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I'm with Levin on this, you don't just assume it's a HG problem based on an oil leak. It's extremely unlikely you'd spontaneously start leaking oil at the head gasket--if it leaks to the outside of the engine there it would more likely leak antifreeze. Usually when the head gasket leaks, it leaks oil into the antifreeze or antifreeze into the combustion chamber. I've never head of a head gasket problem where you don't also have low compression in one or more cylinders, though I suppose it's theoretically possible. If I had a minor oil leak at the HG and no compression issues I'd probably just live with it. But definitely, do a compression test, and check your oil for presence of antifreeze.
Given the location, if that's oil it's almost certainly coming from the valve cover. Could also be gasoline leaking out of that injector, picking up crud and turning brown by the time it hits the ground. Or coolant from a pinhole in one of your hoses doing the same thing.
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