I recently picked up a nice '84 244 turbo. White on black, manual transmission, and only 117,000 miles (mileage verified via carfax and the dealer that has serviced car for original owners since purchase). Has a new aluminum radiator (not Nissens-maybe Modine but not entirely sure), new pads front and rear, and as a bonus both the wiring harness and blower motor have been done within the last four years. It does need some routine maintenace in the form of a 30/60,000 mile service. All in all, a very solid car that has been garaged since day one and easily looks half its age.

But, as with any older used car, there are a few issues that need to be addressed. The overdrive (M46) refuses to engage until the car has been driven for at least fifteen miles/fifteen minutes. I can hear the relay click, but that is the only sign of life. After the fifteen mi/fifteen minute period is up, the OD engages smoothly and without protest and stays engaged for the duration of the trip or until I turn it off or shift out of fourth gear. In other words, it works as designed, but only after the car has been driven for a spell. Ideas?

The passenger side motor mount is cracked and I suspect that I would be better off replacing both of them and the tranny mount at the same time. Is this procedure any different for a turbo model?

I am losing power steering fluid from either the reservoir or the pump itself. The hoses and fitting look dry. Can the pump be rebuilt with new seals?

The engine is dead quiet at idle. Far quieter than the B230F under the hood of my '86 sedan (albeit with twice the mileage). But under moderate to hard acceleration, there is a lot of what I would describe as mechanical noise. There is a very perceptible change in the tone of the engine as the throttle opens. Under light acceleration it has the same 'argicultural' tone as the B230F. But open the throttle wider and allow the tach to climb much past 3,500 rpm and it sounds like all hell is breaking loose on the other side of the firewall. Perhaps the best way of putting it is that the engine does not sound as though it appreciates the opportunity to rev. Is this kind of 'mechanical noise' characteristic of turbocharged engines? How can I distinguish between normal engine noise and, say, a marginal turbo?

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Rich.