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Congradulations on the new arrival.
How many miles are on it?
Definately pay attention to the timing belt, do you know when it was changed last ( if she didn't have any records, look around the car and on the door jams for service tags from a mechanic in her area who might have done the work on it to find out what has been done when) 50,000 miles max on the t-belt or it'll be all over but the crying.
I strongly recommend a treatment with auto rx ( www.auto-rx.com ) to clean up the rings and improve performance and starting, it's costy, but it works.
Drain the fuel tank completly and refill with fresh fuel ( this really should be done every year or so ). There may be a drain plug on the bottom of your tank, if not you'll have to hook a pump to the fuel line and suck it out. When you refill , it's a good idea to add some Kill'um or other diesel fuel algae killer to get rid of all of the growing things in your fuel system.
Most of the parts are available from www.alloemvolvoparts.com
Dealer specific stuff, if your local dealer claims aren'tmade anymore, or are just too expensive, go to www.borton.com
tools sources
www.baumtools.com for all factory tools ( most expensive )
www.etoolcart.com ( best price on a timing dial gauge )
www.samstagsales.com
www.vwdieselparts.com
these are not difficult engines to work on, but they are very unforgiving of not following directions. there are no shortcuts. you need the special tools, and the green manual. I got both of my diesels after qualified mechanics screwed them up monkying around without the proper tools.
If you aren't wanting to work on it yourself, you'll need to find a liberal minded VW diesel mechanic.
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-------Robert, '93 940t, '90 240 wagon, '84 240 diesel (she's sick) , '80 245 diesel
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