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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2009
Rudolf Kusel, Thalheim Bei Weis, AT;
Rudolf Kusel, Thalheim Bei Weis, AT;
BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co. KG, Gunskirchen, AT;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine () dry sump lubrication system including multiple oil paths through the engine, the engine being constructed and arranged such that when the engine is mounted on a vehicle and the vehicle is level and upright and the engine is not in operation, oil in each of the multiple oil paths collects at oil collection portions () within the engine, each oil collection portion being at a low portion with respect to gravity in one of the oil paths; a plurality of oil drainage openings () fluidly connected to the oil collection portions; and a single drain plug () simultaneously removeably sealing each of the oil drainage openings, whereby substantially all of the oil in the system is drained from the system when the single drain plug is removed.