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In a transversely mounted engine, oil intake efficiency is improved by a sloped baffle which funnels the returning engine oil to the oil intake in the oil pan, a small clearance between the baffle and the pan to retard oil surge beyond the baffle, a dam adjacent the oil intake port to inhibit the fo

In a transversely mounted engine, oil intake efficiency is improved by a sloped baffle which funnels the returning engine oil to the oil intake in the oil pan, a small clearance between the baffle and the pan to retard oil surge beyond the baffle, a dam adjacent the oil intake port to inhibit the formation of a vortex that draws air into the port, and optimum placement of the intake in the pan.

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In an automotive vehicle having a transversely mounted internal combustion engine having an oil intake, means for enhancing the flow of oil to the intake comprising: an oil pan having walls and a bottom, an oil pump in the pan, the pump including an oil intake at the bottom of the pan and positioned

In an automotive vehicle having a transversely mounted internal combustion engine having an oil intake, means for enhancing the flow of oil to the intake comprising: an oil pan having walls and a bottom, an oil pump in the pan, the pump including an oil intake at the bottom of the pan and positioned for immersion in a pool of oil during lateral acceleration in either direction, a baffle in the oil pan above the normal operating oil level, the baffle having three sides spaced from three of the pan walls and conforming to the shape of the pan walls, and further having an aperture above the oil intake and surfaces sloped inwardly and downwardly from the three sides to the aperture for expediting oil flow from the engine to the intake.