billmorrow
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- Buick Ownership
- one 1992 & two 1995 Roadmaster Estate Wagons
"fired the parts cannon"..?! 🙂 now THAT is a good description of what happens at mercedes dealerships..they get water/coolant/oil inside
the reluctor works loose and gets damaged - may also damage the optical sensor
optic sensor fails
bearing wears out
C&R wears out
etc...
depending on the damage done and parts availability, you may need to replace the opti.
The fact your mechanic misdiagnosed that code16 and replaced the ECM is a red flag to me.
Friend of mine, had been working as a mechanic for 15+ years, had never seen an LT1 before and called me up to help him trouble shoot one. He also 'fired the parts cannon' but didn't fix the problem.
I'm pretty jaded when it comes to repair shops (past experience) and prefer to do as much of my own maintenance as possible.
reluctor, C&R..??!! now you are firing the word cannon at me.. these are all new words.. look at my avatar, i am living in the '50's and '60's when all that was required was a pair of pliers and a screwdriver, the fancy phillips type.. or at least trying to..
thanks for your help and advice, having operated an online forum since '95 when 2 of my buicks were new, i know how helpful many voices can be in troubleshooting car or laptop computer issues and gremlins (not the nash car)..
re. the ECM, i concurred and got one for $50 so it is not a big thing.. and it might come in handy should the NORKS, iranians or china nuke us into the 17th century..
i am on a learning curve here and what i read about code 16 was a bit confusing and did not point to the optispark but to wiring issues... at lease that is how i read it..
off to the mechanic shop now with more info for them..
again, thanks..