[RESOLVED] car wont start

[stevetalon]

It was running fine and i just put the new lifter in and i took the negative terminal off and put it back on. Now my car wont start with good voltage. Doesn't click or anything

 

[LiquidX]

Check your fuses under the hood and make sure you have a good connection on the terminals.

 

[stevetalon]

yeah i cleaned my terminals and no blown fuses under the hood still nothing

 

[LiquidX]

Did you just remove the wire from the battery or from the ground point?

 

[stevetalon]

wire from the battery

 

[LiquidX]

Did you check the starter wires?

 

[stevetalon]

it doesn't crank at all. when the key is pushed to start everything turns off and comes back on

 

[LiquidX]

Try jumping it.

 

[99spyyyyder]

it's a little more in depth but have you tried unplugging your ecu and plugging it back it? worth a shot. double check your starter wire, make sure it isn't fried for some reason. if it's shutting off when you hit the starter it's possible the starter wire is grounding out good luck

 

[Rex2342]

It was running fine and i just put the new lifter in and i took the negative terminal off and put it back on. Now my car wont start with good voltage. Doesn't click or anything

You put a new lifter in or a set of lifters or is that a typo? If it's a set of lifters I would try turning the motor over by hand to see if something else is wrong. It's possible the starter simply can't turn the motor over due to it being locked up for some reason. It sounds like it's tying to turn over if everything is turning off while you crank it. If the motor turns over by hand then look to the starter and battery power first.

 

[stevetalon]

nothing is locked up. i was driving it around and then decided to reset my ecu and when i put the negative terminal back on it doesn't do anything when turn the key to start. no noises. I have power to the starter and my battery is fine

 

[MichaelSuch]

Does your starter or relay click? This happened to me today when I just put my engine back in. Battery had power, starter was getting power. I could hear the starter or some kind of relay click, I remembered I still had my neutral safety switch still plugged in (worked fine). I unplugged it and it started right up. Maybe your neutral safety switch went bad somehow. Look under your dash, it's a little "pin" sticking out behind the clutch pedal. Try unplugging it and see if it cranks over then.

 

[stevetalon]

no my start doesn't click but ill disconnect that switch tomarrow. is it normal that i have been able to start my car with out the clutch pressed in and the switch is still plugged in?

 

[eclipseflybyu]

dude this happened to me try your startor celinoid conector and see if maybe sum how it came unplugged from harness also make sure grounds are tight

 

[gieri002]

Check the terminals on your battery for corosion or a loose conection, might be something simple!

 

[stevetalon]

hmm i cleaned the terminals and still nothing when i try to start it. Could i have fried something when connecting the negative terminal? It was running and starting good until i did that.

 

[stevetalon]

ok unplugged clutch switch and still nothing

 

[greg90gs]

for shits and giggles throw a new battery in it or hook it up to a charger and see what happens then, it could be your alternator is draining everything

 

[LiquidX]

Did you try jumping it yet?

 

[stevetalon]

yeah just tried jumping it still doesn't crank. this morning i turned it to start and i heard the fuel pump and clicking noises by the ecu but it only did that onceWTF

 

[SrKegler]

When it happened to me, I found I had left one of the wires off the positive post of the battery. One of the wires isn't tied into the bundle and dropped down. I'm sure you've looked but the problem has to be something simple.

 

[stevetalon]

could this be my problem? what does this go to
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[LiquidX]

I don't know what that's for, but you should get that fixed regardless. Never good to have bare wires not to mention a non working plug/sensor.

 

[stevetalon]

holy crap My problem was caused by an aftermarket antitheft system that was somehow set off when i hooked the battery back up. So I ripped it out and it is now running Thanks guys for the help

 

[LiquidX]

Previous owner hack jobs suck . Did you figure out what that plug was for by chance?