we keep most of these in stock

Good to know, Road and Track. I will keep you in mind for when I need parts again as the gaskets have arrived from Japan already. My local Toyota pretty much said we don't stock them any more and wished me luck finding them.
 
I started the service. Drained the oil, swapped out the low level oil sensor (went better than I expected, the old sensor looked fine, so hopefully its not a electrical fault), flushed the car again with some spare oil and replaced the oil filter. I also wanted to replace the gearbox oil, bought the 24mm socket but I'm weak and can't crack the filler or drain bolts. Hahaha. Looks like I will need a long breaker bar or something.
 
I'm having second thoughts about doing the rocker cover gasket myself. I removed the air box but have stalled, just feeling a bit daunted by it since I will have to remove/unplug/disconnect lots just to reach the cover.

I can help you if you want Joel. Shoot me a pm and we can organize a time :)

Eric
I can help you if you want Joel. Shoot me a pm and we can organize a time :)

Thanks for the awesome offer. Your inbox is full. Are you free tomorrow by any chance?

Eric invited me around to his place and gave me a helping hand to replace the rocker cover gasket. He was heard saying something along the lines of "this is the worst oil leak I have seen". The spark plugs were just visible in the wells. After lots of cleaning we reassembled and now the car runs great. Once I got home I found a long breaker bar and cracked the filler and drain plugs on the gearbox and replaced the oil.
 
A shout out to Eric for being a champ and giving me a hand. I Learnt a lot and feel a lot more comfortable working around the engine :D!
 

Despite how they might appear, once you know how to do it these cars are relatively easy to work on. Spark plugs being just visible in the wells eh? Toyota reliability and capacity to keep going under difficult conditions also re-confirmed!
 
Thanks to everyone in the Club who helped Joel out with his problems, both by providing advice and then Eric pitching in to get the job done. This just proves again the advantages of being in the Club and meeting like-minded people who know the cars.
 
Walter