Im ordering an opti(cap, rotor) and i need to know if there is anything else i need to replace when i do it. Like any gaskets?

 

yeah you will probably need to get a gasket for the water pump, since your going to have to take the water pump and the crank shaft pully off to get to the opti

 

If you are going through all the trouble to pull it off and do it yourself I would highly recommend replacing the entire unit. Do a search but I believe a complete unit can be purchased for under $250.

 

Believe me if you are doing it buy an entire unit it's far less hassle for all the work you are about to go through. As far as anything else needed...coolant,water pump gaskets,o-rings for the opti spline(if u buy an entire unit it will include these), and watch taking the water pump off there is a splined shaft that connects it to the cam and that has o-rings as well sometimes the are flat and will leak oil it not replaced,and you might want to get thread and gasket sealant. Hopefully this helps.

 

autozone sells the whole unit for 129.99 im not kidding, and then you get an 85 dollar core charge on top of that thats like getting a rebuilt opti for 45 dollars, http://autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?UseCase=C001&UserAction=performOemResultS et&Parameters=DISTRIBUTOR|~1104032|~1 here is the link. good luck

 

The 85 is in addition to the 130, not included in. Promise.

You'll need water pump gaskets and some coolant.

 

I think that is still just for the distributer and not the cap and rotor. I have priced them from there before and the cap and rotor were that much. I know you can get a factory AC Delco replacement for well under $300. I personally would steer clear of Autozone.

 

Exactly. By the time you bought all the piece parts from AZ, you could have bought a new GM opti for less.

 

yeah 130 plus 85 then you get the 85 back when u return the core lol sorry. buy the autozone dist and an msd cap and rotor for 150.

 

Yes They are right, Please Im begging you get a new opti, I just did mine after 130,000 all original now the car is something else.Just get a new opti trust me your car will get better gas mileage, mine gets 280 to a tank with all mods on car highway miles of course