HELP! i have a mk4 escort van, its been a bit of a project and my mate fitted a 1.6 prtrol cvh engine, today i noticed it was smokey so i opened the bonnet and there is a load of fresh oil down the block and white scum round the oil cap, gaskets gone! i took out the dipstick and my dickhead m8 has overfilled with oil theres twise as much oil as there should be this is wot i think made the gasket fail. dont really want to ask my m8 to do it caus he`l probly fuk summet else up, ANY1 NO IF ITS A BIG JOB DOIN THE GASKET MY SELF, ive never done a gasket b4 but surely it cant be that hard on a simple 1.6 cvh!!!! PLEASE HELP..... ANY1

ALSO THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I STARTED THE VAN IN NEARLLY 2 YEARS IV HAD A LOOK ABOUT THE ENGINE BAY, I SQUEEZED ONE OF THE WATER HOSE`S AND IT MADE A CRUNCHING NOISE ASIF THERE WAS A LAYER OF SUMMET ON THE INSIDE OF THE HOSE! ANY1 NO IF THATS ANYTHING 2 WORRY ABOUT