I'm about to pull my hair. I'm having trouble fixing and oil leak. The car is a 73 Duster with a 225.I've replaced the oil pan gasket 4 times. I've cleaned both the block and oil pan, dimpled the oil pan bolt holes. I've even used the right stuff. It still leaks. Any suggestions?Thanks

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It may seem obvious, but be sure the front section, with the big rubber tabs, is oriented correctly. The tabs go inside to form a seal between the oil pan and timing cover.

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Where is it leaking? Are you sure its not coming from the rear main seal or balancer seal in timing cover?

I would give the whole engine a through washing, use de-greaser then rinse with hose. Jack the car up, run it, and lay under it until you see the first drop. For all you know it could be a leaky head gasket that trails all the way down to the pan.... been there done that

After you do the washing add a fluorescent tracer to the oil (auto supply stores have this product). Buy a "black light" incandescent bulb from a hardware store and shine it around at night after idling the engine. You should be able to see glowing from where the oil is coming.