An oil pan assembly and an engine assembly having a vortex generating unit configured to de-aerate entrained oil before reaching the intake pipe is provided. The oil pan assembly includes an inner plate mounted to the oil pan so as to be disposed between the oil pan and a bottom surface of the engine block. The vortex generating unit is disposed on the inner plate and generates a vortex which de-aerates entrained oil.

A crankcase assembly for an engine is provided. The crankcase assembly includes a crankcase comprising a crank sump, the crank sump including a primary sump volume and a secondary sump volume, one or more crankcase oil catchers, the crankcase oil catchers comprising one or more surfaces configured to catch dispersed oil in the crankcase and direct the oil along the surfaces of the crankcase oil catcher away from a crankcase casing wall and towards the crank sump, wherein the crankcase oil catchers are provided above a crankshaft and below an associated piston of the engine, and one or more guides configured to collect oil captured by the crankcase oil catchers and guide the oil to the primary sump volume.

A lubrication fluid reservoir apparatus for a vehicle engine is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a sump plate having a tunnel port assembly, a valve assembly, and a baffle assembly that are operable to minimize agitation of lubrication fluid in the sump plate and maintain lubrication fluid available to a lubrication fluid take-up tube during high G-force turns of the vehicle to prevent engine oil starvation, in various aspects.

An internal combustion engine for a vehicle includes: a crankshaft; a balancer shaft that is connected to the crankshaft and is rotated by rotational power transmitted from the crankshaft; a crankcase including a crank chamber that accommodates the crankshaft and the balancer shaft; and a filler that fills a space around the balancer shaft in the crank chamber and is a member different from a wall surrounding the crank chamber.