got it nice and clean and no opti problems.

all i did was stuff rags where the coil wire goes into the opti and where the harness plugs in. put 2 plastic bags over that area and sprayed.

anyone else have survivor stories?

 

Yeah, I took my 94 to the car wash, sprayed it with foaming engine degreaser, and hit it with the pressure hose. No problems.

 

hehe ive done worse. drove thru a flooded street close to 3 feet deep. never missed a beat . a few waves came over the hood and hit the windsheild lol. this was in a 95 m6 z28

 

scuba gear and suit on the opti?

 

I have also driven threw a flooded street in the 93, survived, it was enough water I was having trouble stopping.

 

cleaned the motor with a pressure washer without covering the opti and was fine and went through several flooded streets with the filter exposed and opti in it, car still fine. most of the stories ive heard about optis going bad from water has been through either them getting hot then cracked when the water hits it or ingesting water through one of the vent lines.

 

i degreased mine with a garden hose and sprayed all the motor off before i knew about the opti crap...i left it running to burn some of teh water off lol

 

i thouroghly spray my engine bay down every time i wash the car, no problems

 

I've saturated my engine in degreaser then hammered it with the pressure washer and dressed it. Never a single problem.

 

Washed mine the first week i had it with Dawn soap at home and sprayed it down. started her up to dry everything ,no problems.That was 3 years ago,no harm done