Well, while replacing the burnt out climate control bulbs, the copper tube broke off the top of my ac rheostat switch...the tube goes to a much larger pipe, maybe the expansion valve on the passenger floorboard. how in the world is this replaced? can i solder it? it's broken right at the top of the ...

...my .02 but with an 88 model which i think you said you have, I think the synthetic would find every possible place in your gaskets and leak like a sieve. I switched to synthetic in my former vw passat v6 and it leaked from everywhere, never to stop again, as did 2 other cars I've owned. I'd use i...

i have a 240 with 231,000 on the odo, and the engine burns no appreciable oil, doesn't smoke, and runs like a champ...but takes a lot of tinkering. well maybe i just like that

I am losing quite a bit of oil from the oil sending unit, near the oil filter on my 88 240. It isn't cracked that I can tell, but i cant get the darn thing out..maybe a 1 inch socket would do it. It seems to be working, should I tighten it or remove it and use some type of thread sealer? (something ...

i will check the plugs, they were clean but my 4 year old son converted my gapping tool to some kind of toy...so it will need replacing HA HA ... but that said, I went with 10 40 as i could not find any 15 40 at 2 different stores. it actually does still ping on acceleration but not too bad. where E...

I just purchased a well maintained 88 240 dl. It has 210,000 on it, and the compression is good, no leaks, it runs and idles very well. I cleaned the throttle body and seafoamed the intake much to the delight of my neighbors but no more pinging on acceleration. Used some seafoam in the crankcase. It...