thanks to both of you for your responses. I was considering a rebuild and i`am the mechanic but now opted for sorting out the leaking rocker gasket and of course the inlet manifold gasket/s also since i`will be there at the same time as changing the belt.
no problem with the head but was considering it as a extra job whilst near the timing cos i live in france now so need to take every preventitive precaution possible.
i know the 2.5s suffer alot from gasket failures but like you mentioned i havent seen it yet on the 2.0s (which is nice)
I got 2 belts ordered ac and aux and the 3 gaskets 2 inlet and the rocker from bongoland and ive ordered the full timing kit (pump belt tensioners and spring) from auto jap parts and will be comencing renew in about 2-4 weeks when they are all here in france. i got them sent to my brothers garage in scotland and he can forward it all for very little compared to the places i ordered them from.
As for the rocker cover gasket i read on the forum that i should use a sealant. is this true? If so do you recomend a particular kind of sealant? I can get a good sealant we use at my work at Renault in france that we use for resealing timing covers on their 1.6 petrol and diesel engines but any recomendations would be greatly appreciated.
once again thanks very much for the replies and hope to speak to you again soon
