How do you know when the Opti is going?
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Le Mans Master
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From: Thornton CO
How do you know when the Opti is going?
Right now I have a miss in my car and I've started taking out plugs to see if I can find a dead cylinder or something but I was wondering if it might be the Opti given the Opti has 122,000+ on it. I have a '95 so I have the "good" Opti.
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oh, yea, baby. The "good" optis are only so good... and 122k miles is REAL good!
This is a great time to wait until winter and park the car in the garage for a week & pull'r apart!
I would do:
* Opti
* Waterpump
* Front cover service - seals and gaskets. Also check the timing chain.
* New tensioner and idler
* Wires (I recommend Taylor)
* Plugs (I recommend either Denso or NGK)
* Serp Belt
* Oil pan gasket
* Intake manifold gasket
Do all of this yourself, at once, and the car will be set for a long long time!
About the only thing remaining would be a rear main seal, but gee, that's a real bitch to reach...
This is a great time to wait until winter and park the car in the garage for a week & pull'r apart!
I would do:
* Opti
* Waterpump
* Front cover service - seals and gaskets. Also check the timing chain.
* New tensioner and idler
* Wires (I recommend Taylor)
* Plugs (I recommend either Denso or NGK)
* Serp Belt
* Oil pan gasket
* Intake manifold gasket
Do all of this yourself, at once, and the car will be set for a long long time!
About the only thing remaining would be a rear main seal, but gee, that's a real bitch to reach...
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Le Mans Master
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From: Thornton CO
Originally Posted by RUBYREDVETTECARD
oops... 
that leaves the opti eh?
that leaves the opti eh?
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I know the miss, my 1992 did it for a long time.
I just put in a DynaSpark. So far so good, not many miles on it yet. I'd like to do the LTCC in addition in the future.
I just put in a DynaSpark. So far so good, not many miles on it yet. I'd like to do the LTCC in addition in the future.
