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sideshow775 · 06-26-2005, 08:18 PM

I went to start my car today and it wouldn't turn over. The interior lights don't work or the instrument cluster other than the hazzards, but my headlights work and tails. So i tried boosting it and it didn't help at all. Looked at all the fuses and the are fine also. What could it be?

*pdiggitydogg* · 06-26-2005, 08:43 PM

hows the battery? It may have enough to start lights for awhile, but not start the car

blind34_1 · 06-27-2005, 12:33 PM

if its a non maintenance free battery, pop the top caps off and look inside for water. If there isn't any, or if its low, then you probably have a bad cell. buy a new battery.

walmart gives you five bucks for your old battery, if you buy a new one from them.

sideshow775 · 06-28-2005, 05:50 PM

well i went out and bought a new battery and it still won't work. So i checked the connections to the battery and they were fine. What could it be?

blind34_1 · 06-28-2005, 07:22 PM

any corrosion on terminal? how about the wire? I had a heck of a time trying to figure out why my car wouldn't start all the time. The primary wire was corroded, not allowing enough current to flow. A quick fix was to go at it with sand paper. A real fix was to cut back to non corroded wire, and crimp on a new terminal. Then use that anti-corrosion grease.

If your problem is not a corroded wire, next I would check the fuse box under the hood, not just the under-the-dash one.

check the ground wire for corrosion as well.

After that....test the starter?

sideshow775 · 06-28-2005, 08:05 PM

the terminals are fine, not corroded at all. How do you test the starter?

AkimboStylee · 06-29-2005, 04:08 AM

take ie out and take it to autozone, they will test it for free

sideshow775 · 07-06-2005, 12:23 AM

I now know why it won't start. My buddy hooked up the booster cables wrong. he hooked it up right on his car but had positive on my negative and negative on my positive. Would this have anything to do with why it won't start anymore?

AkimboStylee · 07-06-2005, 07:57 AM

yeah. is this an auto or a manual/heck the starter, altenator, fuses, ecu. chances are he fried something. if it is a manual, check the nuetral safety (or neutral start) switch located at the top of the petal.

*ChrisCantSkate* · 07-06-2005, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sideshow775
I now know why it won't start. My buddy hooked up the booster cables wrong. he hooked it up right on his car but had positive on my negative and negative on my positive. Would this have anything to do with why it won't start anymore?

yes, that could have been very bad. is it working now?

sideshow775 · 07-06-2005, 09:09 AM

Nope...The only thing that works are my hazzards and my head lights....

*ChrisCantSkate* · 07-06-2005, 09:22 AM

your entire electrical system could have shorted out from reversing the -&+

Sivik · 07-06-2005, 01:45 PM

I would check the under hood fuses if you haven't done that. Does the radio or anything else work? Is you car equipped with any alarm setup that would disable ignition?

If you car is a manual, have you tried push-starting it to see if it will run?

As far as the crossing the positive/negative, if you car didn't work before you attempted to jump it, I don't think it did anything after you did... unless something has changed since your attempt.

Best bet - get a voltmeter and start checking connections to see what has power and what doesn't.

thermal · 07-06-2005, 09:40 PM

I guarantee you that you blew some fuses. My buddy did the same thing to my civic. It only blew one fuse tho. Under the hood there should be a big 40amp red fuse. It is marked: IG. Use a meter to test it. I had a hard time trying to figure out mine cuz it looked like it was ok until I used a meter. Goodluck

06-26-2005, 08:18 PM	#1
sideshow775 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 37 Posts: 131	Car won't start? I went to start my car today and it wouldn't turn over. The interior lights don't work or the instrument cluster other than the hazzards, but my headlights work and tails. So i tried boosting it and it didn't help at all. Looked at all the fuses and the are fine also. What could it be?

06-29-2005, 04:08 AM	#7
AkimboStylee Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Bay which holds no water, Palm Bay, Fl Age: 38 Posts: 1,688	take ie out and take it to autozone, they will test it for free __________________ A very good quote : " I have many vices in my life, and those keep me from perfection, and not being perfect makes me a human being with morals" -Anonymous

07-06-2005, 07:57 AM	#9
AkimboStylee Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Bay which holds no water, Palm Bay, Fl Age: 38 Posts: 1,688	yeah. is this an auto or a manual/heck the starter, altenator, fuses, ecu. chances are he fried something. if it is a manual, check the nuetral safety (or neutral start) switch located at the top of the petal. __________________ A very good quote : " I have many vices in my life, and those keep me from perfection, and not being perfect makes me a human being with morals" -Anonymous

07-06-2005, 09:22 AM	#12
ChrisCantSkate Thought Police Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: orlando florida Age: 40 Posts: 9,662	your entire electrical system could have shorted out from reversing the -&+ __________________ Black Vtec Prelude-h22a power'd Many dreams come true, and some have silver linings. I live for my dreams and a pocket full of gold.

07-06-2005, 01:45 PM	#13
Sivik Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 331	I would check the under hood fuses if you haven't done that. Does the radio or anything else work? Is you car equipped with any alarm setup that would disable ignition? If you car is a manual, have you tried push-starting it to see if it will run? As far as the crossing the positive/negative, if you car didn't work before you attempted to jump it, I don't think it did anything after you did... unless something has changed since your attempt. Best bet - get a voltmeter and start checking connections to see what has power and what doesn't. __________________ Turbo'd 98 Honda Civic EX My Car My Car is for sale

06-26-2005, 08:43 PM	#2
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 40 Posts: 10,579	hows the battery? It may have enough to start lights for awhile, but not start the car

06-27-2005, 12:33 PM	#3
blind34_1 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: IL Age: 39 Posts: 1,813	if its a non maintenance free battery, pop the top caps off and look inside for water. If there isn't any, or if its low, then you probably have a bad cell. buy a new battery. walmart gives you five bucks for your old battery, if you buy a new one from them.

06-28-2005, 05:50 PM	#4
sideshow775 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 37 Posts: 131	well i went out and bought a new battery and it still won't work. So i checked the connections to the battery and they were fine. What could it be?

06-28-2005, 07:22 PM	#5
blind34_1 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: IL Age: 39 Posts: 1,813	any corrosion on terminal? how about the wire? I had a heck of a time trying to figure out why my car wouldn't start all the time. The primary wire was corroded, not allowing enough current to flow. A quick fix was to go at it with sand paper. A real fix was to cut back to non corroded wire, and crimp on a new terminal. Then use that anti-corrosion grease. If your problem is not a corroded wire, next I would check the fuse box under the hood, not just the under-the-dash one. check the ground wire for corrosion as well. After that....test the starter?

06-28-2005, 08:05 PM	#6
sideshow775 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 37 Posts: 131	the terminals are fine, not corroded at all. How do you test the starter?

07-06-2005, 12:23 AM	#8
sideshow775 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 37 Posts: 131	I now know why it won't start. My buddy hooked up the booster cables wrong. he hooked it up right on his car but had positive on my negative and negative on my positive. Would this have anything to do with why it won't start anymore?

07-06-2005, 09:09 AM	#11
sideshow775 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 37 Posts: 131	Nope...The only thing that works are my hazzards and my head lights....

07-06-2005, 09:40 PM	#14
thermal Banning Machine Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: My Garage, Va. Posts: 5,547	I guarantee you that you blew some fuses. My buddy did the same thing to my civic. It only blew one fuse tho. Under the hood there should be a big 40amp red fuse. It is marked: IG. Use a meter to test it. I had a hard time trying to figure out mine cuz it looked like it was ok until I used a meter. Goodluck __________________ Project Teg Visit the Turbo Forum

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