Komatsu PC170LC-10 Hydraulic Excavator Service Manual
1,455 pages · Publication SEN06367-03
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- Models
- PC170LC-10
- Serial coverage
- 30001 and up
- Manual type
- Service Manual
- Pages
- 1,455
- Publication
- SEN06367-03
- Condition
- Brand new

What's inside
From the manual's own table of contents: 295 sections, 542 entries. See sample pages (PDF, 871 KB)
Show all 295 sections
Attachment circuit selector valve (for high pressure circuit)3 topics
- Attachment circuit selector valve (for low pressure circuit)
- Center swivel joint
- Accumulator
Work equipment2 topics
- Work equipment shim
- Bucket play adjustment shim
Cab and its attachments2 topics
- Cab mount and cab tipping stopper
- ROPS cab
Electrical system4 topics
- Electrical control system
- Machine monitor system
- KOMTRAX system
- Sensor
Standard service value table3 topics
- Standard value table for engine
- Standard value table for machine
- Standard value table for electrical system
Related information on testing and adjusting31 topics
- Tools for testing and adjusting
- Sketch of tools for testing and adjusting
- Testing engine speed
- Testing boost pressure
- Testing exhaust gas color
- Testing and adjusting valve clearance
- Testing compression pressure
- Testing blowby pressure
- Testing engine oil pressure
- Testing fuel pressure
- Testing fuel discharge, return and leakage
- Bleeding air from fuel system
- Testing fuel circuit for leakage
- Handling cylinder cutout mode operation
- Handling no-injection cranking operation
- Testing and adjusting air conditioner compressor belt tension
- Replacing fan belt
- Testing swing circle bearing clearance
- Testing and adjusting track tension
- Releasing remaining pressure from hydraulic circuit
- Testing oil pressure of control circuit
- Testing and adjusting oil pressure in work equipment, swing, and travel circuits
- Testing and adjusting oil pressure in pump PC control circuit
- Testing and adjusting oil pressure in pump LS control circuit
- Testing outlet pressure of solenoid valve
- Testing PPC valve outlet pressure
- Adjusting play of work equipment and swing PPC valves
- Testing pump swash plate sensor
- Isolating the parts causing hydraulic drift in work equipment
- Testing and adjusting travel deviation
- Testing oil leakage
Information in troubleshooting table1 topic
- circuit
Failure code [CA145] Coolant Temp Sens Low Error59 topics
- Failure code [CA153] Chg Air Temp Sensor High Error
- Failure code [CA154] Chg Air Temp Sensor Low Error
- Failure code [CA187] Sensor 2 Supply Volt Low Error
- Failure code [CA221] Ambient Press Sensor High Error
- Failure code [CA222] Ambient Press Sens Low Error
- Failure code [CA227] Sensor 2 Supply Volt High Error
- Failure code [CA234] Eng Overspeed
- Failure code [CA238] Ne Speed Sensor Supply Volt Error
- Failure code [CA239] Ne Speed Sens Supply Volt High Error
- Failure code [CA271] IMV/PCV1 Short Error
- Failure code [CA272] IMV/PCV1 Open Error
- Failure code [CA295] Ambient Press Sens In Range Error
- Failure code [CA322] Inj #1(L#1) Open/Short Error
- Failure code [CA324] Inj #3(L#3) Open/Short Error
- Failure code [CA331] Inj #2(L#2) Open/Short Error
- Failure code [CA332] Inj #4(L#4) Open/Short Error
- Failure code [CA343] ECM Critical Internal Failure
- Failure code [CA351] Injectors Drive Circuit Error
- Failure code [CA352] Sensor 1 Supply Volt Low Error
- Failure code [CA356] Mass Air Flow Sensor High Error
- Failure code [CA357] Mass Air Flow Sensor Low Error
- Failure code [CA386] Sensor 1 Supply Volt High Error
- Failure code [CA428] Water in Fuel Sensor High Error
- Failure code [CA429] Water in Fuel Sensor Low Error
- Failure code [CA435] Eng Oil Press Sw Error
- Failure code [CA441] Battery Voltage Low Error
- Failure code [CA442] Battery Voltage High Error
- Failure code [CA449] Rail Press Very High Error
- Failure code [CA451] Rail Press Sensor High Error
- Failure code [CA452] Rail Press Sensor Low Error
- Failure code [CA466] KVGT Motor Driver Position Error
- Failure code [CA488] Chg Air Temp High Torque Derate
- Failure code [CA515] Rail Press Sens Sup Volt High Error
- Failure code [CA516] Rail Press Sens Sup Volt Low Error
- Failure code [CA553] Rail Press High Error
- Failure code [CA555] Crankcase Press High Error 1
- Failure code [CA556] Crankcase Press High Error 2
- Failure code [CA559] Rail Press Low Error
- Failure code [CA689] Eng Ne Speed Sensor Error
- Failure code [CA691] Intake Air Temp Sens High Error
- Failure code [CA692] Intake Air Temp Sens Low Error
- Failure code [CA697] ECM Internal Temp Sensor High Error
- Failure code [CA698] ECM Int Temp Sensor Low Error
- Failure code [CA731] Eng Bkup Speed Sens Phase Error
- Failure code [CA778] Eng Bkup Speed Sensor Error
- Failure code [CA1117] Persistent Data Lost Error
- Failure code [CA1695] Sensor 5 Supply Volt High Error
- Failure code [CA1696] Sensor 5 Supply Volt Low Error
- Failure code [CA1843] Crankcase Press Sens High Error
- Failure code [CA1844] Crankcase Press Sens Low Error
- Failure code [CA1896] EGR Valve Stuck Error
- Failure code [CA1942] Crankcase Press Sens In Range Error
- Failure code [CA1961] EGR_Motor Driver IC Over Temp Error
- Failure code [CA2185] Throt Sensor Sup Volt High Error
- Failure code [CA2186] Throt Sensor Sup Volt Low Error
- Failure code [CA2249] Rail Press Very Low Error
- Failure code [CA2272] EGR Valve Pos Sens Low Error
- Failure code [CA2311] IMV Solenoid Error
- Failure code [CA2349] EGR Valve Solenoid Open Error
Failure code [DHSDMA] Bucket Dump PPC Press Sensor Abnormality25 topics
- Failure code [DKR0MA] Pump Swash Plate Sensor Abnormality
- Failure code [DR21KX] Camera 2 Picture Rev. Drive Abnormality
- Failure code [DR31KX] Camera 3 Picture Rev. Drive Abnormality
- Failure code [DV20KB] Travel Alarm Short Circuit
- Failure code [DW43KA] Travel Speed Sol Open Circuit
- Failure code [DW43KB] Travel Speed Sol Short Circuit
- Failure code [DW45KA] Swing Brake Sol Open Circuit
- Failure code [DW45KB] Swing Brake Sol Short Circuit
- Failure code [DW91KA] Travel Junction Sol Open Circuit
- Failure code [DW91KB] Travel Junction Sol Short Circuit
- Failure code [DWA2KA] Attachment Sol Open Circuit
- Failure code [DWA2KB] Attachment Sol Short Circuit
- Failure code [DWJ0KA] Merge-divider Sol Open Circuit
- Failure code [DWJ0KB] Merge-divider Sol Short Circuit
- Failure code [DWK0KA] 2-Stage Relief Sol Open Circuit
- Failure code [DWK0KB] 2-Stage Relief Sol Short Circuit
- Failure code [DXA8KA] PC-EPC Sol Open Circuit
- Failure code [DXA8KB] PC-EPC Sol Short Circuit
- Failure code [DXE4KA] Attachment Flow EPC Open Circuit
- Failure code [DXE4KB] Attachment Flow EPC Short Circuit
- Failure code [DY20KA] Wiper Working Abnormality
- Failure code [DY20MA] Wiper Parking Abnormality
- Failure code [DY2CKB] Washer Drive Short Circuit
- Failure code [DY2DKB] Wiper Drive (Fwd) Short Circuit
- Failure code [DY2EKB] Wiper Drive (Rev) Short Circuit
Troubleshooting of electrical system (E-mode)21 topics
- Engine does not start (Engine does not crank)
- Manual preheating system does not work
- Automatic preheating system does not work
- While preheating is working, preheating monitor does not light up
- When starting switch is turned to ON position, machine monitor displays nothing
- Engine coolant temperature monitor lights up in red while engine is running
- Hydraulic oil temperature monitor lights up in red while engine is running
- Charge level monitor lights up in red while engine is running
- Fuel level monitor lights up in red while engine is running
- Air cleaner clogging monitor lights up in yellow while engine is running
- Water separator 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
- Fuel gauge indicates incorrect amount (indicates neither full nor empty)
- Hydraulic oil temperature gauge does not move from minimum or maximum
- Some areas of machine monitor screen are not displayed
- Function switch does not work
- Automatic warm-up system does not operate (in cold season)
- switch is operated
- operated
- changed
Any of work equipment, swing and travel cannot be locked3 topics
- CANCEL position
- position
- monitor
Horn does not stop sounding1 topic
- operated
Time lag of work equipment is large18 topics
- One-touch power maximizing function does not operate
- In combined operations of swing and boom RAISE, boom rising speed is low
- In combined operation of swing and travel, travel speed drops largely
- Machine does not travel straight
- Travel speed is slow
- Machine is hard to steer or travel power is low
- Travel speed does not change, or travel speed is too slow or fast
- One of tracks does not run
- Upper structure does not swing to the right or left
- Upper structure swing only to the right or left
- Swing acceleration or swing speed is low in both directions (right and left)
- Upper structure overruns excessively when it stops swinging (either right or left)
- Shock is large when upper structure stops swinging
- Large unusual noise is heard when upper structure stops swinging
- Swing drift on a slope is large while swing parking brake is applied
- Swing drift on a slope is large while swing parking brake is released
- Attachment hydraulic circuit cannot be changed while attachment is installed
- Oil flow in attachment circuit cannot be controlled
Troubleshooting of engine (S-mode)20 topics
- Information mentioned in troubleshooting table (S mode)
- Engine does not crank when starting switch is turned to START position
- Engine cranks but no exhaust smoke comes out
- 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 is in coolant (or coolant spurts or coolant level goes down)
- 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
Related information on disassembly and assembly6 topics
- How to read this manual
- Coating materials list
- Special tools list
- Sketches of special tools
- Removal and installation of supply pump assembly
- Removal and installation of injector assembly
Removal and installation of mass air flow and temperature sensor1 topic
- Removal and installation of KOMTRAX terminal assembly
Maintenance standard25 topics
- Engine mount
- Cooling system
- Swing circle
- Swing machinery
- Final drive
- Sprocket
- Track frame and idler cushion
- Idler
- Track roller
- Carrier roller
- Track shoe
- Hydraulic tank
- Main pump
- Control valve
- Travel motor
- Work equipment and swing PPC valve
- Travel PPC valve
- 1st-line attachment PPC valve (with EPC valve)
- 2nd-line attachment PPC valve
- Solenoid valve
- Attachment circuit selector valve (for high-pressure circuit)
- Attachment circuit selector valve (for low-pressure circuit)
- Boom cylinder
- Arm cylinder
- Bucket cylinder
Air conditioner components21 topics
- Precautions for refrigerant
- Air conditioner component
- Configuration and function of refrigeration cycle
- Outline of refrigeration cycle
- Air conditioner unit
- Dual pressure switch
- Air conditioner controller
- Compressor
- Air conditioner condenser
- Sunlight sensor
- Outer temperature sensor (outside air temperature sensor)
- Procedure for testing and troubleshooting
- Circuit diagram and arrangement of connector pins
- System diagram
- Input and output signals of the air conditioner controller
- Parts and connectors layout
- Testing air leakage (duct)
- Testing with self-diagnosis function
- Testing vent (mode) changeover
- Testing FRESH/RECIRC air changeover
- Testing sunlight sensor
Troubleshooting for compressor and refrigerant system (Air is not cooled)1 topic
- abnormal)
Inside this manual
Real pages from this service manual (1,455 pages). Open the sample pages (PDF, 870 KB)
- Diagram, page 655: Troubleshooting by failure code (Display of code)
- Troubleshooting, page 831: Troubleshooting by failure code (Display of code)
- Specifications, page 1,293: 60 Maintenance standard
- Foldout diagram: Electrical circuit diagram (1/6)
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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.
Service shops and owner/operators who repair their own equipment
Identifying correct parts and seeing how assemblies come apart and go back together
Keeping equipment running with less downtime
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