opti spark question
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I'm pretty sure if the actual distributor goes out it gives you a check engine light. If you are just having hesitation, staggering, misfiring symptoms than you can probably get away with just the cap and rotor. I actually just got finished replacing my cap and rotor last night. I had no check engine light coming on and the cap and rotor seemed to do the trick. Just to do the cap and rotor you will need an e4 external torx and a t8 torx.
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Mine only messes up and misfires when its wet outside any other time its fine except for a little bit of a rough idle. Which i think is caused by my recent emisisons deletes. But im not sure. Should i replace the whole thing or just the cap and rotor do you think??
Did you delete the emissions only, or did you tune it out of the computer too? And I was having huge misfire problems and all MULTIPLE times.
First time turned out to be the SP wires hitting the header...
Second time was the Cap and Rotor...
Third time was SP Wires again...
Fourth time was the distributor...
Fifth and final time was the SP Wires...
This all happened within a month and a half...
I ended up saying F it and went with the MSD Distributor, MSD Cap/Rotor, and MSD 8.5mm OTVC SP Wires. Been 2 months now and NO problems whatsoever!
First time turned out to be the SP wires hitting the header...
Second time was the Cap and Rotor...
Third time was SP Wires again...
Fourth time was the distributor...
Fifth and final time was the SP Wires...
This all happened within a month and a half...
I ended up saying F it and went with the MSD Distributor, MSD Cap/Rotor, and MSD 8.5mm OTVC SP Wires. Been 2 months now and NO problems whatsoever!
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Verdad Gallardo I got a check engine light but it wasnt for any sensors...it kept telling me I was getting a P0300 "Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire" when my capand when my distributor went out...when I burned through the SP wires I got a P0305 "#5 Cylinder Misfire"
Those were the only SES lights I got
Those were the only SES lights I got
P0300 and P0336 can be caused by a bad opti or a bad coil or both.
I agree with those who said to replace the whole unit. Make sure you get a genuine AC Delco/Delphi opti.
I agree with those who said to replace the whole unit. Make sure you get a genuine AC Delco/Delphi opti.
well i replaced the opti with an accel distributer, and it fired up a little rough but then it idled good and ran better then ever. but after i turned it off the car had trouble starting and acted like it wasnt getting enough fuel. what would be causing this? bad fuel filter maybe?
