Patent ID: 6516756
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
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 arranged to deliver lubricant to at least one portion of the engine that needs lubrication, the lubricant delivery system including a first lubrication pump, an intermediate lubricant supply system operating between the lubricant delivery system and the fuel delivery system to supply an amount of the lubricant to the fuel delivery system from the lubricant delivery system so as to mix the amount of the lubricant with the fuel, the intermediate lubricant supply system including a second lubrication pump, and a control device arranged to control the amount of the lubricant supplied to the fuel delivery system through the intermediate lubricant supply system.