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Just would like to express a personal opinion about that, accordind to what has already been said by overdrive.
Maybe you need to have a conversation with Jake Raby, he can tell you what would be the risk in swapping your engine with a unit where some other unknown hands have worked on. That engine doesn't get me convinced... You know... usage of orange sealing paste on the heads instead of original gaskets tells me something (negative) about the mechanic's skills and quality of job. Furthermore, a refurbished engine should have something more replaced than a IMS shaft (what about bearing?) and some other gaskets here and there...
Starting from the picture you have posted in my thread, that leakage could be addressed to a bad valve cover gasket and does not mean you have to face something expensive as an engine swapping. And honestly I can't believe that issue is coming from chain tensioner.
You have a number of checks to investigate your engine conditions, starting from a timing deviation check, oil debris check and some other simply checks that lead you to the best decision and action plan to save you car in the best and cheaper way.
Obviously, online diagnosis based upon a picture is always the best way to be trick...
Check your oil filter for brown plastic (tensioner) or shiny metal debris (IMSB), this will give you a clue on how the internal parts of your engine are on their way to go... and starting from this you can take your final decision about the action you have to take.
Let us know.
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