isn't starting why?

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Asked by rosebudtheangel Oct 24, 2017 at 03:32 PM about the 2001 Mazda 626 LX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have already had the alternator check to see if it was that but its not. the
battery that came with was leaking and i brought a new battery. started up this
morning at 8:40 am but went to start it again and now it wont start at all. No
lights or anything its not even turning over now. what could it be?

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Are the terminals tight and corrosion free? Did you drive the car any distance or just start it up this morning? Does the battery have 12.4 volts?

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when 1st got it i had that check for and everything was fine, driven it yestorday but when i went to start it this morning nothing, not even a clicking sound, and yes the battery has 12.4 volts. i just brought the battery saturday and put it in sunday and i driven it sunday and yestorday.

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Asking about battery because it could be discharged now creating your no crank no start condition. Any check engine light? And have you checked fuses and relays?

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no check engine light, none of the light will actual turn on, not even the door lights. My fiancee and i both check the fuses and he works on cars for a living, but the fuses are fine and from what i see so are the relays. but the car was sitting for a long time before i inherited the car from my aunt who passed away. could that have caused something to go wrong, the last time i had this problem since i got is was while we were working on the car to get it up and running. I put gas in it when it was starting but wouldn't stay started.

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I myself haven't. but to just get the car to our home we had to jump started and that was about 4 months ago.

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Are all your ground wires good? Alternator, engine and body grounds. Mice or squirrel evidence? No corrosion and bare metal contact surfaces only?

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My thoughts as it ran yesterday is a fuse or relay, ignition switch or bad ground.

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when we checked all the wires were good, alternator is fine, same with the engine and body grounds. no evidence of mice or squirrel. or corrosion and bare metal. I saw my neighbor's friend, she hit the hood of the car pretty hard when she walked between the cars, but i dont think that would have done anything to it unless they did something to it when either of us was home.

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With this hit of the hood....have you checked with a test light all your fuses for power on each side of the fuse for contact and power? Also relays have to be checked for control and resistance. I have seen what appeared to be a good fuse not work in a slot. You have to check power through the fuse. You need to dig deeper on your electrical as this is an electrical issue.

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