CamryBug

Well, this afternoon I completed the procedure described in this post. All good fun (-: Thanks again the rubberowner for the photos and Sv_21 for tips, it all fell into place as I went. I ended up using "Permatex Hi-Temp Red RTV Silicone Gasket Maker" for the bottom of the spark plug tubes and the head cover, I'm still not 100% on whether this was the right / best option... A quick drive felt good, however I'm letting it sit overnight (to let the RTV fully set) and will have a good test drive tommorrow. The car has been mine since 1994 and now it's the daughters so I want it to be in the best nick possible. Cheers CamryBug

Thanks SV21_owner check out this for another great description of the job http://img.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=276289

rubberowner, great post with the photos. I think I have the same problem so am probably have a go at fixing once it's all clear to me. Your photo 'tubes exposed' does not show any seals at the top of the tubes? This doesn't quite make sense to me, I thought the oil would be leaking in at the bottom of the tubes and therefore expected that this is where the seals would be. Appreciate it if you could clear this point up for me.