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Wired jump start cables incorrectly and now car won't turn on.
As the title says I incorrectly wired my jump start cables wrong when I was trying to jump start it. My car seems like it's completely dead now and afterwards when I did wire it correctly and let it charge for about 15 minutes no luck. My odometer and just about everything in the car seems dead. When I put it in accessory the only electrical thing that seems to be working is the light where my ignition key goes into, the airbag light in the odometer, and the "ding ding ding" noise the car makes when a door is open.
What do you guys believe is wrong with the car? I have not checked my fuses yet but I will right now. Does the Camry have some sort of safety fuse just in case incidents like these occur?
Alternator fuse is fried. Check replace. Its all good.
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I couldn't find this alternator fuse. Where is it located at? I have a 4.5 gen Camry. I checked the fuse box under the hood and the coin tray. Wasn't exactly sure which one it was. The one under the hood had one that said "ALT" something. I checked it and it was a 5 watt but it was not fried.
Try looking for one that says batt. For battery if not look at the starter fuse. Or ignition fuse those are usually in the dash panel. I'm not really familiar with the 4.5 as I own the 3 but Imagine they are almost identical in fuse location. So look for some in the dash panel. Make sure the alt one is fried though. You have to look at it really close sing its really thin at the bridge thing.
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I just tried jump starting the car right now. No luck, it makes the clicky dead battery sound for a second or two then it fades and the lights in the odometer fades and it's completely dead. What seems to be the problem?
I just tried jump starting the car right now. No luck, it makes the clicky dead battery sound for a second or two then it fades and the lights in the odometer fades and it's completely dead. What seems to be the problem?
How do you hook clamps up backwards? The black goes to negative...and red goes to the red terminal.....also known as positive, denoted by a plus.
Throw away your cables and every other tool you own. Next time you want to pump gas, get someone else to do it for you. Oil changes are far out of your grasp, but hopefully one day we can work on those.
How do you hook clamps up backwards? The black goes to negative...and red goes to the red terminal.....also known as positive, denoted by a plus.
Throw away your cables and every other tool you own. Next time you want to pump gas, get someone else to do it for you. Oil changes are far out of your grasp, but hopefully one day we can work on those.
Wow that was really messed up. lol.
And black doesn't simply go to negative. Black goes to the block on the car being jump started, and negative on the battery providing the jump.
It can be clamped to the block or to the negative terminal on the battery. The worry is causing sparks near the charging battery, as charging a lead-acid battery releases hydrogen gas...
Check all of your fuses. Replace the ALT fuse and the STA (starter) fuses for good measure. This is acting like a popped fuse. That feeble attempt at cranking could be because you're pulling just enough juice to arc the incredibly small gap in whichever fuse is blown.
How do you hook clamps up backwards? The black goes to negative...and red goes to the red terminal.....also known as positive, denoted by a plus.
Throw away your cables and every other tool you own. Next time you want to pump gas, get someone else to do it for you. Oil changes are far out of your grasp, but hopefully one day we can work on those.
That was unnecessary as I only came here to find possible answers in order to fix my car and get it running again. You are acting as if I had no idea or any common sense on what I was doing. I've jumped start cars before and this was my only time where I got them crossed. My battery does not have the indicators that are red and shows the + and - signs because it broke off so I made an accidental mistake due to being fatigue from working on my car all day. So no need to flame on this thread if you're not going to be of any help. I'm sure my car looks a shitload better than your shitty red Camry that is stock with the only aesthetic pleasing to your eye is your riced out spray painted valve cover that "adds 5hp" but you see here. At least I was not stupid enough to blow my engine. So good day to you sir.
Now, now... Let's settle down. We all get hotheaded.
Do you have a fuse tester? That'll actually make testing things far easier. Most generic fuse kits ship with a basic one.
I still advise replacing the ALT and STA circuit fuses.
Can you try starting it with another battery? Despite their resistance to deep cycling and temperature damage, lead acid cells are quite sensitive. It's possible you accidentally cooked it. I know I've done stupid things when fatigued. After reinstalling the trans on my Gen 2 (I replaced the clutch and most of the front end suspension) I forgot to torque the nuts on the middle engine mount. I lost the nuts somewhere down the road and had to replace them.
Take the battery to an AutoZone to have them test it- they will do so for free. They'll even put it on a deep cycle charger in an attempt to put life back into it.
Good luck!
Edit: I wouldn't buy a Camry in anything but red. Both of mine are late-'80s Toyota Maroon.
Look in the fuses block under the hood, You may have popped one of the main fuses. Look for fuses rated at square large fuses (bigger than the rectangle ones labeled 5 10 etc) will probably be 40 amp or larger. A friend of mine did the same thing to his Honda and it blew an 80 amp main fuse.
That was unnecessary as I only came here to find possible answers in order to fix my car and get it running again. You are acting as if I had no idea or any common sense on what I was doing. I've jumped start cars before and this was my only time where I got them crossed. My battery does not have the indicators that are red and shows the + and - signs because it broke off so I made an accidental mistake due to being fatigue from working on my car all day. So no need to flame on this thread if you're not going to be of any help. I'm sure my car looks a shitload better than your shitty red Camry that is stock with the only aesthetic pleasing to your eye is your riced out spray painted valve cover that "adds 5hp" but you see here. At least I was not stupid enough to blow my engine. So good day to you sir.
The valve cover is only painted red because there's a great epic tale behind it. It's actually quite funny. Also, your car looks better? Cool story. Mine runs better. Stock? You betcha. It's what we call a "daily driver". Smart people don't mod their daily drivers, they buy a project car. That's what we call "reliability".
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At least I was not stupid enough to blow my engine.
See, the problem here is that "blowing an engine" is usually not someone's fault, unless they drain the oil and bounce it off the redline down the highway. Now I'm not saying the engine blow was or was not my fault, because who knows, but I think if I can do all the work that I've done to these two cars that I'm not "stupid enough to blow my engine" like you so eloquently put it.
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