pheejlis

i had a bad alternator and so i went to autozone to get a replacement, after replacing the alternator i tried starting up the car.... nothing.... it has a brand new battery just the night before.... i'm not getting any type of electric current from car, lights are all out nothing works, tried using a different battery but still same thing... could it be a bad alternator even though i just bought it?
thanks in advance

pheejlis

need help...

tlarimer

iTrader: (3)

Check your main fuse in the engine bay. Brother popped this fuse in his civic when changing alt, forgot to unhook battery. It's like a 60 or 80 amp fuse.

98y8

check your grounds

pheejlis

thanks

pheejlis

i'll also check that too thanks

white_ej6

check ur main relay...under the dash brown....those go bad often... if no lights are coming on it's not about altenator and if u put another battery it's about electrical so start chekcing fuses and relays...

tlarimer

iTrader: (3)

I doubt it's main relay related, Since the OP stated that he has no power whatsoever, I would really doubt it is anything more than the main fuse in the underhood fuse block. Common mistake is not making sure the battery is disconnected when performing any type of repair, especially electrical related repairs.

pheejlis

yeah it was one of my fuse

pheejlis

yeah noob mistake

xero_xero

bump for the gremilins in the engine bay. i caught a big one destroying stuff the other day...