Pumped Up
|
A cutaway shot of a new GM Vortec engine shows an oil filter from the inside out, as well as the internal path that the engine lube travels to and from the filter from the oil pan. This is called a wet-sump system because it carries the oil in a pan directly below the crankshaft and is what 99.99 percent of all modern production cars use. As a side note, some dedicated race engines (and the new '06 Corvette LS7/Z06 427) use a dry-sump system where oil is stored in a remote tank. View Related Article
|
|
|
|