A part located under the engine used to hold engine oil It is usually closer to the ground the engine and is often heard scraping the ground on steep driveways or hills
A removable part of the engine, usually made of pressed steel, that attaches to the bottom of a cylinder and acts as an oil reservoir
The chamber at the bottom of the crankcase that stores oil The oil drain plug at the bottom of the oil pan can be removed to allow old oil to flow out of the car during an oil change
An oil pan is the place under an engine which holds the engine oil. The bottom of the crankcase in an internal-combustion engine, serving as an oil reservoir. a part of an engine that contains the supply of oil British Equivalent: sump
(Otomotiv) The chamber at the bottom of the crankcase that stores oil. The oil drain plug at the bottom of the oil pan can be removed to allow old oil to flow out of the car during an oil change
The removable metal chamber or bowl (usually of sheet steel or cast alloy) at the bottom of the crankcase into which the oil drains to be stored The oil drain plug is found at the bottom of this pan and can be removed to allow the old oil to flow out of the vehicle during an oil change The British term is "sump " Also see engine oil pan