Lubrication good for vehicle IC engine - provision of intermediate reservoir in return flow section

摘要

The lubrication feed for a combustion engine in a vehicle has oil sucked from a sump and pumped to the bearings and then returned without pressure to the sump. An intermediate reservoir (24) is arranged in the return flow section above the sump (18) with a valve (36) controlled by the oil level arranged in the outflow (26). ADVANTAGE - Method of controlling the oil level to avoid the harmful effects of having too little oil or of having an excess through overfilling of the garage forecourt.