Lubrication
OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINER
LU-7
5. Oil Pan and Oil Strainer
! The oil pan is attached to the cylinder block using liquid gasket for sealing. The oil strainer is a
metal net type and removes large foreign particles from the engine oil. It is located in the middle
of the oil pan. The pipe from the strainer is connected to the suction port of the oil pump in the left
bank of the cylinder block.
! There is a baffle plate in the oil pan, near the bottom of the cylinder block. It stabilizes the oil
level and reinforces the oil pan.
(1) Oil strainer (a) LOW level
(2) Level gauge guide (b) FULL level (Engine HOT condition)
(3) Baffle plate (c) FULL level (Engine COLD condition)
(4) Oil level gauge
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