The engine was removed from my own Rallye as when I bought it the head was a tapper, albeit only very feint and only when warm. I'm not sure what the damage is, but I would guess it has 2 bent valves. It ran fine and was only removed to replace with a lower mileage healthy engine when I boosted my Rallye.
Currently it's still got the head bolted up, but would consider splitting if people are just after a certain part, otherwise £60 (open to offers) to take it away. Ideal if you want to rebuild something offline really. No manifolds, flywheel, coil packs or sensors and the cambelt outer cover is missing. Mileage is 110K.
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