Patent ID: 6722324
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: F01M,F02B,F02M

Abstract:
A fuel injected, internal combustion engine for a marine propulsion device comprising a combustion chamber, a fuel delivery system arranged to deliver fuel for combustion in the combustion chamber, the fuel delivery system including a fuel injector spraying the fuel, a lubricant delivery system including a first lubrication pump arranged to deliver lubricant from at least one lubricant tank to at least one engine component that needs lubrication, an intermediate lubricant supply system operating between the lubricant delivery system and the fuel delivery system including a second lubrication pump to supply an amount of the lubricant to the fuel delivery system from the at least one lubricant tank so as to mix the lubricant with the fuel, and a control device arranged to control the amount of the lubricant supplied to the fuel delivery system through the intermediate lubricant supply system.