An automotive engine oil pump assembly having first and second pump
mechanisms contained within a common housing. A shaft rotatably supported
in the housing drives the pump mechanisms in a conventional manner. The
pump mechanisms are offset in phase to reduce flow pulsations through the
housing and limit pump noise and vibration. The first pump mechanism
communicates with a common inlet and first outlet of the housing. The
second pump mechanism communicates with the common inlet and second
outlet of the housing. A common reservoir connected to inlets of the
first and second oil pump mechanisms provides a supplemental oil source
to balance oil pressures at the pump inlets to prevent pump cavitation
and further reduce pump noise and vibration.