f1gopedder
11-22-2012, 06:20 PM
Hello,
I just picked up my first 240 after months of searching for the right one. Scored an 89 240 with a 98 ka24de motor in "perfect condition"... well ya that lasted about a day til i started digging through the car.
First off, it was smoking sooo much that you couldnt see the car behind you(white smoke) when entering second gear. I found that it was missing a nipple cover on the intake and the nipple by the MAF sensor was cracked and brittle. So i replaced those and turned the car on and saw black smoke then it stopped smoking... Took it for a test drive and it seems to be doing a lot better, it only smoked once. Another thing is the motor is high mileage and the previous owner put fresh 5w30 in it, but looks like he put so much oil it reads like 2 almost 3 inches above the full line on the dip stick! And its been leaking oil like crazy since ive had it for about 2 days now. So should I do a fresh oil change with 10w40? (im in florida) Im hoping this might stop the oil leak or maybe a oil pan gasket will fix that. Another thing is that i noticed that on top of the engine theres a nozzle that sticks out the motor and it has a tube attatched to the intake and it was a bit loose. So i just pressed it in tight so maybe that was causing it to run lean also? since it has something to do with the intake.
Second, the clutch is pathetic.... It has like 2 inches of free play and you only have to press it in barely to disengage and then you can literally shift through the gears with no grinds without pushing the clutch pedal. Do I need to bleed the clutch or is it time for a new clutch? He told me that it has a new clutch but i highly doubt that.
Thanks,
Mike
I just picked up my first 240 after months of searching for the right one. Scored an 89 240 with a 98 ka24de motor in "perfect condition"... well ya that lasted about a day til i started digging through the car.
First off, it was smoking sooo much that you couldnt see the car behind you(white smoke) when entering second gear. I found that it was missing a nipple cover on the intake and the nipple by the MAF sensor was cracked and brittle. So i replaced those and turned the car on and saw black smoke then it stopped smoking... Took it for a test drive and it seems to be doing a lot better, it only smoked once. Another thing is the motor is high mileage and the previous owner put fresh 5w30 in it, but looks like he put so much oil it reads like 2 almost 3 inches above the full line on the dip stick! And its been leaking oil like crazy since ive had it for about 2 days now. So should I do a fresh oil change with 10w40? (im in florida) Im hoping this might stop the oil leak or maybe a oil pan gasket will fix that. Another thing is that i noticed that on top of the engine theres a nozzle that sticks out the motor and it has a tube attatched to the intake and it was a bit loose. So i just pressed it in tight so maybe that was causing it to run lean also? since it has something to do with the intake.
Second, the clutch is pathetic.... It has like 2 inches of free play and you only have to press it in barely to disengage and then you can literally shift through the gears with no grinds without pushing the clutch pedal. Do I need to bleed the clutch or is it time for a new clutch? He told me that it has a new clutch but i highly doubt that.
Thanks,
Mike