FLUID POWER SYMBOLS

RENR1185-03
May 2003

BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS

MAIN AUX.

PUMP or MOTOR

LINE RESTRICTION
(FIXED)

RESTRICTION

PRESSURE
COMPENSATION

LINE RESTRICTION
(VARIABLE)

SPRING
(ADJUSTABLE)

VARIABILITY

22

CONTROL VALVES

SPRING

FLUID CONDITIONER

PUMP: VARIABLE and

PRESSURE COMPENSATED

2-SECTION PUMP

HYDRAULIC
PNEUMATIC
ENERGY TRIANGLES

ATTACHMENT

LINE RESTRICTION
VARIABLE and PRESSURE
COMPENSATED

VALVES
VALVE ENVELOPES

VALVE PORTS

TWO POSITION

ONE POSITION

TWO-WAY

THREE POSITION

CONTROL VALVES

19

29

23

24

25

26

CHECK VALVES

AB

AB

P T
SHIFTED POSITION

P T
NORMAL POSITION

INFINITE POSITION

a4

a3

a2

ROTATING SHAFTS

a1
PRESSURE

FLOW

TEMPERATURE

A2

A3

A4

A5

M312, M315 and M318

Wheeled Excavators
Hydraulic System

P2
LS

B1

B2

B3

B4

VENTED

T1

b5

b4

b3

b2

8AL1020-UP
6TL410-634
7ML860-1214
6ES229-UP
8SS1-UP

b1

RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

COMBINATION CONTROLS

SOLENOID
or MANUAL

SERVO

SOLENOID and
PILOT or MANUAL

SOLENOID
and PILOT

DETENT

THERMAL

MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS

MANUAL SHUTOFF

PUSH-PULL LEVER

GENERAL MANUAL

PUSH BUTTON

PEDAL

SPRING

PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS

RELEASED PRESSURE

EXTERNAL RETURN

REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE

INTERNAL RETURN

SIMPLIFIED

CROSSING AND JOINING LINES

ACCUMULATORS

SPRING LOADED

GAS CHARGED

LINES CROSSING

HYDRAULIC PUMPS
FIXED
DISPLACEMENT

MAIN CONTROL VALVE

BIDIRECTIONAL

RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL

PRESSURIZED

SOLENOID

B5

UNIDIRECTIONAL

FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS

15
A1

SPRING LOADED

BASIC SYMBOL

MEASUREMENT
a5

FOUR-WAY

THREE-WAY

HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS

SINGLE ACTING

LINES JOINING

FIXED
DISPLACEMENT

VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT
NON-COMPENSATED

UNIDIRECTIONAL

UNIDIRECTIONAL

BIDIRECTIONAL

BIDIRECTIONAL

DOUBLE ACTING

INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS

HYDRAULIC MOTORS

VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT
NON-COMPENSATED

INTERNAL
SUPPLY PRESSURE

COMPLETE

FLOW IN ONE
DIRECTION

TWO
POSITION

THREE
POSITION

INFINITE
POSITIONING

PARALLEL
FLOW

CROSS
FLOW

FLOW ALLOWED IN
EITHER DIRECTION

16

Printed in U.S.A.

2003 Caterpillar
All Rights Reserved

Electrical Symbols Table

6

Hydraulic Symbols (Electrical)

36
4
34
14 20 21

30

35

STANDARD COMPONENTS

49

48

66

4A

3A

1A

2A

T1/2

H
5A

6A

T4
PST

3T

62

64

Component

Stabilizer Solenoid Valve

Steering Valve
Swing Motor
Stick Cylinder
Bucket Cylinder
Boom Cylinder
Stabilizer Cylinder
Wheel Brake
Oscillating Axle Accumulator
Oscillating Axle Cylinder
Steering Cylinder
Travel Brake Valve
Bottom Swivel
Brake Light Pressure Switch
Attachment Control Valve
Main Control Valve
Travel Motor
Wheel Brakes Accumulator
Main Relief Valve
Low Brake Pressure Switch
Wheel Brake Valve
Implement/Travel Signal Limiter Valve
Stick Control Valve
Travel Control Valve
Bucket Control Valve
Boom Control Valve
Transmission
Top Swivel
Dozer/Stabilizer Control Valve
Implement/Travel AEC Pressure Switch
Downshift Inhibitor
Dozer/Stabilizer Pilot Control Valve
Oscillating Axle/Operating Brake Valve

35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67

Component

Transducer
(Fluid)

Travel Pilot Control Valve

62

Boom/Bucket Pilot Control Valve

Transducer
(Gas / Air)

Generator

Electric Motor

Low Transmission Clutch Pressure Switch

Trnsm Shift/Parking Brake Control Valve

45

Transmission Clutch Accumulator

Blade Cylinder

46

Blade Solenoid Valve

Governor Actuator

Pressure Switch
(Adjustable)

Pressure Switch

44

Main Pump

Electrical Wire

Temperature Switch

43

Swing Pump
Swing Charge Filter

60

Oil Cooler

Electrical Symbols (Electrical)

Swing Brake Solenoid Valve

Travel Activation Solenoid Valve
Implement Activation Solenoid Valve
40

Pilot Manifold

Pilot Oil Filter

46

Steering Flow Control Valve

59

Return Oil Manifold

18

Pressure
Symbol

10

66

Brake/Pilot Pump

12

Steering/Cooling Pump

Temperature
Symbol

Flow
Symbol

Level
Symbol

13

Wire Number Identification Codes

Engine
Swing Charge Pump

Electrical Schematic Example

Pilot/Transmission Drain Oil Screen

Hydraulic Schematic Example

Main/Swing Pump Drain Oil Screen

Current Standard

Current Standard

Return Oil Filter

Creeper Speed Solenoid Valve

Harness identification code

This example indicates
wire 135 in harness "AG".

Swing Pump Pressure Reducing Valve

Wire
Circuit Number
Identification

Swing AEC Pressure Switch

Main Pump Pressure Reducing Valve

Wire Color

325-AG135 PK-14

Pilot Accumulator

325-PK

Pilot Pressure Relief Valve

Circuit Identification
Number

Pressure Tap Block

Wire Color

Wire Gauge

Stick/Swing Pilot Control Valve

Previous Standard
g01004706

17

Wire Color

Wire
31

65

11

325-PK-14
B

Pilot Manifold

50

Circuit Number
Identification

Wire Gauge
(EXAMPLE VALVE)

16 Page, DGM

47

61

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34

37

Item
No.

RENR1185-03

Item
No.

LINE PATTERNS
1

Main Connector Line

Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure

Drain / Return Lines

36
4
34
14 20 21

Component Group

30

Attachment

35

37

Air Line

8
8

10

10

AB

CALLOUTS
YY

Taps (Pressure, Sampling,Sensor) by letter

52

Components by number

2
62
8

45
44
46

MC
43
6
5
1
3
2
4
0

11
A

60

40

16

15

12

3
46

13
B1
A'

B'

B2

Br

b5

A5

b4

B4

A4

b3

B3

A3

b2

B2

A2

B1

b1

A1

18

10

66
12

18

13

19

14
17

B5

59

19

18
20
d

A'

B'

22

21

Br

26
P

X
X1

E
K

27
17
B

28

LS

a5

MT

P2
P1

25

24

23

2
5
1
4
6
3

11

30
33

32
B
K

36
37

35

38
A

31

a1

a2

29

31

a3

a4

34
STANDARD COMPONENTS
Item
No.

39

MC

40
T

41

16 Page, B/W, DGM

RENR1185-03

42
L

47
A4

44

P
M

R T1

T2

48

49
A1

A2

51
Fe

Fa

43

52

Y1

Y3

Y2

A3

46

45

50

T1
PS R

T1/2

T2
A6

M6

T3

A5

M5

T4

SP

PST

MB

61

53
Qmax

Qmin

58
A

54

55

56

62

X1

M1

X2

59

63

64
66
65

57

MA

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34

Component

Stabilizer Solenoid Valve

Steering Valve
Swing Motor
Stick Cylinder
Bucket Cylinder
Boom Cylinder
Stabilizer Cylinder
Wheel Brake
Oscillating Axle Accumulator
Oscillating Axle Cylinder
Steering Cylinder
Travel Brake Valve
Bottom Swivel
Brake Light Pressure Switch
Attachment Control Valve
Main Control Valve
Travel Motor
Wheel Brakes Accumulator
Main Relief Valve
Low Brake Pressure Switch
Wheel Brake Valve
Implement/Travel Signal Limiter Valve
Stick Control Valve
Travel Control Valve
Bucket Control Valve
Boom Control Valve
Transmission
Top Swivel
Dozer/Stabilizer Control Valve
Implement/Travel AEC Pressure Switch
Downshift Inhibitor
Dozer/Stabilizer Pilot Control Valve
Oscillating Axle/Operating Brake Valve

Item
No.

Component

35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59

Travel Pilot Control Valve

60
61
62
63
64
65

Return Oil Filter

66
67

Pilot Pressure Relief Valve

Boom/Bucket Pilot Control Valve

Low Transmission Clutch Pressure Switch
Trnsm Shift/Parking Brake Control Valve
Transmission Clutch Accumulator
Blade Cylinder
Blade Solenoid Valve
Governor Actuator
Main Pump
Swing Pump
Swing Charge Filter
Oil Cooler
Swing Brake Solenoid Valve
Travel Activation Solenoid Valve
Implement Activation Solenoid Valve
Pilot Manifold
Pilot Oil Filter
Steering Flow Control Valve
Return Oil Manifold
Brake/Pilot Pump
Steering/Cooling Pump
Engine
Swing Charge Pump
Pilot/Transmission Drain Oil Screen
Main/Swing Pump Drain Oil Screen

Creeper Speed Solenoid Valve

Swing Pump Pressure Reducing Valve
Swing AEC Pressure Switch
Main Pump Pressure Reducing Valve
Pilot Accumulator

Pressure Tap Block

Stick/Swing Pilot Control Valve

67

MA

g01004706

60
PUMP

Ls

PILOT

PROP
P

PROP
SW

STEERING

WHEEL
BRAKE

BRAKE
SW

AUX

THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE M312, M315 and M318 WHEELED EXCAVATORS
Part #: 129-0083
Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine with the key and engine
off and transmission shifter in neutral.