I have a 98 civic hatch and when I was looking under the hood my flat head screw driver touch the alternator on the top where the screw is. Now my car has no power nothing I checked the fuses and nothing seems burned!
Please help me figure out what's wrong!

Thanks for looking!!!!

 

so battery and or alternator fuse was good? check the battery wiring between the battery, alternator, starter etc unless you already have checked those wires

 

^^^^^ the fuses inside the car I checked! And the fuse box under the hood smelt Like something burned?!

 

disconnect your battery firstly

then crack open the fuse box for any blown fuses

once you check them and replace any fuses

unbolt the fuse box and take a good look under it

 

^^^ okay I'll try that! I found no blown fuses under the dash or under the hood. But the tower fuses smell burnt but can't tell if there bad or not.

 

There's nothing under the fused box next to the battery?!

 

run sum wire across that fuse and screw it back down and c if u get ur power back

 

there is the main harness where you'd check for any burned wires

and explain tower fuses? the fuses that have windows ontop of them so you can see the fuse??? or are you referring to those black boxes in the fuse box? those are the relays

 

also, it would be wise to check for voltage at the fuses with the battery in of course, do this with a test light or voltmeter with the key in the ON not Start position, check for voltage at your fuses

 

The fuses with the windows yah they smelled kinda burned. And the fuses under the dash board all the fuses seem to be good.

Could the relays be the problem also?!

 

more importantly you need to find out where your getting power and where your not,

really the only way to figure that out is with a test light/voltmeter and or a service manual

 

Personally sounds like a fusible link or something between the battery and fuse panel, i agree with Linked start checking with test light, see where power is and isn't

 

You almost surely blew large 80A fuse 41 under the hood.

 

^^ okay which one is the 80a and can I get that fuse at at auto store like checkers!! Thanks man!

 

See diagram I posted. Pull it out and test it. If you don't know how, take it to an auto parts store and ask them to test it for you.

 

Yes I see the diagram but don't see the number 80a?? I'm confused?

 

the 80 amp battery fuse (number 41 fuse) is RIGHT NEXT to the two thick screwed in wires

my fuse is blackish no color with the window

yours may have been replaced before so may not indicate the amp rating



its the BATTERY fuse

 

Okay thanks guys. I'll go pick up the fuse and hopefully that solves my question! Because they were absolute no power as soon as when the screw driver touched the bolt on the alternator!!

 

check the fuse first to identify it as the problem

 

 

^^^^^ got it??

 

Thanks for your guys help!!!!!!! I really do appreciate it!! You guys were right it was the 80a!!
Again guys thanks alot

 

My car just did the same thing and I replayed the 80a fuse and still nothing.. No lights, no nothing what so ever

 

Get out a multimeter and look for where the power stops. No one is going to know how to solve this unless you trouble shoot with a multimeter.

 

I just don't know where to poke around at, iv never been this deep into a car before so I'm very lost