oil leak help Options

[captb]

for a few months now i've been leaking a few drops of oil a day. nothing major but i finally got time to look for the leak today.

what i found:
1) there are signs of oil reaching just below the cylinder head. only on rear side of engine though.
2) i cleaned underneath and ran idle for 10mins and didnt see anything.
3) #3 spark plug had oil, but not on where the spark comes from, mostly on the threads and head.
4) there was some oil in the distributor cap.

car info:
1) 125,000miles
2) never touched engine bay for minimum 4months

im thinking it may be the head gasket, or does my engine block need an overhaul. all help is appreciated.

[trdproven]

for a few months now i've been leaking a few drops of oil a day. nothing major but i finally got time to look for the leak today.

what i found:
1) there are signs of oil reaching just below the cylinder head. only on rear side of engine though.
can be from the valve cover or distributor leaking and as the car moves it reaches the rear of the engine.
2) i cleaned underneath and ran idle for 10mins and didnt see anything.
takes longer than that to catch especially without the normal driving unless the leak was super big.
3) #3 spark plug had oil, but not on where the spark comes from, mostly on the threads and head.
Could be spark plug tube gaskets (Orings)
4) there was some oil in the distributor cap.
Aha! matches number ones answer. one problem solved. In time, you don't get it replaced or rebuilt it will not give you spark anymore. thus your car wont start

car info:
1) 125,000miles
2) never touched engine bay for minimum 4months

im thinking it may be the head gasket, or does my engine block need an overhaul. all help is appreciated.
A: You can tell if the headgasket, you have milky engine oil, and same as coolant. means the two are mixing. you are getting overheating, I think you are referring to valve cover gasket. but it looks like you need to doublecheck and replace your distributor first and see where the leak is after. one step at a time.