An oil return passage for returning oil from a cylinder head to an oil pan
is arranged along the downward first side surface of an engine that is
mounted in a vehicle such that a center axis of a cylinder thereof is
slanted with respect to a vertical direction of the vehicle. An oil
return extension pipe is coupled to an outlet end of the oil return
passage, and extends toward a second side surface of the engine that is
opposite from the first side surface on which the oil return passage is
provided. Thus, engine oil can be reliably returned to the oil pan from
the cylinder head of the engine even when the vehicle is experiencing
high acceleration in a direction that tends to cause backflow of the oil
through the engine oil return system.