I was redoing my oil pan gasket, and lower motor mount, and due to the failure of the previous mount my U shaped bracket was taking on more of a W shape. So I decided now would probably be the best time to do it. Yes, the bolts were a bit of a pain to get off, but it gets worse for me.

I went to put on the new bracket, and it doesn't fit. It's almost identical to the old one. The only difference is the L shaped lip on the rear side that goes around the oil filter housing doesn't clear properly, causing the holes to not line up at all. After careful examination it looks like the old bracket has the lip bent out around 90*. The new one looks to be maybe 60*.

Through a mistake with another online order, I actually ended up with another bracket. It has the same problem, so it's not a singular manufacturing error. The part number I used was 10321856.

I tried my hand at some metal work(aka bending with vise grips, and pounding with a hammer). I had some luck close to the edge, but the part that is really in the way is right at the bend. I gave up for the night out of frustration before things started being thrown, and may try again in the morning, but am not too confident.

Does anyone know if there's a different part number, or have any other suggestions?

Thanks