On with his head! Rover 200vi head gasket done! 

@@Bob-kt4yz thank you sir. Many more automotive stories to come

Enjoyed watching you do this & very instructional.

Outstanding work, James. You have a new subscriber.

How did I guess you would complete this job with the requisite consummate professionalism, Mr Coleman?

I thoroughly enjoyed watching a master at work. My hat's off....

And his pride and joy Alfa Romeo is looking gorgeous.

I love watching these guys.

I mean, Mr Watters, I don't think there are many better mechanics than Mr Coleman in the country, are there?

Being an ozzy mechanic, I imagine you've left a couple of words out of that sentence!

I've still got the rebuilt carburettor in the garage somewhere and possibly the parcelshelf with the zip open suit carrier built in.... I need to go hunting in there I think

He certainly is a man in demand, he kindly works on our cars too.

This was the cheapest one in the shop. I think with the advent of very cheap oil it did away with the need for flushing oil. The next fill will have a can of engine flush/cleaner added to get the crud out with it

@@furiousdriving Flushed many Rover T, K and O series engines using DIESEL FUEL. Yes fuel. It is very effective particularly with engines with "iffy" or unknown oil maintenance ( or none ) programmes. Noisy tappets/ lifters etc reduced to a nice near silent rustle. Diesel fuel is of course OIL and is very effective in removing that "varnish" which builds up on cam followers and all manner of engine components slowing things down. Do it right and it will clear all the crud and skum which always still lurks harmfully in the engine following a routine oil change. That will soon contaminate your nice new Engine Oil in no time. A real bonus of the Diesel Fuel Flush ( Five Litres should ) is to see the colour of the muck it searches out even after say engine at 2000 rpm idle for fifteen minutes, twenty even better. Compared to the Golden Colour the Diesel Fuel was prior to being used as a flush. One one old MG Montego bought as a donor car I even drove it for about six gentle miles with the Diesel Fuel in it. Following that treatment and fresh 10-40 semi-synthetic Oil in the engine, vast improvement. Noisy tappets/Cam followers now run near silent. Fuel consumption and throttle response much better. Perhaps best of all, that new 10-40 Semi-Synthetic clean and clear on the dipstick up to five hundred miles later. BONUS.

Mr Coleman is probably one of the best mechanics in the country without exception, isn't he?

Turns out we didnt! Just the smell from the cylinders, but taking no chances!

yes, its a bit special!

@@furiousdriving Well yes she is. I think she is a Super judging from the 17 inch wheels. For sure with a 6 speed manual, since she is the facelifted one... ❤️❤️❤️

We've been friends a while, he owned the Alfa 6 and V6 166 I drove a while ago. Tool battle!!

well, if I get my way that fence will be replaced by the side of a car port (seem s good excuse to do it!)

Did it that way myself spot on 👍

We said a couple of times how glad we were it wasnt an MGF!

there wasnt an issue in the end. James heard a rattle but we think it was the VVC still low on oil as it started

Yes, they are brilliant, really helpful and know the cars inside out

@@furiousdriving , I couldn't agree more, they operate the company as enthusiasts for enthusiasts!

I'm fairly sure that many of the things that Euro Car Parts sells are made of cheese.

maybe but that part is all thats stopping the engine destroying itself and once you've weakened the end it could slip or move into the belt, not worth the risk unless you stuck in the desert