Building an Automobile, Step 06: Reservoir Added Small 320×220 Medium 640×441 Large 1024×705 Download Tiff Original 2400×1652 | (684.4 KB) Description "An oil pan or reservoir is attached to the bottom of the crankcase to hold oil for the engine." -Bodmer, 1917 Keywords automobile, building a car, car parts, crank case, crankcase, engine, mechanics, oil pan, Reservoir Galleries Motor Vehicle Mechanics Source: Rudolph J. Bodmer, ed. The Book of Wonders (Washington, DC: Bureau of Industrial Education, Inc., 1917)