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posted by  42 on  Mon Jan 25 04:56 CST 2010
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I have a nice '71 144, but am getting greedy and seeking out a 240 wagon to buy. There's one on ebay that I'm considering, which has the 2.3 motor, an auto trans, and the two extra pop-up seats in the back. It looks tidy, but the lambda sond light is on, and it idles a little rough when the engine is cold. The airflow mass sensor was replaced 6 months ago, which fixed the problem last time the dash light came on. Should I be worried about bidding on the car? I assume that the catalyser could possibly be at fault, and is prohibitively expensive to replace -- however it can legally be run without it.








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    posted by  Ryan_R on  Mon Jan 25 08:12 CST 2010
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    The Lambda light simply comes on after so many miles, basically suggesting you replace the O2 sensor.

    Nothing really is prohibitively expensive on a 240.

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    posted by  benski on  Mon Jan 25 05:01 CST 2010
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    I'd say go ahead and bid on it, but lowball it to the point where if you get it, and have to put another $900.00 into it to get it running right, that you are still okay. I'll bet some others here will chime in with costs associated with cats and sensors, etc.








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      posted by  wench-vt on  Mon Jan 25 16:54 CST 2010
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      A rough idle problem could be as simple as a tune up issue. I had a rough idle on cold start-ups recently and went all through my 92 thinking I had a MAF problem, but it turned out to be that the ignition wires had lived a full life and simply needed replacing. That worked in my case. Spray a little water on the wires after it's running normal and see if you can re-create the problem.







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