760Mustang
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I'll try to be as inclusive as possible in terms of what I've recently worked on and what I've tried.
A few days back I swapped out my spark plugs as needed, in addition to changing the oil and filter a day or two after that. After those two items were addressed, everything was well and drove fine. I don't think either of those are the issue, but I still wanted to include them anyway. Yesterday I was swapping out some worn outer tie rod ends and upon putting my car back together and taking it off my ramps, I turn the key and nothing happens under the hood. I spent a few hours trying to figure out what had gone wrong and the only thing I could think of was the banging on the knuckle that the tie rod ends go into had dislodged something, whether it be a ground wire, internal component somewhere in the starter. I gave up after it had gotten dark, though went back in a couple of hours and decided to further test and try to hear anything at all under the hood when it suddenly came back to life without any fuss. I thought all was well until I checked again today and the same no start and no crank is happening. I've been taking everything apart trying to find what's wrong and was hoping somebody would be able to help point me in the right direction after all my research online hasn't pinpointed the issue yet.
Here's a list of things that I experienced:
- All electronics appear to work
- Lights turn on and do not dim when turning the key
- No security lights indicate that should be worried about
- No clicking sound from the starter
- No cranking sounds
- Battery and alternator are less than three months old (and not Ford's OEM parts) and battery terminals look great
- Starter's connections were nice and tight.
- I can't find any loose wires anywhere, though I haven't raised the car to look for any. Would there be any close the bottom that could cause this
- Starter relay is functional (tested by swapping horn relay and horn operated fine)
- Tried steering wheel locked and unlocked, no change
- It's an automatic so nothing to do with the clutch not pressed enough
- Tried both keys and it makes no difference
The items that could rule in to be the issue are a bad starter, poor connection to starter, bad ignition switch, and bad neutral safety switch.
I'm in the process of removing the plugs to see if I can turn the engine by hand. My entire dash is as apart to inspect the ignition switch and make sure there wasn't a loose wire back there either, and there isn't. I don't have any electrical testing tools to make sure a component is getting power, but I'm also at about my wit's end with it. If anybody has any input or questions, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
A few days back I swapped out my spark plugs as needed, in addition to changing the oil and filter a day or two after that. After those two items were addressed, everything was well and drove fine. I don't think either of those are the issue, but I still wanted to include them anyway. Yesterday I was swapping out some worn outer tie rod ends and upon putting my car back together and taking it off my ramps, I turn the key and nothing happens under the hood. I spent a few hours trying to figure out what had gone wrong and the only thing I could think of was the banging on the knuckle that the tie rod ends go into had dislodged something, whether it be a ground wire, internal component somewhere in the starter. I gave up after it had gotten dark, though went back in a couple of hours and decided to further test and try to hear anything at all under the hood when it suddenly came back to life without any fuss. I thought all was well until I checked again today and the same no start and no crank is happening. I've been taking everything apart trying to find what's wrong and was hoping somebody would be able to help point me in the right direction after all my research online hasn't pinpointed the issue yet.
Here's a list of things that I experienced:
- All electronics appear to work
- Lights turn on and do not dim when turning the key
- No security lights indicate that should be worried about
- No clicking sound from the starter
- No cranking sounds
- Battery and alternator are less than three months old (and not Ford's OEM parts) and battery terminals look great
- Starter's connections were nice and tight.
- I can't find any loose wires anywhere, though I haven't raised the car to look for any. Would there be any close the bottom that could cause this
- Starter relay is functional (tested by swapping horn relay and horn operated fine)
- Tried steering wheel locked and unlocked, no change
- It's an automatic so nothing to do with the clutch not pressed enough
- Tried both keys and it makes no difference
The items that could rule in to be the issue are a bad starter, poor connection to starter, bad ignition switch, and bad neutral safety switch.
I'm in the process of removing the plugs to see if I can turn the engine by hand. My entire dash is as apart to inspect the ignition switch and make sure there wasn't a loose wire back there either, and there isn't. I don't have any electrical testing tools to make sure a component is getting power, but I'm also at about my wit's end with it. If anybody has any input or questions, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Jiggling the shifter does nothing, but thank you.
