OIL SYSTEM

MODULE 4 LECTURE AND LABORATORY

 OIL SYSTEM

Oil System is responsible in cooling the engine, reduce

friction in the movable parts of the engine, cleans,
provide seals or coating to the internal engine parts.
OIL SYSTEM BASIC COMPONENTS

• Oil Sump
• Oil Strainer
• Oil Pumps
• Oil Filter
• Oil Cooler
• Oil Pressure Indicator
• Oil Temperature Indicator
OIL SUMP
TWO TYPES OF OIL SYSTEM
OIL SUMP

An Oil Sump is a bowl-shaped reservoir. It stores the engine oil and then
circulates it within the engine. Oil sump sits below the crankcase and stores
the engine oil when the engine is not running. It is located at the bottom of
the engine in order to collect and store the engine oil. The oil returns to the
sump by pressure/gravity when the engine is not in use.
OIL DIPSTICK- USE IN CHECKING THE OIL LEVELS
DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION
OIL STRAINER

Integrated part of the oil sump, It prevents any solid contaminants from
entering the oil system.
OIL PUMP

Gear Type Pump used in Cessna 172 Aircraft Engine

OIL PUMP

Oil Pump is a device which helps to circulate the lubricant oil to all the
moving parts inside the engine. The oil pump supplies the oil to oil filter
which filters and sends it onward. The oil then reaches different moving
parts of the engine through oil galleries.
SOME OF THE ENGINE PARTS WHERE OIL FLOWS
FOR LUBRICATION AND COOLING
• Crankshaft main bearings
• Big end bearings
• Piston pins and small end bushes
• Cylinder walls
• Piston rings
• Timing Gears
• Camshaft and bearings
• Valves
• Tappets and push-rods
• Oil pump parts
OIL GALLERIES
OIL GALLERIES

In order to get better performance and longer engine life, it is essential that the
engine oil quickly reaches the moving parts of the engine. For this purpose,
manufacturers provide oil galleries within the engine.The Oil Galleries are nothing
but series of interconnected passages which supply the oil to the remotest parts of
the engine.
Oil galleries consist of big and small passages drilled inside the cylinder block.The
bigger passages connect to the smaller passages and supply the engine oil up to the
cylinder head and overhead camshafts. The oil galleries also supply the oil to the
crankshaft, crankshaft bearings and camshaft bearings thru holes drilled in them as
well as to valve lifters/tappets.
OIL FILTER
OIL FILTER

Oil Filter screens the contaminants that may have pass the oil
strainer preventing them to farther enter the oil system.
OIL COOLER
OIL COOLER

Oil cooler allows heat exchange between the oil and the engine.
OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR
OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR

The oil pressure gauges function is to tell the pilot that the oil
pressure is within operating limits, ensuring the engine is getting
the lubrication it needs. Most oil pressure gauges are purely
mechanical and do not require electricity to operate.
OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATOR

Oil Temperature Gauge or Indicator is located in the rear instrument panel in the cockpit.
The gauge receives its data electrically from a sensor located on the engine in front of the
oil filter. This indicates the oil temperature in the engine.
DRY SUMP OIL SYSTEM
VIDEO MATERIALS FOR LABORATORY
AIRCRAFT SYSTEM-OIL SYSTEM OPERATION

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWDCXFwPLIs
HOW ENGINE LUBRICATION WORKS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmmcj53TNic&list=LL&index=1&t=28s
ENGINE LUBRICATION/ WET SUMP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt_AWy4tsN0&list=LL&index=7