Oil leak from fuel pump

[Austin-Rover]

1984 Maestro 1.3

I replaced the fuel pump a number of months ago now, and ever since I have had an oil leak from behind the fuel pump. It's really annoying, not to mention making a mess on the driveway and road outside the house.

There's an extra piece on the fixings on my car where a support for the air pump mounts behind the spacer behind the fuel pump.

The layout is thus:

Fuel pump - gasket - spacer - gasket - metal plate for air pump - engine block.

There was never a gasket between the air pump mount and the block, and as far as I can tell this is where the leak is coming from.

Should I cut a gasket from gasket paper, or can I get away with using that gasket in a tube stuff? It's most annoying i'll have to take it off again as access is very poor due to the air injection stuff. :(

[B18 GPC]

This sounds the most logical answer - make sure all faces are clean obviously , bit of high temperature silicone gasket never goes a miss for extras

G

[G Force]

You should be able to get hold of a seperate fuel pump paper gasket without it being bonded to a spacer / insulator block, and fit it between the engine block and metal plate. That should stop the leak.

Gary:)