workinstiff

well my trans am is still not running right after it warms up ive got good fuel pressure a new fuel filter,coil and icm i only drove it about 2 miles today before it started acting crazy i felt it starting to cut out again so i turned it around to come back home and it back fired like a shot gun out the exhaust and when i got it home it cut off as soon as i stoped. It also is getting harder to start when is warmed up it just spins and spins and has that sound like the timing is off or somthin and then it fired up

workinstiff

i took a look at my opti from under the car today i saw two vacs unhooked and oil or somthin driping from the holes i found where they go but i think the damage is already done

DisasterFormula

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Yeah, oil in the opti will kill the sensor in it.

Speedy

Actually, I have cleaned one up with electrical connection cleaner and it works fine. But the oil indicates a leak from the seal, so replace that.

DisasterFormula

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Results with cleaning may vary. Mine was dead like fred.

workinstiff

thanks for the tips might try to clean it up and find the leak but that still doesent explain why it runs fine cold

workinstiff

almost ready to give up on the lt1 and just put a carbed engine in it so i can finally have some fun with that 6 speed tranny

Speedy

Runs fine cold but dies when hot? Misfiring? Changed both ICM and Coil? Oil in distributor?

You're guaranteed the problem is the opti, and you have to keep the oil out of it.

workinstiff

im gonna try it. I really like the car ive only had it about a month, the first few hundred miles i put on it the thing ran like a raped ape untill this started happening. thanks for all the info guys im sure we will get it right sooner or later

Jr.Samples

Guess when the oil get slinging around in there is starts it's problems.

DisasterFormula

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I'm guessing car gets hot, oil gets thin, leaks through timing cover, probably around the water pump drive gear, gets in opti, makes it run like ****, oil comes out vent provisions.

workinstiff

gotta get some money now, by the way disaster formula love the sig about the 10 sec honda

workinstiff

i did notice other than my popping a puttering after warm up that my fans come on only after about 10 seconds of running i wonder if the problems may be related in some crazy way

DisasterFormula

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Certain engine codes will make the PCM kick on the fans to avoid damaging the engine.