engine oil sump
1oil sump — A container to hold engine lubrication oil. In a wet sump oil system, all the oil is held in the crankcase. However, in the dry sump lubrication system, the oil is stored in a tank external to the engine. The dry sump system is used to make the… …
2engine oil level warning light — A light on the instrument panel which comes on when the oil in the sump falls below a certain level …
3oil pan — oil pans N COUNT An oil pan is the place under an engine which holds the engine oil. [mainly AM] (in BRIT, usually use sump) …
4Oil pump (internal combustion engine) — This article is about a part in an internal combustion engine. For other uses, see Oil pump. Oil circulation system …
5sump — [[t]sʌ̱mp[/t]] sumps 1) N COUNT: oft N n The sump is the place under an engine which holds the engine oil. [mainly BRIT] (in AM, use oil pan) 2) N COUNT A sump is a deep cave which is often filled with water. An attempt was then made to dive the… …
6sump pump — a pump for removing liquid or wastes from a sump. [1895 1900] * * * ▪ technology device that removes accumulations of water or other liquids from a sump pit, the lowest point in a drainage system. If the sump pit is wet only intermittently… …
7sump — i. A low point in an aircraft fuel tank or fuel system where water and other contaminants can collect and be held until they can be drained out. See baffle (i). ii. A low point in an aircraft engine in which lubricating oil collects and is stored …
8oil pan — The removable metal chamber or bowl (usually of sheet steel or cast alloy) at the bottom of the crankcase into which the oil drains to be stored. The oil drain plug is found at the bottom of this pan and can be removed to allow the old oil to… …
9oil pan — noun (C) AmE a part of an engine that holds the supply of oil; sump (2) BrE …
10Saab H engine — The Saab H engine is a redesign of the Saab B engine. Despite the name it is not an H engine, but a slanted inline 4. The H engine was introduced in 1981 in the Saab 900 and was also used in the Saab 99 from 1982 onwards and the Saab 90. It… …
