Oil Strainer Construction; Oil Pump Construction - Mazda RX-8 2004 Service Highlights

OIL STRAINER CONSTRUCTION

• A plastic oil strainer with a resin filter in the middle of the strainer has been adopted for weight reduction.
EXTERNAL VIEW
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OIL PUMP CONSTRUCTION

• A trochoid type oil pump has been adopted.
• A two-rotor type oil pump has been adopted for improved oil discharging ability and downsizing. It is also
beneficial for reducing discharging pulsation.
• An efficient, compact 4-lobe epitrochoid and 5-flank inner envelope type gear has been adopted for the oil
pump.
• The oil pump consists of oil pump body, shaft, front outer rotor, front inner rotor, middle plate, rear inner rotor,
and rear outer rotor.
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SEC. A-A
OIL INLET
MIDDLE PLATE
01–11–4
LUBRICATION
OIL STRAINER BODY
OIL INLET
OIL OUTLET
SEC. A-A'
OIL STRAINER BODY
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FRONT INNER ROTOR
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A
SHAFT
OIL PUMP BODY
CHU011101008S05
FILTER
CHU0111S005
CHU011101008S06
REAR OUTER ROTOR
REAR INNER ROTOR
MIDDLE PLATE
FRONT OUTER ROTOR
CHU0111S011