opti went bad need help
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opti went bad need help
Hey guys my waterpump leaked down on my opti and is causing me a bunch of problems. Can anyone chime in and let me know if any of the optis on this page would be the right one so i dont get stuck replacing it again in a few months. If its not on the page can you shoot me a link of a checker or autozone or napa site that has the part for hopefully under 400 bucks. I need it today or id be ordering from ebay or something for cheap. Thanks everyone her is my link
http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Res...+50012+2012008
http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Res...+50012+2012008
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looks like it might be a good unit, problem is i gotta get it today so i need to buy it here in az. I need the car for work this friday and i gotta have a shop install it.
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to do my waterpump and opti its gonna cost me 300 for install so thats not bad considering its a bitch to do and i myself dont even wanna deal with it. I just need to find a good opti and get the car to the shop asap. I have the money so im not worried about shop costs. I just wanna get the right opti and not have to mess with it in a couple months like some people say they do when they buy the cheaper optis
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I searched for distributor on their website.
DEM DC10012 - is the OEM distributor.
BK 7357287 - is the MSD unit.
With either one, make sure the shop removes the distributor cap and adds a dab of thread locker to the two rotor screws before installing the opti. This will prevent rotor failure.
Just make sure the back of the opti looks like this one:
http://shbox.com/1/93-94_opti.jpg
DEM DC10012 - is the OEM distributor.
BK 7357287 - is the MSD unit.
With either one, make sure the shop removes the distributor cap and adds a dab of thread locker to the two rotor screws before installing the opti. This will prevent rotor failure.
Just make sure the back of the opti looks like this one:
http://shbox.com/1/93-94_opti.jpg
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i didnt have time to wait to order it i needed the car for work so i called a buddy that works at a body shop and he used his company discount to get me a gm replacement. It costed me more money it was 465 but it was spend the extra cash or miss work and possibly not have a job. So with the opti waterpump and install at a friends shop i ended up out the door at $1080.00. I hate this damn car and ill be getting an ls1 car as soon money permits. Right now im trying to get a house and i have a baby on the way so i just need my lt1 car to hold up a few more months.
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i didnt have time to wait to order it i needed the car for work so i called a buddy that works at a body shop and he used his company discount to get me a gm replacement. It costed me more money it was 465 but it was spend the extra cash or miss work and possibly not have a job. So with the opti waterpump and install at a friends shop i ended up out the door at $1080.00. I hate this damn car and ill be getting an ls1 car as soon money permits. Right now im trying to get a house and i have a baby on the way so i just need my lt1 car to hold up a few more months.
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runs good now, much more responsive now too. I still hate it haha but at least its runnin good now. Now i just gotta hope my tranny holds up till i got some cash to rebuild it or do a 6 speed swap. never ending haha
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oh hell yeah if you guys do end up doing that definitely post up, ill drag this old lt1 all the way up to ur shop and get that done for sure, F*** this opti crap.