peterg

This is my first post.  A week ago I purchased a 2005 Forester X auto EJ251 with 107k km.  It was purchased from a friend.  It was sold because the owner wanted a newer Forester plus they knew the timing belt must be replaced and preferred to put the money into a newer car.  Also, the sale was accelerated after it had just been serviced and the mechanic said it had a cylinder head gasket leak (I understand this seems to be normal for this model).  My questions are:

(1)  I just pulled the lower plastic engine cover off from underneath to look at the engine and the only leak seems to be from a weaping gasket or seal around or from the water pump.  The sealing face along the head edges is clean except for the rear of the passenger's side head which has a dusty oil mark about the size of a thumb nail (but no drips).

I was planning to lift the engine out and do the heads at the same time as the belt using a Comitec MLS head gasket.  Now that I can't see a head gasket leak I am asking everyone's advice here about whether I should replace the head gasket even though I can't see any leakage?  I leave the engine in to do the belt.

(2) The EJ251 is a SOHC engine.  I googled some info about changing the belt and noticed that the factory manual shows two different special tools to remove the right & left camshaft pulleys.  Does anyone know if the two pulleys are different?  Does one have spokes and the other doesn't?  Years ago I made a simple tool that fits into the spokes and it worked on the three other brands of cars in my family.  If I have to, I might buy the special cam holding tool ST499207400 from ebay, if one of the pulleys doesn't have spokes.

(3) Also, does anyone have a set of genuine fog lights I could fit into the bumper holes and a good condition plastic surround that holds the ash tray in silver colour (auto gearbox)?

Thanks

Peterg