Jason

Good score . Lots of 240d folks around here. do you have any manuals yet? The Haynes Manual covers most of the things you will be concerned about for now I would think.

as to your starting problem, like Dave said "could be lots of things" but most of the time its glow plugs at least thats what I would think of first. You need a strong starter that turns up 100 RPM min and a good battery. When you glow it your dome lite should dim which would tell you the GPs are getting juice. If your priming pump leaks when you pump it or you have any fuel leaks from old hose, that could be the cause of air entering your fuel system, causing hard starting. The upgraded priming pump is less than $20.00. If the car sat for a while you should change the 2 fuel filters for sure and look for goo that would indicate algee in the fuel, probably wouldn't hurt to dump a can of treatment in the tank. Plenty of good info in the archives as these problems are pretty common. Vacuum leaks and no start, oh ya, been there. Best of luck and congrats again

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