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Whoa time out: I just finished a Black Top Conversion..into an 89 MK1. My engine came out of an 95 AE111 Levin (Japanese Corolla). It came with an aluminum heat shield plate that was bolted to the transaxle and extended about half way across the outside of the pan. It would not fit with the 16 valve header and was discarded.
There is indeed supposed to be a plate (actual term "Windage Tray") between the oil pan and the engine. It has slots cut in it to allow the oil to flow back down into the oil pan where the pump can pick it up. It's job is to keep the crankshaft from whipping the oil into foam.
It's a necessary part, and all the holes in it should line up with the ones that allow the bolts to attach the pan to the engine. No "gasket" is used as the factory uses "form in place gasket material". "Ultra Black or Ultra Blue" available at any auto parts store have worked well for me.
The oil pan and windage tray should bolt right on, without interference from the exhaust.
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