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The inside of a 150,000 Mile Opti :)

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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 12:16 AM
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Default The inside of a 150,000 Mile Opti :)

Well I had to changed the Waterpump on my car (new one from last year only lasted 10k) so I figured after 151,000 miles it was time to buy a new opti. Vented opti was stock. I got everything taken care of and I figured I'd open the old one to see what the cap and rotor looked like.

Doesn't look happy .








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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 09:50 AM
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Heres what one with 50K on it looks like when it gets water inside.
(I hope this link works Because I have'nt figured out how to post a picture proporly)



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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 11:23 AM
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Didn't work for me.
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 05:41 PM
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here is one that i think the seal got screwed up on
Attached Thumbnails The inside of a 150,000 Mile  Opti :)-opti_oil.jpg   The inside of a 150,000 Mile  Opti :)-opti_cap.jpg  
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 08:01 PM
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it actually looks pretty good cant believe its 150k , you shouldve seen what mine looked like when it came off at 120K (those little contacts looked like 6mm rust spots, and the rotor was wobbling around both screws were almost all the way out and surprisingly my car drove not so bad).
If your gonna change opti, do what i did change plugs and wires. (requires major patience though)
By the way does anyone know where i can get the opti vent hoses?
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 08:08 PM
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i got mine from ebay like 19 bucks
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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 12:16 AM
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I think Dal was $14 for the vent harness. It's required if you buy an opti from him to get the warranty he has on optis.

I did my plugs like 2 months ago and yes they were a PITA. well the driver's side was easy and the pass side was major PITA.

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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 08:06 AM
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Matt we have it easy on plugs compared to the f-bodies, once you have done them a time or two in a b-body it becomes less than a halfhour job at least if you yanked the AIR, if that is in place it makes it harder but since we can legally defeat it we are lucky.
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that's definatley no bad for 150. i haven't even he 150 yet and i have replaced my opti a few times. the first was do to a very large puddle the others just crapped out.
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If any distributor get wet they certainly will act up till they dry out. Wonder how many optis have been replaced before they were given a chance to dry out? To keep them dry put a little plug wire grease on the weatherpack connector it is the most water vulnerable spot.
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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 10:52 AM
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whats it feel like when they are going out?
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