I have a bad battery in my Tercel 99, so I jumped the battery with another car. But I did a mistake by letting the positive & negative of the jumping cable touch each others. So I guess that my fuses are dead, the car won't start again, even with the jumped battery (I get no power at all).
Which fuses should I check to replace them?
2007-08-20 06:56:01 · 5 answers · asked by Gabriel M 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I assume u are saying they touched after connecting them to the Toy before connecting to other vehicle.
Just for tomorrow - clip the loose - free clip which will go to the starting vehicle around the wires.
Then after u have connected to the dead battery and after u connect the + clip to the starting battery, remove the - clip and attach that.
when jumping batteries, one places the cables on the battery terminals.
The only way to get a fuse to blow is to place the cable someplace else so the current will flow thru the fuse.
If u did that, then I would start with the fusable link usually the first thing u come to off the + terminal of the battery going to the other fuses. It is possibly integrated into the + terminal.
The starter cable does not have a fuse on it. It goes directly from the battery + to the starter.
Now, is it possible to damage other components like a PCM.
Not hardly. Since there is now way to draw current thru it by shorting leads out.
Is it possible to damage an alternator?
Maybe depending on where u clipped the cable. If u connected to the alternator, u may have a problem here.
Lesson, NEVER connect + lead to anything but the battery terminal.
NOW, when u try 2 jump it do u get any spark when attaching the - lead (after the + always). If not, maybe the cables are open. I assume the other vehicle still works.
2007-08-20 07:14:29 · answer #1 · answered by Bill R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
toyotas have a master fuse(100 amp) it is in you under hood fuse box.make sure you didn`t melt any bat cables.also you may have fried your pcm
good luck
2007-08-20 07:04:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
my be main curkit breaker or starter fuse
2007-08-20 07:05:07 · answer #3 · answered by gerrykiaman 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You will soon learn the cost of replacing your computer. (and perhaps the alternator also. check it first)
2007-08-20 07:08:21 · answer #4 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you got more problems then a fuse...good luck...ur gona need it.
2007-08-20 07:01:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋