Yes it can. Depending on the location of the oilways and the design of the head, oil can leak into a cylinder bore or out and down the side of the engine.
Yes, if it is blown near an oil galley.
The coolant will normally leak into the oil or into the cylinder
Oil in the coolant tank indicates a head gasket leak.
Yes it can. Depending on the location of the oilways and the design of the head, oil can leak into a cylinder bore or out and down the side of the engine.
Head Gasket leak most likely.
have the head gasket replaced
What are you asking? How to check for a head gasket leak? the symptoms include: sweet smells from exhaust real clean spark plugs because if the leak is in the cylender, the steam from the coolant will clean the plugs. coolant in oil causing the oil to be a chocolate milk color oil in the coolant or just plain leaking out from the head as in where the gasket is.
most likely a blown head gasket.
An oil leak there is probably a valve cover gasket leaking. it would not require head gasket replacment. Try tightning the bolts on the valve cover. If that does not work then replace the valve cover gasket. Yes it could be the head gasket as there are oil passages in the head and i have heard that head gasket on saturns are prone to failure,look around the valve cover for sings of a leak hopfully that's all it is because replacing the head gasket is costly on th 1.9 sohc
Not to fear, it is not, was not the head. Replaced the oil seal on the crank, no more oil leaks. Cost: $40, parts and labor.
A leaking rocker cover gasket and a leaking head gasket are two separate issues that can occur independently of each other. The rocker cover gasket is responsible for sealing the rocker cover to prevent oil leaks, while the head gasket seals the cylinder head to the engine block. However, it is possible for oil leaks from the rocker cover to drip down and give the appearance of a head gasket leak. It is important to have a professional mechanic inspect the vehicle to accurately diagnose the source of the oil leak.
cracked head or bad gasket