Hi all,

I have a '89 240 DL that is typically a wonderful car.

I've broken my car repairing teeth on this wagon, I like being able to do the work and save myself the labor cost of my mechanic.

I had problems with a rough idle when I had a low RPM a few months ago which turned out to be worn out engine mounts. I replaced the flame trap and the mounts and the car has been a happy clam.

I was driving a few days ago when I came to a stop, the car began running rough, the engine sputtered & died. I was able to get the started after cranking it twice but it smelled like burnt oil when I pulled over to take a closer look.
The same thing happened again last night.

I popped my hood this morning to look and feel around. My flame trap wasn't seated properly so I re-seated it thinking that would fix everything but it didn't. I started the car which ran smoothly for a minute or two then began to have little spurts where the engine switched between running smoothly and shaking horribly and then died. It did this twice.

I recently washed my engine and since then I've noticed oil seeping around the oil cap atop the engine block.

Why is this happening?
Thanks for any help!