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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 07:23 PM
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is there anyway to unplug and clean the optical sensor off. I do believe that my radiator's busted hose leaked wright into it
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 07:26 PM
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the optical sensor is a electronic unit inside of the optispark, you can wipe it off but if its internally damaged u cant fix it, make sure u put it back together right, im sure u dont wanna have to pull the front of ur motor apart twice.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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son of a bitch when pulling an opti of what all has to come off step by step that is
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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To get to the opti you have to:
Pull ALL intake ducting
MAF
(some pull the fans and some don't. I do since it is easier)
6 bolts on waterpump (drain as much as you can before pulling the pump)
pull off pulley
8 plug wires
3 bolts on opti itself
opti pulls right out but you need an inverse torx bit to get the actual opti apart.

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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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you can take your throttle body plate bolt and turn it upside down and use a pair of locking vise-grip style pliers to get them off, thats what i did but do yourself a favor and order new bolts cause it will marr it up, i has soem left from the throttle botty plate i ordered.
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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You can not clean it anyway. It uses a paper filiment to reflect the light. Once it gets wet, like all paper, its never the same.
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