well thanks for all the help....have done it...running pretty sweet now..have even got rid of my cold start problem it took the best part of 7 hours to do but like i said...im not a mechanic lol...i can manage brakes and **** like that but generally i avoid the engine unless its really old and fairly straight forward...my previous car was an omega 3.0 v6....to give u an idea i had to change the ignition coil on it and to do that the engine had to come out as it was half way down the left bank at the back and i couldnt get a rachet in there let alone my hands..and i have girls hands lol .