97TAWS6

I took my 97 WS6 through the automated touchless wash the other day and got a underbody flush as well. First off I usually never take it to a car wash, I always wash it by hand, but i was in a hurry. Anyways, I went over the underbody flush with no problems at all. I stopped and shut the car off while the wash ran through the cycles. I went to start my car to pull it forward into the dryes, but all it did was keep turning over. I ended up having to push it out of the car wash. There were no prior signs of anything begining to go before the wash. I am thinking it is spark related cause I have good fuel pressure. I will start by testing out the coil first followed by the icm and then if it is not those two I will try the optispark. I also checked for loose or corroded connections with no luck. Any insight would be appreciated. Mods in sig

bigj2717

iTrader: (15)

You probably got the opti wet. You can give it some time and hope it dries out

97TAWS6

yeah i had a feeling it was the opti. Thanks for the advice and I will let it sit to see if it dries.

weaklt1

iTrader: (11)

x2....

my1994z28

iTrader: (3)

x3,but I still would have icm checked,also check the coil and wire

SuperSam

iTrader: (7)

Opti spark for sure... These cars are sometimes avoided for that reason. Gl... Hopefully it dries out.

djjab57

iTrader: (17)

This is what killed my Opti, the dryer forced the water inside it.

1badzee

iTrader: (12)

Just seal the damn thing and you'll never have another issue. People always give it a bad rep, when all they have to do is spend an hour or so to do this small precautionary mod.

Jazz-LT1

iTrader: (2)

The Opti reminds me of the witch in the Wizard of Oz. One bucket of water and "poof" -- R.I.P.

Z28Roxy

iTrader: (4)

Check the battery cable as stupid as it sounds. I got that wet once through an auto car wash and that was the problem.

BTW, I've sprayed the opti with water many times, dumped coolant on it, two water pump changes, etc. and never had a problem.

my95LTwon

iTrader: (14)

What do you mean by sealing it up 1badzee? I havent heard of this mod before... but I'm very interested. Sorry, not trying to steal the thread, just another free bump for ya

my1994z28

iTrader: (3)

He means use some rtv sealant around the connector also the main body of the opti even tho you have the o ring ,and there is 3 holes along the opti,seal those holes up.also you can by a msd cap and rotor kit,and you can vent it that way.Use lock tite on the rotor screws.

97TAWS6

Thanks for all the replies guys. I will let you know what it is when I finally get a chance to look at it, working alot lately. Im sure it is the opti like everyone is saying.

1badzee

iTrader: (12)

Yeah, the o-ring doesn't do you much justice especially if its old and crusty. Always seal the cap onto the rest of the distributor using some kind of silicone. I'm going on 4 years strong