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john charlton · 03-21-2021, 04:57 AM

You can get an oil leak from the head gasket but it is very rare . The crankcase is very slightly pressurised when the engine is under load . Oil mist will pass up the distributer hole and can leak out of the gasket side . I have a car with this situation which it has had for many years. It has never got worse just an oily stain on the block side ."Let sleeping dogs lie" as we say here in Suffolk County .

John in Suffolk County England .

03-21-2021, 04:57 AM	#15
john charlton Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,304	Re: Missed vital step You can get an oil leak from the head gasket but it is very rare . The crankcase is very slightly pressurised when the engine is under load . Oil mist will pass up the distributer hole and can leak out of the gasket side . I have a car with this situation which it has had for many years. It has never got worse just an oily stain on the block side ."Let sleeping dogs lie" as we say here in Suffolk County . John in Suffolk County England .