As nouns the difference between crankcase and sump
is that crankcase is the part of an engine that contains the crankshaft while sump is a hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
Is a crankcase a sump?
A crankcase is the housing for the crankshaft in a reciprocating internal combustion engine. ... This design of the engine does not include an oil sump in the crankcase. Four-stroke engines typically have an oil sump at the bottom of the crankcase and the majority of the engine's oil is held within the crankcase.
Is crankshaft and crankcase the same thing?
As nouns the difference between crankshaft and crankcase
is that crankshaft is a rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank while crankcase is the part of an engine that contains the crankshaft.
