Installed Morosso oil pan w Fel-Pro gasket. Now oil pan leaking!?

[Curlybandit]

Hey everyone.

I recently switched the stock oil pan on my JDM GSR motor (swapped into a '93 del Sol with an S80 ITR trans) to a Morosso baffled oil pan with Fel-Pro oil pan gasket. My usual selection of mechanics that perform aftermarket parts replacements for me were unavailable in the short amount of time that I needed the swap done (track day August 6). I took it to a local mechanic that has done work on my family vehicles since he was available this past Friday August 3.

Now it's the night before the track day and I see that the oil pan is leaking from around the gasket. When I noticed it this evening I wiped the pan clean and left it with a piece of cardboard under. After several hours I see a 3"x3" puddle under the pan. I plan on taking it to the tech this week to have the issue resolved but my track day tomorrow looks to be a possible no-go....

Has anyone experienced a leaky Morosso oil pan or Fel-Pro gasket?

Thanks.

 

[dilbeckskate]

Would be from install obv

 

[Curlybandit]

Would be from install obv

I'm thinking failure to add silicone at the necessary points. Possibly incorrect torque setting on the M6's. Even an uneven pan which seems unlikely since its new, but its possible.

 

[dilbeckskate]

Technically silicone is a no no, gasket prep, lil indian gasket maker (just to make surface sticky) and proper torque sequence is key

 

[Curlybandit]

Update: I dropped the car off at the shop on the Monday that I was supposed to go to the track. Left a note for the shop owner with details. Got a call the next day. Turns out that it wasn't the oil pan gasket but rather the oil pressure sensor was leaking. Coincidence? Bad luck? The shop owner acknowledged how frustrated I must have been. He's a good guy and an honest owner. Perhaps it was just bad luck... Anyway, he replaced the oil pressure sensor and as of today (one week later) still no leak.

 

[dilbeckskate]

the oil pressure sensors are common to leak , im sure just coincidence