Hello, I only joined up today and shamelessly my first post is a cry for help! I have a 51 plate 318SE automatic that has a blown head gasket, I sent it to my local garage who basically made a pigs ear of fixing it before giving up. Unfortunately it seems they lead me on for a few weeks about waiting for parts during which time it looks like the car was left outside, bonnet up so the engine internals could go nice and orange :angry: Anyway.... I've been looking at a replacement block as the head has been skimmed but this particular engine doesnt seem to be very readily available, am I restricted to this one engine (either in size or model) or do I have other options when looking for a replacement? Any advice would be much appreciated as I hate seeing it looking poorly sick on my driveway! Thanks Shaun