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The rear seal may not even be a problem. Check your flame trap,/ oil seperator setp and make sure it's clear It's the cause of many oil seal leaks, http://www.brickboard.com/FAQ/700-900/EngineSealsBeltsVent.htm#Crankcase_Ventilation_%20A_Treatise
after cleaning those, you can run a treatment of auto rx ( www.auto-rx.com ) and very likely take care of any minor seal problem on an engine that young without tearing anything apart.
Jack the front end up and shake the wheels up and down, if there's no noticable play I wouldn't worry about the rod ends and ball joints, if they are bad, it's an easy fix on these things.
If the exhaust is leaking you can buy a complete kit from www.fcpgroton.com for about$110 and it's easy to do yourself, not a bad Idea to replace the cat while doing it for about another $130 ( It also makes the exhaust swap even easier to replace the whole works ) http://www.fcpgroton.com/volvo240exhaust.htm
If it's not leaking , don't worry about it, and if it's just one litle hole you may be able to put some exhaust sealer on it to hold you for awhile
buy a good repair manual, Bently or haynes, Do some searches in the little box at the bottom of this page on each subject and get an education, it will go along way.
I don't have a lift, I work on the ground and I'm about half crippled and these things are still a joy to work on.
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-------Robert, '93 940t, '90 240 wagon, '84 240 diesel (she's sick) , '80 245 diesel, '82 Mercedes 300SD
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