Hello,

I recently bought a 1981 240d with 195k miles. I took it to a real reputable shop to have them do a valve adjustment ($105.00 seems like a good deal) because the previous owner did not know when it was done last.
Anyways I also asked him to kinda go through it and give me a list of things he felt I should take care of in the future.

He said first and foremost the car has the old style transmission cooler lines and they were know to go without warnign stranding you and possibly killing the transmission. IS this true?

I plan on doing most of the work on the car myself. Is this a tough job replacing them?

thanks
Jake