Combination oil cooler and oil filter assembly for internal combustion engine

摘要

A combination oil filter and oil cooler assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a housing mounted to one side of the engine's cylinder block and having provisions for conducting engine coolant and engine oil to and from the engine block to heat exchanger and filter elements incorporated in the assembly. A generally cylindrical heat exchanger mounted within the housing receives the engine coolant and oil and transfers heat from the oil to the coolant. An oil filter mounted to one end of the heat exchanger filters oil before the oil passes through the heat exchanger and into the engine block.