Need Help,LT1 Camaro won't start This is my father-in-law's car. Was mine but sold it to him. The car has been gone almost completely thru, doesn,t have many miles on it since that. It was running and starting fine and he ran some sea foam thru it and after he cut it off it hasn't started since. Any help will be greatly appreciated. |
How much sea foam did you use? Pouring too much can hydrolock the engine and cause damage. Does the car crank over? |
I'd start by checking the coil and ICM (ignition control module) both commonly go bad and are relatively cheap to replace (also plugs and wires). First check spark, then check fuel pressure manually. Once all this is checked out and you still have issues, optispark is the next most likely culprit. Good luck! |
i was thinking prob the coil. the opti was put on new and hardly has any miles. still has stock coil i think tho. |
i dont know exactly how much he used. it turns over fine just wont hit at all. |
Originally Posted by ahritchie
(Post 15388890)
I'd start by checking the coil and ICM (ignition control module) both commonly go bad and are relatively cheap to replace (also plugs and wires). First check spark, then check fuel pressure manually. Once all this is checked out and you still have issues, optispark is the next most likely culprit. Good luck! |
Originally Posted by slogo1
(Post 15389040)
i should still get fire off the coil if the opti is bad shouldn't i? |
Originally Posted by ahritchie
(Post 15389303)
Probably depends just how fucked up (or not?) your opti is. Sounds like it could be the ICM...gone through 2 of these in 14 years on mine. gonna make sure the fuel press is good enough and check all the firing again to make sure i missed nothing. thanks and i'll let ya know what it is. |
its most likely your opti or icm.. what brand coil did you go with? its starting to get colder out and ignition compoinents on these cars dont like that, if they are on the verge of failure.. |
Originally Posted by jarretthise
(Post 15395238)
its starting to get colder out and ignition compoinents on these cars dont like that, if they are on the verge of failure.. I think you should swap the coil. When my ICM went bad it threw a code and started and ran fine. |
Originally Posted by jarretthise
(Post 15395238)
its most likely your opti or icm.. what brand coil did you go with? its starting to get colder out and ignition compoinents on these cars dont like that, if they are on the verge of failure.. |
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