Hi Grumpy,Gadga and Roebuck, thanks for that. The oil level is correct, about 1 mm over top of criss cross part on dipstick. What i might do is drop the oil and clean sump out again, depending on how dirty the oil is of course. ( probably didnt clean it out properly the first time )
When you said this part Grumpy :The amount of wear on your valve disk is normal for a Honda that has just about worn out its piston rings: that virtually means that the rings are due to be changed, but should they knowing that it has good compression?