Lexic.us

Definition of Oil pump

1. Noun. A pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oil Pump

Literary usage of Oil pump

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"This reservoir is mounted somewhere in the vicinity of the engine and from it oil is led to the connection on the right side of the oil pump body, ..."

2. Marine Engineers' Handbook by Frank Ward Sterling (1920)
"The following comments on the piston type oil pump were written by Mr. WA ... "The duplex fuel oil pump has been universally regarded as the standard in the ..."

3. The Gasoline Automobile by George William Hobbs (1915)
"The oil pump, which is located in the rear of the crank case, is driven from the cam shaft. The lubricant is drawn from the base and, after passing through ..."

4. Bulletin by Federal Board for Vocational Education, United States (1917)
"With sufficient oil in the base, oil may not circulate because of an obstructed filter or pipes or an air-bound oil pump. When all the oil has been drained ..."

5. The Modern Gasoline Automobile: Its Design, Construction, Operation and by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1917)
"... Exposure to Heat—Sight-Feed Oil Cups—Gravity Feed Systems—Mechanical Oiling Methods—oil pump Forms—Oil Distribution Methods—Oil Supply by Constant Level ..."

6. The Practice of Lubrication: An Engineering Treatise on the Origin, Nature by Thomas Christian Thomsen (1920)
"In smaller installations, where the oil pump is an integral part of the turbine, the pump will not supply a sufficient quantity of oil until a certain speed ..."

7. The Practice of Lubrication: An Engineering Treatise on the Origin, Nature by Thomas Christian Thomsen (1920)
"In smaller installations, where the oil pump is an integral part of the turbine, the pump will not supply a sufficient quantity of oil until a certain speed ..."

8. The Modern Gasoline Automobile: Its Design, Construction, Operation and by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1917)
"... Exposure to Heat—Sight-Feed Oil Cups—Gravity Feed Systems—Mechanical Oiling Methods—oil pump Forms—Oil Distribution Methods—Oil Supply by Constant Level ..."

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