Chapter 23 Quiz B Oil Pump Quiz

What type of oil pump is this?

• A gerotor pump driven by the crankshaft

• A vane pump driven by the crankshaft

• A gerotor pump driven by the camshaft

• A rotary pump driven by the camshaft

Oil leaving the oil filter is delivered to the oil passages.

• True

• False

Two technicians are discussing oil pumps. Technician A says that many oil pumps are driven directly off the front of the crankshaft. Technician B says that some are driven from the distributor if the engine uses a distributor-type ignition system. Which technician is correct?

• Technician A only

• Technician B only

• Both technicians

• Neither technician

What type of oil pump is driven by the crankshaft?

• Gerotor

• Internal/external gear

• External gear

• Both A and B

The oil pressure relief valve controls _______ oil pressure in the lubrication system.

• maximum

• minimum

• average

• constant

A typical oil pump can pump how many gallons per minute?

• 3 to 6 gallons

• 6 to 10 gallons

• 10 to 60 gallons

• 50 to 100 gallons

An engine oil cooler usually uses what to cool the oil?

• Coolant

• Air

• Air conditioning evaporator output

• Automatic transmission fluid after it flows through the radiator

The oil drains back to the oil pan through _______.

• drain pumps

• drainback holes

• the pushrods

• the camshaft

Oil passages in an engine block are called _______.

• holes

• galleries

• runners

• pathways

Hydrodynamic lubrication, created by the wedging action of oil between the crankshaft journal and bearing, can be as high as _______ PSI.

• 60

• 120

• 500

• 1000