Water pump and Opti
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Water pump and Opti
My 96 needs a water pump.
The car runs fine, but while I have the pump off I plan on servicing the Opti as in a new cap and rotor and possibly ignition wires.
Question: Would it be a good investment to go with an MSD cap/rotor or should I just use quality OEM style parts from NAPA and save the money.
I will also replace the water pump and Opti oil seals, upper and lower hoses, T-Stat and the belt. Its going to need an intake gasket also to fix an oil leak soon.
The car has 125000 miles and I have no history of prior maintenance done.
Thanks,
Paul
The car runs fine, but while I have the pump off I plan on servicing the Opti as in a new cap and rotor and possibly ignition wires.
Question: Would it be a good investment to go with an MSD cap/rotor or should I just use quality OEM style parts from NAPA and save the money.
I will also replace the water pump and Opti oil seals, upper and lower hoses, T-Stat and the belt. Its going to need an intake gasket also to fix an oil leak soon.
The car has 125000 miles and I have no history of prior maintenance done.
Thanks,
Paul
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:beatdeadh orse:My 96 needs a water pump.
The car runs fine, but while I have the pump off I plan on servicing the Opti as in a new cap and rotor and possibly ignition wires.
Question: Would it be a good investment to go with an MSD cap/rotor or should I just use quality OEM style parts from NAPA and save the money.
I will also replace the water pump and Opti oil seals, upper and lower hoses, T-Stat and the belt. Its going to need an intake gasket also to fix an oil leak soon.
The car has 125000 miles and I have no history of prior maintenance done.
Thanks,
Paul
The car runs fine, but while I have the pump off I plan on servicing the Opti as in a new cap and rotor and possibly ignition wires.
Question: Would it be a good investment to go with an MSD cap/rotor or should I just use quality OEM style parts from NAPA and save the money.
I will also replace the water pump and Opti oil seals, upper and lower hoses, T-Stat and the belt. Its going to need an intake gasket also to fix an oil leak soon.
The car has 125000 miles and I have no history of prior maintenance done.
Thanks,
Paul
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The ‘96 has the actively vented cap us ‘94 and earlier guys turn for. So I don’t know if there’s any benighted to an MSD— some people love ‘en, some people hare ‘em🤷🏼♂️.
definatly new wires if your still running OME.
Hope that helps... though yes, the horse is still desc😉
Ronn
definatly new wires if your still running OME.
Hope that helps... though yes, the horse is still desc😉
Ronn
My 96 needs a water pump.
The car runs fine, but while I have the pump off I plan on servicing the Opti as in a new cap and rotor and possibly ignition wires.
Question: Would it be a good investment to go with an MSD cap/rotor or should I just use quality OEM style parts from NAPA and save the money.
I will also replace the water pump and Opti oil seals, upper and lower hoses, T-Stat and the belt. Its going to need an intake gasket also to fix an oil leak soon.
The car has 125000 miles and I have no history of prior maintenance done.
Thanks,
Paul
The car runs fine, but while I have the pump off I plan on servicing the Opti as in a new cap and rotor and possibly ignition wires.
Question: Would it be a good investment to go with an MSD cap/rotor or should I just use quality OEM style parts from NAPA and save the money.
I will also replace the water pump and Opti oil seals, upper and lower hoses, T-Stat and the belt. Its going to need an intake gasket also to fix an oil leak soon.
The car has 125000 miles and I have no history of prior maintenance done.
Thanks,
Paul
Last edited by Ronn38; Sep 26, 2020 at 06:21 PM.
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If I was going to do it, I would replace with NAPA quality. I havent done Optis in a while, but the ones I took apart had normal wear and corrosion, just like a regular cap and rotor. Use loctitie on the screws holding the rotor in.
Being sealed they are better for longevity.
Definitely change plugs and wires while there.
Being sealed they are better for longevity.
Definitely change plugs and wires while there.
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If I was going to do it, I would replace with NAPA quality. I havent done Optis in a while, but the ones I took apart had normal wear and corrosion, just like a regular cap and rotor. Use loctitie on the screws holding the rotor in.
Being sealed they are better for longevity.
Definitely change plugs and wires while there.
Being sealed they are better for longevity.
Definitely change plugs and wires while there.
