Oil control unit for high-performance vehicles

A control unit for circulating lubricating oil to vehicle engine parts comprising:

• (a) a main oil sump for collecting said lubricating oil;
• (b) a hydraulic circuit for supplying the oil to the engine parts and returning the oil to the main oil sump;
• (c) an oil pump provided in the hydraulic circuit for circulating the oil therein;
• (d) at least one sub-oil sump which is capable of holding an optimum amount of lubricating oil;
• (e) at least one hydraulic tube which connects the sub-oil sump and the hydraulic circuit;
• (f) means for transferring the oil from the sub-oil sump to the hydraulic circuit and from the hydraulic circuit to the sub-oil sump;
• (g) means for cooling the lubricating oil;
• (h) a cooling bypass for diverting the lubricating oil from the hydraulic circuit to the oil cooling means and for transferring the oil from the cooling means to the hydraulic circuit;
• (i) a thermostat for regulating the path of the lubricating oil in accordance with its temperature, said thermostat having a first position where the oil circulates only through the hydraulic circuit and a second position where the lubricating oil circulates through the hydraulic circuit and cooling bypass;
• (j) means for detecting the pressure of the lubricating oil flowing through the cooling bypass;
• and,
• (k) means for controlling the transfer means in response to changes in the pressure of the lubricating oil detected by the pressure detecting means.