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Perkins 3234/2000

Built: 2012-2013 · Series: Other models

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The Perkins 3234/2000 is a machine built by Perkins. Production: 2012-2013. The rated output is 121 kW. The engine is turbocharged. The engine meets emissions stage Tier 3. The charge air is air-cooled. Charging is by a wastegate turbocharger. It is a four-stroke diesel engine. The cylinders are arranged in line. Rated output across the Perkins range ranges from 4 to 678 kW; the 3234/2000 sits in the lower part of that range with 121 kW. Its immediate neighbours are the 3394/2200 below it with 120 kW and the 2598/2100 above it with 122 kW. 352 Perkins models are on record. The model is listed under Non-road diesel engines. 26 verified figures from 1 source are on file.

Perkins – other nonroad diesel engines: the collective page of the two- to six-cylinder ranges outside the named models, 4 to 678 kW, Tier 3 to Tier 4 Final, direct and indirect injection

Perkins of Peterborough has belonged wholly to Caterpillar since 1998 and has supplied diesel engines for farm machinery, construction equipment and generator sets since the 1930s; the type logic combines a four-digit Perkins range number (1104, 1204, 1206, 2206, 2506) with a suffix letter for the generation (D, E, F, J) and often the parallel Caterpillar displacement figure in litres. This page gathers the engines the register could not assign to a named range; notable is the mix of direct injection and the indirect injection still common on the smaller cylinder counts, plus two parallel fuel specifications, the US ultra-low-sulphur diesel standard and Perkins' own distillate diesel specification for export markets.

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The register lists here 352 versions with 4 to 678 kW rated output up to 2,800 rpm, from two- to six-cylinders with 67 to 145 mm bore and 72 to 183 mm stroke, torques from 18.6 to 5,500 Nm. Tier 3 leads with 210 versions ahead of Interim Tier 4 with 71 and Tier 4 (Final or Phase-in) also with 71; a portion of the engines is certified only for states outside California.

The engines cover the mid-range power segment from mini excavators through wheel loaders to medium-size generator sets; here Perkins serves both Caterpillar's own construction machinery and a broad field of independent farm and construction machinery makers.

On a used purchase, operating hours count, on indirect-injection engines the glow-plug system and cold-start behaviour, on direct-injection engines the injectors and injection pump, the turbocharger and its boost-pressure control, and on the newer Tier 4 versions the exhaust aftertreatment; parts supply runs through the dense Perkins dealer network.

Sources: Kennwerte der Modelle Perkins (weitere Nonroad-Dieselmotoren), Perkins Engines (Caterpillar, Hersteller)

Technical data

Engine

Engine code1correct
Engine familyCPKXL06.6PJ2correct
Engine familiesCPKXL06.6PJ2correct
Fuel300-500 ppm Low Sulfur Diesel; Perkins specification for distilate diesel fuelcorrect
Rated output121 kWcorrect
Power band75<=kW<130correct
Rated speed2,000 rpmcorrect
Maximum torque800 N·mcorrect
Speed at max. torque1,200 rpmcorrect
Cylinders6correct
Cylinder layoutin linecorrect
Bore105 mmcorrect
Stroke127 mmcorrect
Operating cyclefour-stroke dieselcorrect
Injectiondirect injectioncorrect
Aspirationturbochargedcorrect
Turbocharger typewastegate turbochargercorrect
Charge-air coolingaircorrect
Emissions stageTier 3correct

Origin and approval

Version1correct
Built from2012correct
Built to2012correct
Model year from2012correct
Model year to2015correct

Frequently asked questions

How much power does the Perkins 3234/2000 have?

The Perkins 3234/2000 delivers 121 kW.

When was the Perkins 3234/2000 built?

Production years: 2012-2013.

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  • Match the data plate against the order: frame size, mounting and rating have to agree.
  • For used units, ask about winding condition and bearing play.
  • Ask about parts availability for this series — the running costs hang on it.

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