Looking at a 240 tomorrow, have some ?s

Post by **DRFT24O** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:05 pm

The guy is asking $1200 firm. Its a 91 SUPER HICAS w/ 140xxx miles. Says the engine and all runs strong. I am planing on bringing a compression tester tomorrow and check the compression.What should the compression read approximately? Anything else I need to check?? Please help asap, im going to look at it tomorrow. Thanks

Post by **DRFT24O** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:06 pm

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Post by **USDM240** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:37 pm

it needs to be above 145 on all the cylinders. and if any of them are way off, youve got issues.

Post by **DRFT24O** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:11 pm

Alright thanks. Anything else in particular, like when im driving?

Post by **K-1** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:06 am

Check for rust on the trunk, strut towers, battery tray, frame rails, and floor boards..

Unless rust isn't a problem where your from.

You should be able to tell if anything is really busted by driving it...

15 year old cars will not be perfect, just decide what your money is worth, and get a good idea of what shape the car is in. Take it to a mechanic for an inspection if you can...

Post by **DRFT24O** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:23 pm

well i looked at the car and gave the guy a deposit and im planing on picking it up tomorrow. only thing i noticed is that when i removed the plug wire from one of the cylinders, it was covered in oil, the actual plug. what can this be? a loose spark plug or needs a new gasket??

Post by **benemorius** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:14 pm

You mean the oil was on the outside of the plug, or was it on the electrodes? If it's on the outside, it likely leaked down from the valve cover. I would not consider that to be a big deal. Just replace the valve cover gasket if necessary. If it's on the electrodes, that could mean bigger issues.

EDIT: I just remembered that the dohc has that spark-plug-in-the-middle-of-the-valve-cover design. I'm not as familiar with that engine, so the part about replacing the valve cover gasket to keep oil from leaking onto the plugs may or may not be accurate. Everything else stands, though.
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Post by **GhostDriver** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:29 pm

Here's some helpful info that I picked up on NICO a while ago that I should have done to my own car before I bought it. Take a white poster board and lay it under the car after the test drive. It should tell a lot like leaking rear main seals, gasket leaks, anti-freeze leaks, and back up light switch leaking as in my case (easy fix though). Have fun. I forgot who advised the poster board idea first but I'd like to thank him/her because it's a great idea.

Post by **DRFT24O** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:57 am

Well I bought the car. Now I have 2 240s, one running. I was saying the actual plug that goes into the spark plug is covered in oil, not sure what electrodes your talking about. But I was also told its the valve cover gasket. The 91 Super Hicas has lsd right? the pumpkin looks quite bigger then my fastbacks. The previous owner was 70 something years old and when i go to test drive the car and took it to 6k rpms he starts freaking out telling me hes in 5th gear at 40mph..

Post by **USsil80** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:06 am

that is common you just need a valve conver gaskit.. ther are little o-ring type gaskets that go aound where the valve cover seals around plug holes.... yea the hicas model has a vlsd... not bad but you may want to change the fluid in the vlsd to get the most out of it...

Post by **DRFT24O** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:12 am

Well I bought the car. Now I have 2 240s, one running. I was saying the actual plug that goes into the spark plug is covered in oil, not sure what electrodes your talking about. But I was also told its the valve cover gasket. The 91 Super Hicas has lsd right? the pumpkin looks quite bigger then my fastbacks.

Post by **sanioll** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:14 am

change the valve cover gasket.

i just did it, and got bunch of pictures.

cost $18 for the gasket + rental tools = $0

search for posts created by me. i'm gonna post a diy on this pretty soon. just wait

Post by **DRFT24O** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:55 am

cool tyhb

sanioll wrote:change the valve cover gasket.

i just did it, and got bunch of pictures.

cost $18 for the gasket + rental tools = $0

search for posts created by me. i'm gonna post a diy on this pretty soon. just wait

cool thanks

Post by **2Fass240us** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:19 am

If the chassis is straight, $1200 is a great deal for a running car. I paid that much for my 93 HICAS that had the engine out and all accessories (and transmission) stripped. Otherwise, it was a great car.

Post by **amolao** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:41 am

GhostDriver wrote:, and back up light switch leaking as in my case (easy fix though). Have fun. I forgot who advised the poster board idea first but I'd like to thank him/her because it's a great idea.

SOrry to change the subject, but ....back up light switch leaking???

Okidokie.....the DOHC valve cover gasket is made of 2 gaskets, one for the surrounding of the valve cover and another for the sparkplug center bay...If is the gasket, is a 25 minute job...very easy. Remember to be careful when you tighten the valver cover, take your time and dont strip any screws.....

Post by **GhostDriver** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:34 pm

amolao wrote:
SOrry to change the subject, but ....back up light switch leaking???

C'mon man don't try to make me look bad on here. Just search for it...easy as that. It's also know as the SAFETY NEUTRAL SWITCH. The one one my transmission is leaking oil. Do you believe me or should I scour the internet for more proof? The choice is yours.lolActually here's a pic.

Modified by GhostDriver at 3:50 PM 4/14/2005
Modified by GhostDriver at 3:52 PM 4/14/2005

Post by **DRFT24O** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:39 pm

2Fass240us wrote:If the chassis is straight, $1200 is a great deal for a running car. I paid that much for my 93 HICAS that had the engine out and all accessories (and transmission) stripped. Otherwise, it was a great car.

Ended up getting him down to $1100. He was even there this morning checking tire pressure for me.

amolao wrote:
SOrry to change the subject, but ....back up light switch leaking???

Okidokie.....the DOHC valve cover gasket is made of 2 gaskets, one for the surrounding of the valve cover and another for the sparkplug center bay...If is the gasket, is a 25 minute job...very easy. Remember to be careful when you tighten the valver cover, take your time and dont strip any screws.....

Ya i did the valve cover gasket on my other 240 and stripped like 3 outside valve cover screws. I was very careful with this one. After i turned the car on it was puffing white smoke for like 10 minutes then it stopped. i guess it was burning some excess oil? and what vlsd oil should i use? i want to put redline in the transmission.

Post by **RB20DETodd** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:29 pm

Nevermind the motor, just make sure it will last long enough to save up for a motor swap , my ka threw a rod at 145K, just buy the car for the body, make sure thats in good shape.

Post by **sanioll** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 11:32 am

yes, REDLINE MT-90 is perfect for transmission and differential. make sure you got GL-4, 75w90. once again make sure its GL-4.

heres a diy link:

zerothread?id=95826

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