3 dayz after installing my optispark it died!
07-10-2010, 08:16 PM
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3 dayz after installing my optispark it died! just after i finished installing my optisprk from chandler motor sports. it completely lost spark! uffffffff now im really getting frustrated with this lt1... GRRRRRRR.. I think its time i either can this lt1 or start ordering my parts for my ls1...
07-10-2010, 08:49 PM
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I was waiting for one of these threads to come up. If a deal sounds too good to be true it usually is. Sorry for your luck but I would not blame the LT1 for an 80 dollar opti failing.
07-10-2010, 08:59 PM
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07-10-2010, 11:45 PM
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Hit up this Guy aka Thepartspro aka the main dealer to thepartsladi
800-579-7046 Tell them that you'd like to place another order for a opti for $260 , make sure you tell them $260 since someone pmmed me saying he payed $290 cause I bought one 2wks ago for $260 so see if it works ........
800-579-7046 Tell them that you'd like to place another order for a opti for $260 , make sure you tell them $260 since someone pmmed me saying he payed $290 cause I bought one 2wks ago for $260 so see if it works ........
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07-11-2010, 11:41 AM
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How do you know it's the opti? Did you check the coil? There's people running Chandler optis with no problem. If it worked for three days then died you might want to take a closer look.
07-11-2010, 12:00 PM
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So, their "lifetime" warranty only covers a single replacement? If so, that's pretty convenient, for the dealer.
07-11-2010, 12:29 PM
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http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#opti_test
Gotta troubleshoot... Ignition components work extra hard when one of them is failing. Not uncommon to lose a coil or module after replacement of wires, plugs or distributor. Next weakest link often fails.
Gotta troubleshoot... Ignition components work extra hard when one of them is failing. Not uncommon to lose a coil or module after replacement of wires, plugs or distributor. Next weakest link often fails.
07-11-2010, 01:53 PM
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i checked the coil and as well i pulled a spark plug out and connected it to a wire and tried crankin it over to see of there was spark coming out and nothing.
07-12-2010, 01:34 AM
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noooo stop!!! i had this same problem. u might have the same opti i had when i was broke. there is a no name brand out there that comes with a life time warenty and is the biggest POS ever made in china. dont take it back because u WILL be changing it again in a few thousand miles. drop some coin on an accel. havent had a problem since.
07-12-2010, 08:29 AM
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noooo stop!!! i had this same problem. u might have the same opti i had when i was broke. there is a no name brand out there that comes with a life time warenty and is the biggest POS ever made in china. dont take it back because u WILL be changing it again in a few thousand miles. drop some coin on an accel. havent had a problem since.
07-12-2010, 09:26 PM
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Funny thing, I was talking to a mechanic today who used to work in a garage that did fleet service on police and taxi Chev Caprices in the 1990s. He said he replaced hundreds of optis. He said they only had GM units back then and some of them went 400,000 miles with cap and rotor changes!
07-12-2010, 09:32 PM
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Funny thing, I was talking to a mechanic today who used to work in a garage that did fleet service on police and taxi Chev Caprices in the 1990s. He said he replaced hundreds of optis. He said they only had GM units back then and some of them went 400,000 miles with cap and rotor changes!