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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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Ok I am new to lt1 cars, I have a 96 t/a and I washed the engine compartment the other day and since then the car misses badly and shakes. It throws a random misfire code as well. I put new plugs and wires on it today, but no luck. The optispark is only a year old but could it be bad? Just curious before I spend $370 on one. Thanks everyone for any help.
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 09:03 PM
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Washed your engine bay = ruined your opti.
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 09:11 PM
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Washed your engine bay = ruined your opti.
...and that's all I have to say, about that.
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 10:29 PM
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Oh man, Well I can't say much I did it too when new to lt1's. Man just let it dry out for a couple days. You may have just gotten the cap wet
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 94Z28rag
Washed your engine bay = ruined your opti.
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Exactly how i ruined my first one
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 01:01 AM
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I would wait it out for a little bit... see if it dries out.
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 05:20 AM
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I had a sick feeling that I might have damaged the opti. I just didn't think they were that sensitive. I guess I'll be ordering one today.
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by crazyls1
I had a sick feeling that I might have damaged the opti. I just didn't think they were that sensitive. I guess I'll be ordering one today.
They don't like any water. If you seal them up they can take a lot more abuse.
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im curious, i've had my lt1 for about 2 months now and im new to this too, what about winter driving conditions? how does the opti hold up to the rain? sometimes when there's a downpour our city's drainage system can't quite keep up with it.
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im curious, i've had my lt1 for about 2 months now and im new to this too, what about winter driving conditions? how does the opti hold up to the rain? sometimes when there's a downpour our city's drainage system can't quite keep up with it.
Try not to floor it thru deep puddles, if you go slow you shouldn't have a problem.
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