I'm new to Camaros and I haven't really been able to drive mine yet that I purchased about a month ago. I was wondering if someone in the Joliet/Lockport/Orland Park, IL area could help me out and do a Datamaster to my car to find out whats wrong with it. It runs pretty crappy. I dont have one of those cables and dont know how to interpret the readings from the software anyway. Almost everyone on my block/neighborhood is into Mustangs or classics so they cant help me out w/ my 4th gen Camaro.

 

No one is willing to help?

 

Is it showing an SES light? If so, since you have a 93, all you have to do is use a paperclip or some other jumper in a couple of the pins on your diagnostic port. You can find out which pins, along with the trouble code index on Shoebox's site. I'd link to it, but I'm at work and don't have it in my favorites here.

Also, give us a description of what it's doing and how it's acting, it's probably a problem that most of us have already experienced or at least heard of.

 

SES light is not showing. I've checked for codes already. There are none. The computer thinks the car is running fine. I just want to see whats going on inside before I start spending money. Its backfiring/misfiring when I first go into gear and when I let off the gas in gear. When the engine revs down it seems to do it at the same rpm or so. I realize it might be the optispark but I want to eliminate everything else.

 

Sounds like ignition. How old are the plugs and wires?

 

Plugs are maybe a couple months old at most. The P.O. changed them before I bought it. Not sure about the wires though.

 

Do you mean the wires were changed? I mean they are easy to see rather than looking at a plug.

One thing I learned is to never trust what the seller tells you. You will have to check it out for yourself

 

Try posting this over on the Speed Density board. I do believe we've got a couple of guys in the IL area.

 

also if you are in the central to southern part of IL, check out www.fastlouis.com might be some on there that are willing to help