Patent ID: 6041892
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: F01M,F02B

Abstract:
An outboard motor, said motor having a cowling defining an engine compartment in which an engine is enclosed, a water propulsion device contained at least in part within a driveshaft housing and lower unit disposed beneath said engine, an exhaust guide having an upper surface upon which said engine is supported and a lower surface extending across an upper portion of said driveshaft housing and lower unit, said engine having an output shaft having a lower end extending below said engine arranged to drive said water propulsion device, an oil pump and a lubricating system for said engine, said lubricating system including 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 above said exhaust guide and below said engine, said oil pump driven by said lower end 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.