Car won't start please help!!!

[00FobraR]

First of all the car was involved in a front end collision with a wall after fish-tailing and losing control one day in the rain. After the accident the car cranked and turned over but did not start. I had to remove the battery since it was cracked and leaking. The car has been sitting for about a month with no battery. I placed a new optima battery and the car is getting power, the gauges sweep and the radio turns on but when i go to crank it I get nothing . It seems as if there is no power to the starter. There is a slight click from a box mounted on the Pass. side fender, I have included pics of the black box. I have reset the fuel pump cut off in the trunk and still nothing. I have the factory alarm made by KARR i don't know if this could be the problem. I just dont understand the car cranked after the accident because my first concern was the engine, which was untouched in the accident only the driver-side fender and inner fender suffered damage. Please help!!!

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Is the CEL light on? Push the fuel pump cutoff reset switch AGAIN...

 

[00FobraR]

I have pushed the switch a couple times. Is it supposed to pop back up after because after i push it and try to start the car it stays down.

 

[00FobraR]

The Airbags deployed and I have since removed them. I have a new airbags and module but have not replaced them. Could not having the airbags cause the car to not start?

 

[Kilgore Trout]

No but slamming the car into a wall might...

 

[00FobraR]

First of all, It was raining and second i was at a stop light making a right hand turn and the car fish-tailed. Third the car started after the accident. I'm asking for help Geez!!! Not smart @%$ comments. When other people on here ask for help I try my best to help, thats what atleast most of us are here for.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I just yanking yer chain man, sorry

Is the check engine light on?

When you put the key in run is there pressure at the schraeder valve on the fuel rail?

 

[00FobraR]

Its cool bro. I'm just stressing cause i'm trying to get the car back on the road. What does the schraeder valve look like?

 

[00FobraR]

No Pressure at the valve. But shouldn't the engine atleast crank?

 

[stangGT97]

it might be the theft deterrent system at work... does the theft light flash? did you pull any codes?

 

[00FobraR]

Yes it blinks theft

 

[slow96mustang]

i dont think thats whats clicking.whats probally clicking is your abs moudule. it clicks 3 times right? once when you turn the key, and twice when you let off right?

check for power at the starter. the big red wire should always have power no matter what. the little black wire is your trigger wire, and when someone turns the key, that should be getting power also. if both check out, then you got a bad starter. if not, and you have power at the red one, and not the black one, then it may have something to do with some sort of a switch or something some where maybe. if you dont have power at the black wire...., next to your battery tray, you'll see a single white with a pink tracer wire, that connects to a single connector with a black wire comeing out of it. thats your trigger wire. unplug that, make sure your car is out of gear, and find yourself about a foot of wire, and jump power from your positive side of the battery, to the black wire. your starter should turn. if that happens, you do have something screwed up somewhere, like a switch or something. that should atleast let you hear your car run again tho.

report back, let me know how it goes, and we'll go from there.

hope i help.

rob

 

[Mike97gt]

that black box is the constant control relay module or ( ccrm)

if your theft light is flashing you have a pats system fault, first check all fuses in both the underhood and under dash fuse panels and get back to us. I will try to help with PATS diag.. if i forget to check back PM me.

 

[00FobraR]

All fuses checked and are good

 

[slow96mustang]

my theft light flashes all the time. my car still runs???? i got sick of it and took the bulb out.

rob

 

[Mike97gt]

my theft light flashes all the time. my car still runs???? i got sick of it and took the bulb out.

rob

? wow never seen that before. I would have to go read some stuff on different 1996 pats faults to help you with that.. but it seems like your ok with out it.