Hi all I have a 1988 240 wagon with a 5 speed. My car has developed a pretty bad misfire when I accelerate from a stop in 1st and second gear. It only seems to be after the car is warm. It runs good when the engine is cool for the first 10-15 minutes. Things I've done recently to try and fix the pro...

Update: The issue is still there I found the in tank pump not working. I hooked up a jumper wire from fuse number 6 to number 4(in tank pump), and immediately heard the pump running. The car started up right away after that, but went to a VERY high idle until it warmed up. There is no power at the n...

Update: Problem is still there. The starter turns the engine over for 15 seconds without any sign of the car starting. On the second attempt, it starts after a few seconds and runs fine. I'll go through the steps that Jimmy57 mentioned above here in the next couple of days. Any other helpful ideas a...

Thanks for that information, Jimmy57 So the car started fine in the morning for the first few days, until Sunday. On sunday it went back to hard starts in the morning. I took 93Regina's advice and cleaned the IAC valve, throttle body, as well as the MAF sensor. I didnt have any carb cleaner on hand,...

Thanks for the advice, 93Regina Update: I replaced the fuel filter yesterday(as it was cheap and easy to fix). This morning the car started right up! So it seems as though I've found and fixed the problem. However, cleaning the IAC valve and throttle body sounds like some good preventative maintenan...

Hello all I'm new here, and have a 1988 240 DL Wagon with a 5 speed manual transmission. I've owned it for a couple years and fixed a bunch of its issues along the way. This week, it has been hard to start when cold. In order to get it started, I have to hold the throttle halfway to the floor while ...