Ok just got through talking with my mecanic and hes telling me that there is oil in my optispark,wicth is causing the miss fire.Also he is saying that my computer needs to be replaced it is a factery oem with a standerd oem chip.So just for the parts im looking at around 500doll,and that includes a new opti,plugs,wires, not even the fact that the water pump has to come off to do the opti i havent even cheaked to see what that will cost.And know we get to the fun part oil on the opti were is it coming from,the front seal,our the timing cover?Also what would have made the ECU go out?I also tracked down the orig owner and he is the one who done the rebuild on it and that was a knew long block so engine should be good just old parts that were put back on.Also i was told that there was one qud in my copuer that is putting off the fault and thats whats causing the fans to come on after 10 secs of ruinnig,my ques is can the ECU be repaired?Im pretty good on fixing my rides i always have done it my self,Do you have a site that i can link to so i can better understand the optispark?And 1 more 4 someone is there some sorta spray that i can use to get the oil off the opti the oil is onley on 1 side and its onley on two wires that i can see and that would be on the pass side lookiging at it from the hood back.Guys tanks 4 the help im just tring to make sure thats my problem b4 i sink anymore cash..tnks ALOT MIKE....O in order to find the guy who did the orig work to the engine i had to call the person that the guy i bought it from got it from her for 2400,i paid 3400...... HELP IF YOU CAN MY SLEAG IS NEXT LOL

 

oil in the opti is not good. ive seen guys clean them and the car runs fine for a short time. chandlermotorsports is a site sponsor and sells an opti with warranty for a good price. 130 for there top of the line. https://camaroforums.com/forum/vendo...-praise-54550/

 

why is he saying the ecm is bad? the ecm on these is tough. i would do the opit first and see if that clears it up. if the water pump is new reuse it. pick up a new opti harness and do the opti vent mod. oil is probly coming from the intake manifold seal at the front. its know for failing.

 

I'm with craby on this one ...if the ECM was bad you would be getting a not communicating code not too mention codes are present.

Sounds like the mechanic doesn't know what he is doing and quickly blames the computer

 

Or is trying to scrounge you for every penny you got. Lord knows I've seen enough of them where I live. So hard to find honest mechanics any more.

 

Well if you do buy another computer I need yours since I have a 1993 6spd matter of fact all 93 stuff is scarce these days. Almost to the point to swapping up to a 94 mass air set up lol...

Btw if a mechanic told me I had a mass air car I would started pushing my car home.

 

it's the front seals which put oil on the opti. Most likely culprits are the waterpump and opti seals

 

i was going to say something about that but its not likely the oil can get in through the shaft. although while the opti is off it is a good idea to replace the water pump seal and the opti seal on the front cover. good time to replace the front crank seal as well. more likely it is coming from above and getting in though the wire harness where it enters the opti. or though the cap gaskets. the oil can set on the opti where the wires go in and seep in. i would recomend the new opti cap be taken off and put some thread lock on the screws for the rotor and when reinstalling the cap put some rvt on the o ring for the cap and rvt on the area where the wires enter the opti.

 

Hey guys just an update i dropped my ride off at the shop, Had a knew opti,wires,plugs,and had the timing cover reseald as that was 1 reason it failed. But alot of time buy my shop and they have worked out all the big buggs ,I do have a Quad in my ecu thats at fault Qauad 1,but all i have 2 do is let it warm up longer because it makes the fans kick on after you crank it but it gets wamed up no prob running good thanks guys for pointing me in the right way...Ending cost 1,258...and i bought all the parts my self....And still have to get KNEW ECU soon it's 200...

 

If your manifold is leaking it will soon get into the new opti anyway...maybe get that manifold leak under control with new gaskets and seals.