Is my optispark going out?
Is my optispark going out? Ok well recently over the last week or to ive noticed that when i was getting on the car and after it gets to about 4800rpms it starts to spit and sputter alittle bit, and sometimes backfires when i shift at 5200(which is where i shift at) i have a bad plug i believe, and im changing them today and if that doesnt fix it then could it be my opti, because when i was at the dragstrip this weekend past someone told me it seemed like my opti was going out as he had owned 4 lt1 fbodys...
So basically what im saying if the plug doesnt fix the problem is there anyway to tell if its my optispark?
So basically what im saying if the plug doesnt fix the problem is there anyway to tell if its my optispark?
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Originally Posted by 95N20FORMULA
Ok well recently over the last week or to ive noticed that when i was getting on the car and after it gets to about 4800rpms it starts to spit and sputter alittle bit, and sometimes backfires when i shift at 5200(which is where i shift at) i have a bad plug i believe, and im changing them today and if that doesnt fix it then could it be my opti, because when i was at the dragstrip this weekend past someone told me it seemed like my opti was going out as he had owned 4 lt1 fbodys...
So basically what im saying if the plug doesnt fix the problem is there anyway to tell if its my optispark?
So basically what im saying if the plug doesnt fix the problem is there anyway to tell if its my optispark?
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Originally Posted by 95N20FORMULA
I dont have a code reader...
If it is spitting and sputtering at high RPMs you should look at just replacing the cap and rotor. I had this same exact problem and this cured it. The inside of the cap looked like *** and the rotor was burnt..
I got some one to read my codes, and it gave me a code for my MAF being bad...i got some MAF cleaner but not exactly sure where all to spray it, i hope i dont gotta buy another sensor...
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Originally Posted by 95N20FORMULA
I got some one to read my codes, and it gave me a code for my MAF being bad...i got some MAF cleaner but not exactly sure where all to spray it, i hope i dont gotta buy another sensor...
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For what it's worth, when I cleaned my MAF sensor the ends were pretty gunked up, and spraying them down didn't get it off, so I VERY gently wiped them off with a q-tip moistened with MAF cleaner. Be careful if you do this, they are very delicate. I wasn't having any codes or problems related to the MAF though.
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I was absolutely certain my Opti was going out. I replaced and it it was not the problem. The vehicle needed plugs & wires. It's a pretty expensive guess. I would look at EVERYTHING. No matter how small you think it is. Your high RPM hesitation almost sounds fuel related. Again, had that problem, thoroughly diagnosed and found it to be the fuel pump. I had a RaceTronix system installed a week later. Problem solved. Opti
's are blamed for too many problems lately. Check and recheck everything.
's are blamed for too many problems lately. Check and recheck everything.
its getting worse now, it does it every time i get on it over 4600rpms it spits and sputters and doesnt pull and is backfireing bad....i need someone that knows about my car around here to look at it...
