This was my engine earlier in the week,intended to change the belt and water pump tensioner and came across the leaky timing housing seal.
This engine has covered 52000 miles,underwent a rebuild in 2004 at 23246 miles,nothing upgraded a standard rebuild by a garage for the first owner, pistons and conrods,liners,bigend shells, head rebuilt etc according to reciept engine when investigated had a rattle ,cost £2399.89
This would explain the loose headbolts that caused HGF i inherited when i originally purchased from the 2nd owner .
The revised oil ladder rail was not available when the previous rebuild was undertaken but i replaced the oil ladder rail with the headgasket when i bought the car a few years ago
Once again this week the head has come off and the cam carrier split, the timing seal gaskets replaced cam, stem seals.new valves,both belts,water pump,tensioner.New Borg and beck clutch, thermostat and housing ,black PRT and hoses,i have no interest in making it go faster so all pretty standard 145 VVC except for exhaust and air filter,cold air feed pipe.