VCT Potential Problem... Help Please!!!

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FordPuma_Shearer

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I have checked my vct today... after some sound advice from dal... regarding my lack of power and noisey revs which is mentioned on another topic... anyway after checking the vct sensor i have taken some pics which i hope not is anything serious as there is oil coming from the vct and leaking onto the engine top.... and also the vct wire that runs from it has been melted on the engine top due to heat and now has the origianal wire visable.

Here are some pics... please help!!!

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As you can see oil on the top... though its not coming from the oil cap... and the split cable aswell...
 
im slighty worried about mine now. mine has a lack of power and is very loud revving... but ive had many other problems so how can i check that this is ok?
 
if my vct was buggard would my engine be able to rev up to 6,000?

its noisy but it does it... i just dont know if its as powerful as it used to be... :(
 
Shearer is yours actually leaking or do you think it's possible some people have been careless when filling the oil and chucked it the wrong side of the filler neck?
 
After the service... done by a ford garage... there was no oil on the top of the engine... so i would say it wasnt spilt oil... i'm struggling now to see what is causing the problem
 
im just waiting to get mine on the dyno on the 17th now. need to find out hows its running. doesn't feel as good as I remember but maybe i am fantasising a little of what it used to be like before it all went pete tong.
 

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