if your oil sump is clogged i would clean it immediately by using propper flushing liquid cos i wouldn't worry about it leaking as it will most probably restrict oil to the engine causing it to seize.
Anything else that the oil goes to.
The marine main engine lube oil sump is critical to keep the engine running. If the pump gets clogged or fails, then the engine will seize and be ruined.
A broken sump, possibly due to a broken Con-Rod.
Depends were the oil is coming from? Gasket seal blown? burst pipe? cracked oil sump etc......
depending on where the oil is leaking from. sump gasket? rocker cover gasket? hoses? castings?
The sump is the oil reservoir. An oil pump lifts the oil from the sump and forces it under pressure through the engine. The oil then returns to the sump to be used again. Some sumps have fins on then - this acts as a cooler to help cool the oil in the sump.
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seals to the cam shaft cavity on the injectors are faulty allowing the oil to leak rather than recirculating its intended path to the sump.
The SAAB will have an oil sump, specifically the oil pan collection for the engine oil and the fuel sump, the collection area for the fuel pump to pull from.
on the bottom of the sump!
oil level in sump
A dry sump is not submerged under water as a wet sump is. a dry sump uses a resivoir to hold the oil much like the brake fluid. a wet sump has the oil sump bolted to the bottom of the engine block :D