Tracking an Oil Leak - Not the pan or rocker

Thanks,

Yeh I thought that it.may have been an improvement but could have been pointless i guess.

Hi,

I've done some more digging around in the engine bay and doingmy best to clean it up.

I took the header off to clean behind it and there seems to be a lot of oil and dirt there. Is this normal.

The actual leak still seems to be coming from the front right side. Is there anything I should be checking out around the power steering pump?

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Just so you're aware of it, the exhaust manifold is on the LEFT side.

When describing a vehicle, left & right are described as if you were seated behind the wheel, not standing in front of the vehicle facing it.

Is it normal for there to be oil & dirt behind the manifold - to some extent, yes, it's not an area that's easily accessible, regardless of how diligent you might be, once the car is frequently used, there tends to be some degree of build up - if there are leaks or oil is spilt whilst servicing, then it becomes worse.

It's not the power steering pump itself leaking? ATF goes everywhere when it leaks. 

I did think that but the power steering fluid level seems the same while the engine oil level is going down.

Update

So it looks like the aftermarket gasket was at fault. Covered in oil on removal. Also despite tightning the bolts to only 10nm the soft gasket allowed the pan to deform around the holes.

Anyway new one on now with black gasket gunk. Left it to set overnight and test tomorrow.

Also found 2 more stripped bolt threads in the process so I'm hoping everything will hold till its next oil change.

Thanks for all the advice so far