Hi again, big thank you to everyone on this forum so far, wouldn't have got the car going without you lot.

Anyway, after my cam chain snapped, i have replaced all the valves, changed the head gasket and the cam belt for good measure.

So, the car now runs and drives, much to my amazement! But its losing oil quick time. I can see it coming from the exhaust front cam seal, and its dripping like mad out of the solenoid that controls the VVT (i think thats what it is) onto the coolant flange at the back of the head.

So my questions are:
- Do you have to remove the cam shaft to replace the cam seal? and why is it visibly pouring out? Could a perished seal really cause it to leak so fast? Or could it be more sinister.

- Why the hell is the solenoid leaking at the back, i have tightened all three bolts and the gasket seems fine.

I have heard that the crankcase ventilation valve can cause too much pressure in the top end when it becomes blocked. I know that when i reassembled the engine, the pcv was blocked along with the pipe leading to the rocker breather. So i replaced all the pipes, but unblocked the valve with a drill, so i'm not sure how it works, is it a one way valve? Because now you can blow through all three ends? Would this make a difference atall?

Sorry about my extremely long posts!
I will do my best to contribute to the forum by helping some other people out with their predicaments.