So like many, I have been living for years with the common occurance of my OM603 head gasket leaking oil by the #1 cylinder to front cover union. Outside of it leaving an oily mess wherever I park, the oil loss is minor in that I do not have to top it off between 5k mile oil changes.

That aside, my engine still has the #14 head onl it, and while I'm interested in resolving the leak, I'm wondering if I will be risking more damage (possibly to the head) for wanting to change the gasket. That and I'm not looking forward to the huge amount of work involved.

From your collective experience, do these oil leaks get progressivly worse? Will I have other bigger problems if I let this one slide further? Any advise is welcomed.

No cooling system loss, nor oil in the coolant or visa versa, so thge oil and coolant are not mixing currently.

TIA

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1987 300TD 310K mi (Hans)
2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee OM642 165k mi (Benzrokee)