DOES NOT START)
- ENGINE STARTABILITY IS POOR
- ENGINE DOES NOT PICK UP SMOOTHLY
- ENGINE STOPS DURING OPERATION
- ENGINE RUNS ROUGH OR IS UNSTABLE
- ENGINE LACKS POWER
- EXHAUST SMOKE IS BLACK
- ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION IS EXCESSIVE
- OIL BECOMES CONTAMINATED QUICKLY
- FUEL CONSUMPTION IS EXCESSIVE
- OIL PRESSURE DROPS
- FUEL MIXES INTO ENGINE OIL
- WATER MIXES INTO ENGINE OIL (MILKY)
- COOLANT TEMPERATURE RISES TOO HIGH (OVERHEATING)
- UNUSUAL NOISE IS HEARD
- VIBRATION IS EXCESSIVE
- AIR CANNOT BE BLED FROM FUEL CIRCUIT
- ACTIVE REGENERATION IS EXECUTED FREQUENTLY
- ACTIVE REGENERATION TAKES TIME
- WHITE SMOKE IS EXHAUSTED DURING ACTIVE REGENERATION
- AdBlue/DEF CONSUMPTION IS EXCESSIVE
- THERE IS UNUSUAL SMELL (IRRITATING ODOR)
- FOREIGN MATERIALS ENTER AdBlue/DEF (AdBlue/DEF INCREASES)
REMOVE AND INSTALL CENTER SWIVEL JOINT ASSEMBLY29 topics
- DISASSEMBLE AND ASSEMBLE CENTER SWIVEL JOINT ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE AND INSTALL HYDRAULIC TANK ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE AND INSTALL MAIN PUMP ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE AND INSTALL CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY
- DISASSEMBLE AND ASSEMBLE CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY
- DISASSEMBLE AND ASSEMBLE WORK EQUIPMENT PPC VALVE ASSEMBLY
- DISASSEMBLE AND ASSEMBLE TRAVEL PPC VALVE ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE AND INSTALL BLADE ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE AND INSTALL WORK EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY
- DISASSEMBLE AND ASSEMBLE WORK EQUIPMENT CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE AND INSTALL OPERATOR'S CAB ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE AND INSTALL OPERATOR'S CAB DOOR
- REMOVE AND INSTALL OPERATOR CAB GLASS (ADHERED GLASS)
- REMOVE AND INSTALL FRONT WINDOW ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE AND INSTALL FLOOR FRAME ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE AND INSTALL AIR CONDITIONER UNIT ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE AND INSTALL OPERATOR'S SEAT
- REMOVE AND INSTALL SEAT BELT
- REMOVE AND INSTALL FRONT WIPER ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE AND INSTALL ENGINE CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE AND INSTALL PUMP CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE AND INSTALL KomVision CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE AND INSTALL MACHINE MONITOR ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE AND INSTALL MASS AIR FLOW AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR
- REMOVE AND INSTALL KCCV CRANKCASE PRESSURE SENSOR
- REMOVE AND INSTALL SCR TEMPERATURE SENSOR
- REMOVE AND INSTALL REARVIEW CAMERA
- REMOVE AND INSTALL KomVision CAMERA
- REMOVE AND INSTALL KOMTRAX TERMINAL ASSEMBLY
MAINTENANCE STANDARD6 topics
- MAINTENANCE STANDARD OF ENGINE MOUNT
- MAINTENANCE STANDARD FOR PTO
- MAINTENANCE STANDARD OF COOLING SYSTEM
- MAINTENANCE STANDARD OF SWING CIRCLE
- MAINTENANCE STANDARD OF SWING MACHINERY
- MAINTENANCE STANDARD OF SPROCKET
Inside this manual
Real pages from this service manual (2,561 pages). Open the sample pages (PDF, 975 KB)
- Specifications, page 105: Specification to which the blade
- Troubleshooting, page 1,236: FAILURE CODE [CA4155]
- Diagram, page 2,484: Related circuit diagram
- Color page: COOLING SYSTEM
- Color page: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
- Foldout diagram: ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT DIAGRAM (1/9)
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Factory manual for in-house farm and construction shop use. Straightforward, complete, and easy to follow. It contains the OEM information dealership service departments and parts counters use to diagnose problems, identify components, and perform maintenance or repairs correctly.
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Identifying correct parts and seeing how assemblies come apart and go back together
Keeping equipment running with less downtime
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