Hello all and happy holidays.My Mazda fetish finally got the best of me again, I'm the new owner of a CX-50 turbo premium plus, what a ride! My GSLSE however has a minor oil leak, probably from the pan gasket ( am i wrong or does having the car sit CAUSE leaks?) and I have a new oil pan and also an LRB oil baffle plate to install. I have a question. Do I use (2) gaskets? (one between the block and the baffle plate and 1 between the plate and the pan?). I also have a new 3 row radiator for the GSLSE to install, any tips?, I have a fan clutch fan

 

Congrats! We just bought a CX-50 Hybrid Premium Plus and really like it. After 36 yrs of SCCA membership I finally used the Mazda S Plan certificate that is a member benefit.

I used two gaskets + a thin film of RTV to seal mine up. I also use a Banzai oil pan brace - https://www.banzai-racing.com/store/...pan_brace.html which seems to help. Even if you don't get the brace, I recommend the stud/nuts kit they sell instead of using he OE bolts.

 

Thanks so much Scott. I'm using the baffle plate which would have the same effect as the brace, the stud kit is an outstanding idea i did not know about.