opti spark?Please view
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Intermediate
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From: Gilbert Az
opti spark?Please view
What will the car do if the opti spark sensor goes bad?
Would the car go into a mode that it runs, little power, bad timing that can't be adjusted, Heavy black smoke, spitting carbon piles out the rear, high fuel use rate. RPM flux at idle and surging while driving.These problems came and went all week and are now not going. Do I have the correct thoughts?
Would the car go into a mode that it runs, little power, bad timing that can't be adjusted, Heavy black smoke, spitting carbon piles out the rear, high fuel use rate. RPM flux at idle and surging while driving.These problems came and went all week and are now not going. Do I have the correct thoughts?
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Seattle,wa
try this
hey bro, I had the exact samething,its the coolant sensor in the front of the motor....$..19,fixed it.try it,let me know.I had to pull all my plugs,plus I put a mega blaster coil from M.S.D. 48,000 volts helps
Burning Brakes
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From: Gainesville, FL
Originally Posted by wjmac40
What will the car do if the opti spark sensor goes bad?
Would the car go into a mode that it runs, little power, bad timing that can't be adjusted, Heavy black smoke, spitting carbon piles out the rear, high fuel use rate. RPM flux at idle and surging while driving.These problems came and went all week and are now not going. Do I have the correct thoughts?
Would the car go into a mode that it runs, little power, bad timing that can't be adjusted, Heavy black smoke, spitting carbon piles out the rear, high fuel use rate. RPM flux at idle and surging while driving.These problems came and went all week and are now not going. Do I have the correct thoughts?
EDIT: Just to add... my problem was isolated to the right side (right side O2 was fouled) Primarily the right side was smoking heavy black smoke. Soon after, I gutted my cats -- both were broken, but the right side was poisoned and partially clogged as well). Bottom line is that you need to check your codes... If it is an O2 error then try to figure out why (it may not be a faulty O2) -- But as I said, in my case it had oil drip all over it and it was toast -- a new one (with the connector tie wrapped out of the way) has kept me problem free since.
EDIT#2: -- Judging by other posts of yours... you DO NOT HAVE an OptiSpark. Please fill out your profile.
Last edited by 4REGT4; Sep 13, 2006 at 08:42 AM.
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From: VA
Originally Posted by wjmac40
What will the car do if the opti spark sensor goes bad?
Would the car go into a mode that it runs, little power, bad timing that can't be adjusted, Heavy black smoke, spitting carbon piles out the rear, high fuel use rate. RPM flux at idle and surging while driving.These problems came and went all week and are now not going. Do I have the correct thoughts?
Would the car go into a mode that it runs, little power, bad timing that can't be adjusted, Heavy black smoke, spitting carbon piles out the rear, high fuel use rate. RPM flux at idle and surging while driving.These problems came and went all week and are now not going. Do I have the correct thoughts?
