Z28LikeABoss

Hey guys I need a quick anwsere as to why my car won't start. Its a 1996 lt1 camaro and this damn this decide to stop running and won't start up and there is no spark and I just replaced the coil and ICM and still no spark and no trouble codes at all so its becoming impossible to find out the problem. At this point I'm just throwing cash at it for it not to start. Any ideas?

Prorac1

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Do you have fuel? Let me look for my OPTI diagnosing chart. Ill post a link up when I find it. Eric L

Prorac1

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Start by reading this thread. I found it helpful. Hope this helps, Eric L

http://www.ls1lt1.com/forum/lt1-%7C-...optispark.html

Prorac1

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http://www.mainstreamtopics.com/foru...rt-diagnostic/

This is the article that I used to diagnois my opti problems. IMHO its the best that ive found. Hope this helps, Eric L

Z28LikeABoss

We pulled a spark plug out and there is no fuel on it but we can hear the fuel pump when we try to start it.

Z28LikeABoss

Thank you! I'm waiting to go get a tester so I can try it out. Would it be best to try and test the white wire coming from the RCM/pcm (whatever it is) to the icm to see if its giving power? I'm leaning towards the computer since I changed the coil an ICM. How much would that cost to have a mechanic fix it since it needs to be reprogrammed? And gm needs to do it right?

Z28LikeABoss

Ecm not RCM sorry

Prorac1

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I seriously doubt its the computer. Check the fuel pressure, and complete the opti test. Im willing to bet you need an opti, or at least a cap and rotor. How many miles are on the current opti, and what brand is it? Also, check your plug wires. Ive ruined an opti because of a bad/shorting plug wires. Hope this helps, Eric L

Z28LikeABoss

One thing I should have told you guys is that I changed the spark plugs and they where the original plugs and the car had around 93k on it! The previous owner didn't change the plugs/wires/cap n rotor. I'm wondering if it could be in the wires or cap n rotor. The opti is original as well.I was in process of finishing the tune up before this

Prorac1

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Check the plug wires, and complete the opti test. Good chance if it had a miss in it when you bought it, the optical eye is toast. Let me know what you find in the opti test. Hope this helped. I remember replacing my optiS (yes, plural, lol) Its a pain in the *** to diagnois. Eric L

Z28LikeABoss

The I heard its a major pita that's why I'm staying away from it haha. I'll let you know when I get a chance to figure it out and finish the test. Thanks again

Z28LikeABoss

So it started getting dark by the time I was able to do some testing and I was only able to test the pink wire and white wire and I didn't get no power to those wires. I got under the car with a flashlight and the opti has oil on the bottom of it. Well I have a small power steering pump leak and it got on the belt and flung it and the bottom of my engine is practically drenched in oil. A guy here had the same problem and had oil in his opti so I have the feeling I am having this problem. So I'm gonna take it apart tomorrow and see for sure before I continue the opti testing

joeredcamaroZ28

how did you fix it???