I’m sorry my first post is a cry for help! But if any of you can help or have had similar problems I will be eternally grateful!
So… driving home one eve and the oil pressure light came on and the car started making a horrible noise, the pressure light went off but the noise remains. I limped it home (3mins away) and the pressure light flicked on and off.
I know the pressure light is a big red flag! However the noise sounds top end, there is no rough idle, no missfire or any running issues apart from the horrible noise.
I decided to strip the rocker cover off and found the the gasket had gone solid like hard plastic and there were bits broken off in the head with the cams which is obviously not good at all! (Maybe the noise?) I also stripped off the VVT cover to check the chain, tensioner and guides but to my eye that looks ok (pic and vid supplied) the tensioner feels very weak but I’m led to believe this is pressure driven?
Please if anyone can give me an idea where to look or if you see anything amiss I n the pictures, I will be eternally grateful!