Well, my waterpump went
I would suggest a fresh cap and rotor on the opti. ALL distributor caps and rotors are wear items and on the LT1 are neglected because the ignorant have everyone convinced the opti is garbage and you have to replace the whole thing.
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$900 for everything total. This sucks. I was really hoping to go with an electric water pump. Could a worn opti and water pump sap power? I know I won't gain power back by replacing the worn parts like I would have had I gotten an electric pump, but will I feel a difference at all? Will my car's idle at least smooth out? Thanks guys.
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its like doing a tune up so it should make everything run better assuming there is nothing else wrong with your car. Do the work yourself. it takes a day for a beginner to do this kind of work. not difficult at all.
Where are you going??
I would spend $50 on a remanufactured WP, $150 max on a new cap and rotor, get wild and crazy and throw in another $100 worth of plugs and wires and still that is $450 left for labor which seems high.
IMO it would be a massive mistake to put an electric WP on a car if YOU wont do this basic work yourself. There are modifications to cars that should only be used by people who do their own wrenching nd IMO the electric WP is one of them.
I would spend $50 on a remanufactured WP, $150 max on a new cap and rotor, get wild and crazy and throw in another $100 worth of plugs and wires and still that is $450 left for labor which seems high.
IMO it would be a massive mistake to put an electric WP on a car if YOU wont do this basic work yourself. There are modifications to cars that should only be used by people who do their own wrenching nd IMO the electric WP is one of them.
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Yes, but you don't really need to. Good RR's are in the $280-up range so that's a bit more outta pocket. You'll need to take off the TB, fuel rails, vaccuum lines, and intake manifold to get to the lifter valley.
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Thanks for the advice guys. I took it to my mechanic today and he said it sounds more like a pulley. He told me he wouldn't worry about it. Sprayed it with some WD-40 and it's not as noisy. Still kinda loud, but not as obnoxious as it was. I guess the guy **** the bed when he installed the waterpump and messed something up.
Thanks for the advice guys. I took it to my mechanic today and he said it sounds more like a pulley. He told me he wouldn't worry about it. Sprayed it with some WD-40 and it's not as noisy. Still kinda loud, but not as obnoxious as it was. I guess the guy **** the bed when he installed the waterpump and messed something up.
Operate the TB with your right hand use use your ear (and a peice of hose if you have it) to locate the source of the noice.
Is the car cooling properly if you let it sit and idle for 20 min?
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20 miles after the repair, you need to find out what it is, ASAP. Rather than the
mechanic saying what he *thinks* it sounds like can be different than what it really is,
and he needs to determine what the problem is.
