****SEE SAFETY NOTE BELOW**** If NO LIGHTS AT ALL....CHECK THE GROUND first not only on the battery but where it attached to the frame and engine. If your terminals have not been cleaned to a bright silver look not going to make good connection. IF you have power and you hear a little click NOTE sometimes you hear nothing though, it may be the STARTER throw-out SOLENOID that engages the Starter to the flywheel. Also check the POSITIVE connection to the STARTER if you HAVE lights and hear/ or the starter does NOTHING check for loose connection (on the starter you will need 2 wrenches or could break the brush in the starter ***DISCONNECT*** THE BATTERY BEFORE ATTEMPTING) . Once done spray terminal sealer on them to HELP keep them from corroding nothing is perfect. ****SAFETY NOTE ****WHEN DEALING WITH THE POSITIVE ( + ) WIRE/TERMINAL AT ANY TIME but ESPECIALLY TO THE STARTER... if you touch a WRENCH from it to ground not only do you SPARK but you could WELD THE WRENCH TO THE GROUND AND YES CALL 911 BECAUSE YOU "WILL" HAVE A FIRE ON YOUR HANDS VERY, VERY QUICKLY ! CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH DISCONNECT THE GROUND ( - ) BATTERY LEADS BEFORE WORKING ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IF IN DOUBT TEST WITH A TESTER**** hope I helped
SOURCE: Turns over but will not start
Every vehicle needs three things to make it run. Fuel, spark and compression, Make sure your fuel filter is not plugged and the fuel pump is working. Check for spark and it sounds like you've got that covered. if all that fails check the compression of each cylinder. Let me know how you make out please.
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SOURCE: I can not get the car to start I recently
Check the battery cables especially the ones off the starter for corrosion and looseness. If everything is clean and tight then remove all B+ wires from starter ( remember to disconnect the battery first) then run a jumper wire from Battery to starter and see if she runs. If no replace the starter. If it does then its something in the starter control circuit. ignition switch, neutral safety switch, relay or wiring.
Based on your write up it sounds like the starter itself.
SOURCE: I have a 97 corolla,
The engine coolant temperature sensor could be stuck in the cold mode. This would activate the cold start injector even with the engine warm--and flood the engine with too much fuel, making for long crank times. The engine coolant temperature sensor (ECT) is usually located close to the thermostat housing. It has two wires coming from it. The coolant temperature sender for the dash gauge is not the same. It only has one wire and grounds through the engine block. It is easy to get them confused.
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