mrodoc

I think I may have goofed up. I am in the midst of reassembly after a cam swap. So after cam install, changing out oil pan gasket, seals on timing cover, new opti, ignition plug wires and water pump, I sat back to admire my work. It was late and I was tired. I happened to look at the tubes of lube I had sitting nearby. I think I may have grabbed the wrong tube and put Permatex aluminum anti-seize on the Optispark drive where it passes through the seal in the timing cover. I was going to put moly engine assembly lube on it.
Do I need to remove the water pump and opti and put a different lube on that part, or will I be ok? I have done a search and can't really find an answer. Lesson:stop when you're tired.

antfarmer2

Ouch that does not sound good better safe than sorry. Did you put sealant on the waterpump bolts? And the nipple and hose on the waterpump weep hole?

mrodoc

Yes. Thankfully.

Silver96ce

I wouldn't worry too much about it now. The most that can happen is you will have a small oil leak from the opti drive seal. The opti will continue to work just fine. More importantly I hope you put anti-seize on the crank hub mating surfaces in case you have to take it off again in the future.

Just being able to sucessfully take off and reinstall an opti by yourself is a good accomplishment on these cars.

mrodoc

Yes to anti-seize