I recently purchased a '97 850 GLT with 144,000kms.It runs,drives and looks great however the previous owner did not have all the service records,he did give me the service maintenance record book but it was missing the dealer stamp on the following services :8000km,32000,40000,56000,64000,72000,104000,112000,120000,128000 and 136000km .Like I said the car runs great, that and the fact that I can do alot of the repairs myself is the reason that I overlooked the lack of proof of service when I purchased the car,plus I did pay over $7000.00 less than the Canadian Red Book average *wholesale* price.I just changed the timing belt,replaced the brakes and brake fluid and changed the transmission fluid which was pretty brown,I noticed that the magnetic trans. plug had a very small amount of metal filings.Is this normal or should I be worried?.Another thing that I found is that when I was changing the timing belt I noticed that the crank pulley had what I think is exsessive endplay (Im guessing about 1mm. of endplay) just by looking at it,Is this common?I dont keep my cars very long,maybe a year or 2. Is this one a keeper or should I unload it ASAP ?I would love to keep it for a while but if its going to cost me tons of money then its going!
Im switching to synthetic oil soon ,does any one recommend the use of engine and trans. anti-friction additives?if so what brands?PLEASE HELP WITH ANY COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS THANKS..