CLABORN1960
07-29-06, 07:48 AM
3 weeks ago I was driving back to work, going up a hill and the car just stuttered then stopped. Couldn't restart it, it would start and then just "pant" couldn't give it gas then it would cut off. Had it flatbedded to my mechanic.
Initially he indicated that it had jumped time but wasn't sure why. He checked the computer, speculated that maybe the timing chain might be the problem. He was finally got the front off, and discovered that the waterpump had been leaking for some time into the opti.... eventually there was enough moisture to cause it to jump time and stop the car. He indicated that from the looks of the opti it had been getting water from the waterpump for 6 months or longer....
It was the original opti..... the car has 185,000 miles on it..... here's hoping for another 185k on the new opti....
Initially he indicated that it had jumped time but wasn't sure why. He checked the computer, speculated that maybe the timing chain might be the problem. He was finally got the front off, and discovered that the waterpump had been leaking for some time into the opti.... eventually there was enough moisture to cause it to jump time and stop the car. He indicated that from the looks of the opti it had been getting water from the waterpump for 6 months or longer....
It was the original opti..... the car has 185,000 miles on it..... here's hoping for another 185k on the new opti....