Used a UV dye in my oil and drive around for a couple days. I have bad oil leakage on my new-to-me ‘96 4x4 SR5. Kind of a project car for learning and looking handy in front of the old lady.
Pictured is the passenger side of what I believe to be the head gasket. It’s leaking pretty decently, and I don’t see any oil above it which would lead me to think it’s not the VCs. Same story on the driver side but not as prevalent.
From reading, external oil leaks due to head gasket failure are rare. I have both sides leaking. Could it be a cracked head? Perhaps I’m missing something altogether?
If more pictures would help, I’m happy to go crawling for them.