After 1000 + miles on the new/used M50 engine I have gone through 12 qt of oil. Yeah, I could have checked for the leak a long time ago… but I’m lazy.

Anyway today I spent some time investigating the leak and determined that the leak is coming from the aluminum oil filter bracket where it mounts to the cast iron engine block.

I pulled the assembly off my dead M50 engine to see what is involved in replacing the gasket. Looks like the gasket is actually a rubber thingy that fits into the grove on the aluminum oil filter bracket. I would imagine that this type of gasket shouldn’t ever go bad.

Has anyone else had an oil leak in this area? I suspect that something made this gasket go bad, unless it is a common problem.