by keeping the oil sprayed from the camshaft bearing area from the gasket since the deflector apparatus is injection molded the horizontal 110 and vertical portions 112 are constructed as one unit the layshaft support extensions 130 137 that are distributed lengthwise along the apparatus are also injection molded as one unit with the rest of the apparatus however alternate embodiments that use different manufacturing methods may construct each section 101 103 of the apparatus from separate portions 110 and 112 additionally the terms vertical and horizontal are used only for purposes of clarity in describing the apparatus the two portions of the oil deflector apparatus of the embodiments of the present invention are not necessarily horizontal and vertical nor are they required to be orientated 90 u00b0 to each other as illustrated in the embodiment of fig1 the orientation of the lengthwise portions that comprise the deflector apparatus is determined by the engine configuration to which the apparatus is mounted in alternate embodiments the two lengthwise portions may be angled in a range between 0 u00b0 and 180 u00b0 in one embodiment the two end sections 101 and 103 of the oil deflector apparatus have a short u201c l u201d portion incorporated at the outside end 150 and 151 of each section 101.