Cm870 oil leak on what looks like the head gasket

[Magnat1976]

(05-08-2026 )Rawze Wrote:  

(05-07-2026 )Magnat1976 Wrote:  

(01-13-2023 )marek4792 Wrote:  Left rear or right front is common for head gasket oil leaks. Possibly maybe leaking from elsewhere but running along the head gasket hard to know though.

Hi Marek,i got leak on left side,seems from head gasket, what your experience on that?

It is not uncommon for the 870's to leak there a bit.

- This especially if some yahoo is always dumping the clutch hard, holding the thing to the floor on every single hill, and basically abusing the engine. - That or an after-garbage head/head gasket was used on it.

Leaky back corner of block.. and/or leaky flywheel housing = signs of engine being tortured repeatedly or driven exceptionally hard by someone (more than a few times) at some point in its life.

No a pleasant verdict...
Solution?possible overhaul in future?