Like many, I've always had troubles with oil leaks from around the motor mount area. The pan seems to still leak even after trying many different methods of sealing . I've tried other used "straight" oil pans without much luck either. Has anyone run into this problem and solved it with a new OEM pan? They are much cheaper than I expected and I would guess that an oil pan that had never been pryied off before might seal a bit better than ones that had.

 

Well it may be the cure, but after that many attempts, I would begin to look at other possible sources of the oil such as a sandwich point between the rotor housings and the middle/side plates. I a have point just above the oil pan lip where the front cover meets with the front rotor housing. The seams form a T-intersection and it leaks in a small quantity above the oil pan lip from that seam. I have not found a solution yet.

 

The best way to stop oil pan leaks. when I was at the shop, we installed these on almost every motor job:

http://www.gothamracing.com/catalog/...oducts_id=1076

 

on my new motor im useing the brace with studs, i was told its best to stop oil leaks.also use ford grey silicone ta31 . my old motor was twisted and started to leak before i took it out to rebuild. good luck!