Ok so has anyone ever had their opti die out of nowhere?

a couple nights ago i was on my way back from some girl's house and as i was pulling onto the highway(4k rpms in 2nd gear on the on-ramp) the car shuts off. there was no lack of power, no sputtering, no....well, nothing

then the car doesnt start so i have it towed, and find out the car is throwing a code 36(opti-spark, distributor)

i thought that an opti goes slowly over the course of time? am i the only one that had one die out of nowhere???

btw two days earlier i went out to englishtown and got my first 13second timeslip, trapping 101.23 mph with the only mods being u/d pullies, a cai, and a shifter

 

No, you are not the only 1 this has happened to. Sounds like you rotor came part. See if you have spark at the coil. Then, check to see if you have spark at the plugs.

 

i put in a new coil and icm...i guess it's gunna be the opti...this sucks

 

make sure you have spark, first. It could be something else.

 

turned out to be the rotor that exploded...replaced the whole opti and water pump(it was due at 123k miles) and she runs great