Patent ID: 6371246
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: F01M,F02B

Abstract:
An outboard motor comprising a cowling, the cowling defining an engine compartment in which an engine is substantially enclosed, a water propulsion device contained at least in part within a driveshaft housing and a lower unit disposed beneath said engine, an exhaust guide positioned between said engine and said water propulsion device, said engine having an output shaft having a lower end extending below said engine arranged to drive said water propulsion device and an oil pump for said engine, said oil pump forming a portion of a lubrication system of said engine, said lubricating system further comprising an oil pan positioned below said exhaust guide and an oil passage leading from said oil pan through said exhaust guide, said oil pump positioned generally above a lower surface of said exhaust guide and generally below said engine, said oil pump being driven by said lower end of said output shaft of said engine, said oil pump having an oil inlet in communication with said oil passage through said exhaust guide for drawing oil from said oil pan through said guide member.