yes it was, i heard the previous owner before the guy in cleethorpes bought it timed it up wrong, when i purchased the car it was at a mates of his garage who was a true ford petrol head lol, he took the head off had all pressure tested flushed the system through replaced what needed replacing, but there was a slight tapping noise still there, but the reply i got from the owner stated he put 5w 30 oil init, so i researched the forum got it to my dads garage put the correct oil in and the tapping went quieter but still there. so i was gonna replace the lifters as in my personal opnion i think thats why it started to tap again. the owner of the garage stated if i put new set of lifters in the car and a new oil pump it will be fine. when i drained the oil there was no swarff in there what so eva . and it runs fine other than the slight noise from a lifter. why would you want the sellers details may i ask when i have the car now