Thanks MJ - That's really useful info.
If I recall, we opened up the cam cover and the passenger side was sitting slack. The cam belt is still on and tensioned at this stage.
The engine was then wound round, which naturally brought that top run of the chain into tension. Currently the triangle and square markers align, so it's not skipped as yet. It sounds like I should buy a set of tensioners Vaico/BGA and the associated bits, and then strip it and see what I have, and then decide what to replace at that stage - If I can get the tensioners at reasonable money then Id be as well to do the lot.
I've not used the car in recent times, but I was in the habit of starting it once a month and on occasion I'd get a persistant ticking, which I assumed was a lazy hydraulic tappet. Perhaps not?
I'll update once I have it removed, and figure out what I have.
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