extent the channels are joined with coolant inlet and outlet tubes which have connections on the outside of the sump for connection to an engine coolant system application_number US 76596901 A description as required detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein however it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention that may be embodied in various and alternative forms the figures are not necessarily to scale some features may be exaggerated or minimized to show details of particular components or processes therefore specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention 0018 fig1 designates a sump 1 which is intended to be screwed securely to the underside of the crankcase of a cylinder block not shown of an internal combustion engine in the sump 1 an oil cooler configured according to the invention and generally designated by the reference numeral 2 is fixed therein by suitable arrangement the oil cooler 2 comprises a cooler element 3 that is depicted in fig2 as an essentially rectangular extruded aluminum profile made with ten parallel longitudinal channels 4.