Patent ID: 7204331
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: B62M,F02B

Abstract:
1. A snowmobile comprising: a body frame, the body frame comprising a front cover and a track housing; a ski-runner attached to the body frame; a front suspension supporting the ski-runner and attached to the body frame at a front suspension attachment point; a crawler connected to the body frame and at least partially accommodated in the track housing; a four-cycle engine which drives the crawler, the engine comprising: a drysump oil supplying system that supplies the engine with engine oil, the drysump oil supplying system comprising: an oil tank disposed inside an engine compartment that is enclosed by the front cover; an oil pan arranged between the front suspension attachment point and the track housing; a port provided in a portion of the body frame which defines a bottom of the engine compartment, the port providing access to the oil pan for maintenance work from outside the engine compartment when the port is open; a lid which closes the port.