well went and got gasket paper today as all sealants /loctite i have has not worked so will try to make a new gasket tonight but in mean time the postman had been today so need to fit my new items

and drop the oil for a full oil and filter change
these arrived today

so first things first the oil,i dropped the oil last week and added some cheap oil to flush the system while i waited for the filters to arrive (arrived yesterday with my new battery)
so dropped the oil,found why i had oil every where around the engine, the oil filter was not screwed on hand tight it was only just on !!!! so took that off ,dropped the oil and will leave plug out over night ,also changed top cartridge filter ,cleaned the housing

ready to refit tomorrow
then fillet the new cam cover plug thing

was so easy i agree this should be a service part
next was the bias plate on gear stick

here we go lol

did not take long to get in there

and theres the problem

as you can see its snapped
now to rebuild

all in and greased

the rubbers are a bit ripped so sealant first

then lets do a proper job

all done and like new

will put everything else back together tomorrow ,but the gears feel so much better!!!!