216GSi wrote:Could it also be piston rings?

??? How would the rings going cause the external part of the plug and the lead to be oily?

Yes mate

It'll be the cam cover gasket leaking down into the plug hole

Tried two other throttle bodies including an alloy one off a low mileage 45 and the problem remained

More hassle with my '94 214 SLi,after curing the missfire and poor running i've now got a new problem when you rev it and lift off it takes a few seconds for the revs to drop,will hold for about 2 seconds at 1800rpm then drop to 1300 then drop to tickover at around 900,also when reving the revs drop...

Straight colours come in either basecoat or top coat,only basecoat requires laquer.
Personally i'd say around £800 labour and £200 paint+consumables is reasonable for a complete respray in the original colour.

use the number 1 button to enter the first number,pressing it to cycle through until you get the number you want,then use 2,3 and 4 in the same way to enter the other numbers then 5 to enter the code

Make sure you use an OE payen gasket or the landrover spec one,and that the gasket comes with the replacement steel dowels,if you use a cheaper aftermarket gasket you will be asking for trouble.
Any car accessories shop/motor factors should be able to get you a payen gasket for under £30.

The job was done today and I'm well pleased (assuming of course it's successful - will let you know!) The gasket was renewed, head checked for flatness, new water pump, new timing and power steering belts, thermostat, exhaust gasket. A chemical was put into the cooling system to break down any emul...

Sounds like they may have cooked the starter because they havn't been able to bypass the immoboliser?