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You are correct the gasket should be sufficient but in alot of cases especially on the import classics for some reason it is not even fitting new gaskets and bolt washers does not fix the leak, I use a sealant every time now without question and that seems to work very well. Cheers Iain

Lol no and yes Cheers Iain

The oil usually leaks from the lower rear of the cam cover, this is the closest poit to the exhaust and the constant heat changes seem to have an effect of the seal, there is also a 1/2 moon shaped plastic plug on the lower rear of the head that can leak too, have you tried using a good oil resistant silicone sealant yet to aid the gasket? Cheers Iain

Recovering from the jet lag mostly. Cheers Iain

I will not have anything like that at work mate as we use prehistoric bolts Let me have a look. Cheers Iain

Oh this sounds good, so long as I dont get called off to fix another jet Cheers Iain

I am off until Monday mate so I will let you choose when. Cheers Iain

I parked it up at a friends cottage whilst at College and when I returned it had been crushed by the farm owner by mistake , its a long story. Cheers Iain

Cool mate, when do you want it fitting? Cheers Iain

Mine was a (very rare) Skoda Rapide 135 ric 1.3 single point fuel injection. I payed £200 for her, she was 8 years old at the time and never really went wrong. She had all the optional extras you would find on top of the range car in the early 90s, yes including the heated windscreen lol Cheers Iain

Is that a godspeed kit? Cheers Iain

Damn my 135ric would have been worth more now than when I had it then It was a rare car when new and was only on a 4 month production run, I dont remember it handling like a Porche though. Cheers Iain

This was about a month or so ago Ed. Cheers Iain

As always mate Cheers Iain

Nope, even though we contacted them very early on they said that the Arena had been fully booked Cheers Iain

Sorry I missed the meet guys I was stuck in Ottawa, Canada for the last 12 days or so fixing one of our jets. Back now though Cheers Iain

There is no word of a slot in the arena this year mate so I am not sure if I will be able to throw it about this year Cheers Iain

This was fully booked by this time last year guys, it is a great day out for the family and you dont need to stay by your cars all day long. There is plenty to see and do on the day so please give it a though guys. Cheers Iain

Ah forgot to say its a Skoda Rapide, my one was the 135 ric version with the 1.3 single point injection engine Cheers Iain

Its one of these My first car was one of these Cheers Iain

I think the ABS sensor position was changed on the MY99 Impreza from the side to the top of the hub (horizontal to vertical), I would imagine as the sensors have changed your ABS may not work, I would certainly suggest getting a hub of the same spec as your own with the tone wheel and sensor intact as the sensors can be a bit of a bugger to remove. Cheers Iain

Is your other car a Trans-am Looks cool Cheers Iain

The filter thing is the carbon canister for the fuel tank purge system. Removing the engine is by far easier when changing the clutch mate, by thurst bearing pin do you mean the clutch release lever pivot pin (next to the starter under a plug?), as you have gone down the gearbox road anyway you will need to either tie back the engine or have someone pushing back on the engine so that it is alligned with the angle you are trying to remove the box at otherwise it will jam on the dowels and studs, with the weight of the box off the engine the engine will sit forward. Cheers Iain

It should tell you on the vin plate in the engine bay Cheers Iain