Carina E engine worries

[Adamsindrey]

The car is a 93-94 L reg carina E,
140 000 miles, 50,000 miles maybe more on the same plugs, air filter and the same oil filter (oil filter was replaced bout 5,000 miles ago).
and about 90,000 miles on the same cam belt (replaced at 60,000ish and that was within the first year of use (ex rep car)).
it has a steady oil leak which we top up every 2 weeks (roughly 60 miles a week useage) as it sinks from the top of the full level down to half way.
the oil drips off the differential (front wheel drive) and untill now i didnt really know why. the engine on the car is angled slightly backwards and with some more investagation, it seems to be the oil is seepin out the head gasket.
another reason i think this is that occasionally the inside of the oil filler cap has white creamy stuff on it. this is to do with oil and water mixing isnt it??? and thats because the head gaskets leaking isnt it?
the car never gets off cold untill u do lots of motor way miles then stop in traffic. but even then its less than half way.
Should I (its my dads car but im chief mechanic :b ) be worried about the cam belt going and screwin the head or the gasket going and needing to find another engine?
Thanx Adam

[ashley_karyl]

Yes I think you should be worried about the cam belt and indeed the loss of oil. Although Toyota Carinas have a reputation for being ultra reliable that doesn't mean you can neglect them forever and not expect some sort of problems. The normal time to change a cam belt is every 60,000 miles so frankly you are risking a lot of heart ache any time after that.

By the sounds of it your car has a few problems which need to be addressed and it needn't cost a fortune but it should all be done a.s.a.p if you don't want to drive your car to an early grave. The Carina is known as a car that will drive to the moon and back with proper maintenance and mine still feels like a brand new car with zero problems but I make sure it gets regular oil changes etc and the biggest fault to date has been a replacement interior light bulb.

Good luck

Ashley