Hi Dwight,
My '83 240D did something similar last winter. It would flutter just a bit when
I first pulled out but then settle down when the car was moving. Sometimes at
lower speeds, say 30mph it'd flutter too but it was always rock solid on the
highway.
Finally one day it blew the oil cap clean off and puked about 2 quarts of oil
out. I put the cap back on and although it seeped a little bit until I replaced
the cap it never pulled that game again.
I replaced the fitting from the top of the valve cover to the air intake and
ran a wire through the hose there to make sure it wasn't plugged, I got some
gunk out but nothing major...
Dunno, just one of those things.
-Curt
'83 240D "Hammie" 243kmi
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 08:05:36 -0400
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I have been noticing that my oil gauge fluttered at idle around 20 psi
but
smoothed out as soon as it went up. I thought maybe it was a rough idle
problem.Last night it started to flutter in the 30 range. Then coming
down
my street and in the driveway I heard a light clattering noise in the
dash
behind the cluster and the gauge fluttered at 40 psi. Noise would stop
when
I pegged it at 45 psi. Anybody have any advice? I don't recall seeing
this
problem on the list over the past 3 years.
TIA.
Dwight
Dwight Giles
1979 240D auto 244k + miles
Wickford, RI
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