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US 2024/0167402 A1Published application
Engine oiling system
AssigneeHolley Performance Products, Inc.
InventorsCoy Hudnall, Kevin Tracy
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Abstract
Present embodiments relate to an engine oiling system. More specifically, but without limitation, present embodiments relate to an engine oiling system which provides a lower profile for the engine within the engine compartment.
Claims20
An oiling system for a combustion engine, comprising:
- a timing cover;
- an oil pump which is mounted to said timing cover, said oil pump being a gerotor pump that is capable of being directly driven by a crankshaft;
- an oil pan having a first end connected to a lower edge of said timing cover, a second end defining a sump, and integrally formed oil passages extending between said first end and said second end;
- said oil pump disposed adjacent to said first end of said oil pan and in fluid communication with said oil passages.
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A method of installing an oiling system, comprising the steps of:
- removing a first oil pan and a first timing cover from a combustion engine;
- installing an oil pump to a second timing cover of a second oil pan, said second oil pan having reduced depth dimension;
- connecting said oil pump to ports in said second oil pan, said ports being in fluid communication with said oil passages in said second oil pan;
- installing said oil pan to said combustion engine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.