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A friend practically gave me his 245 - $100. It has 149k miles. I immediately put in a new battery, new alternator, new rear shocks, complete front brakes, master cylinder, and complete exhaust to make it road-worthy. I will change out plugs, cap & rotor, the timing belt, water pump, all belts, thermostat, 3 seals, flame trap, oil sending unit (had 2 go - doesn't stop the car but very unnerving). This will be the wife's car, and it has to be reliable or she'll kill me. Even though I'm in Ohio, the car has neglible rust, so it's worth putting money into. Her current 245 (rusty) had the starter go this last winter and strand her, so I'm putting in a new starter to be safe. I'm mainly concerned about replacing things that might strand her. I've owned 5-6? 240's in the last 15 or so years, so I have a good idea of what goes wrong. I've cleaned up the fuse panel, will replace the fuel pump relay. Should I replace plug wires ($40). Coil ($72-I've had 2 go). AMM($200?-I've had 2-3 go, not due to heat). Fuel pump?($200). Fuel pressure regulator?($43) O2 sensor($35) I guess I need to err on the safe side or I think she will threaten to spend even more money on a late model Toyota or something. She does like and use all the space in the wagon (she does art projects). Suggestions appreciated.
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