Hey all, I've been having battery problems all week, I can't play the radio for more than 5 minutes with the engine off before it dies (I do have a sub/amp in the back). Anyway, long story short - I got to work fine today, nothing unusual, but when I went out to lunch there was a delay for a second or two before it started up. I turned the key and all the dash lights came on like normal but there was a slight delay before the engine started up.

Then I came out after work and the lights still come on, radio comes on, but no nothing from the engine bay. No clicking whatsoever.

Main relay?

 

How's the condition of your battery terminals? Any corrosion? Are the connectors on the terminals on securely? I don't think it's your main relay.

 

Everything's tight and no corrosion on the battery. I tryed jumping it with two different cars and there was no difference from when I tryed to start it normally. When I turn the key nothing happens, the lights on the dash do come on, as does the radio. But the engine bay is absolutely silent.

The battery, although it apparently can't play my stereo for more than 10 minutes with the engine off, has always started the car right except when I've been playing music.

 

maybe main realy...check your grounds first before messing with the m.r. since it is a pain in the *** to get out of that little corner.

 

If your not hearing the main relay "click" (closing) then your not going to get any fuel and yes thats your problem its that simple, the fuel pump isnt priming.

if you are, then Your looking at two very simple things Ignition switch, or fuel pump. I highly doubt both so check the main relay.

Its not hard to get to if yo uhavent already messed with it before. Just remove the spare change drop down container, your fuse panel cover, and kinda give a tug on the lower part of the dash where the relay is and you can get a ratchet and socket in there easily and take it off and out.

 

after reading over yur post again, it kinda sounds like your battery isnt charging while your driving, or you need a new/bigger one since you have a stereo system a capacitor wouldnt hurt if you dont have one.

or else somthing is staying on (like your amp) or a dome light and its killing your battery, thats all charging system battery ****, and you should atleast be able to start the car if you get it jumped.

 

I tryed to jump it twice, still nothing happened when I turn the key. And at lunch today, there was a slight delay before it started. But the dash lights came on right away.

Every other time when the battery didn't have enough charge to start the car it would at least make a few (albet weak) attempts to turn it over, then it would just click.

There is no clicking whatsoever at the moment. No noises at all.

The car vibrates a lot due to the ultra stiff mounts, could something have come loose that I can check...etc.? I'm just kinda ******* stuck at the moment since the car is stuck at work, I'm a half hour away, and will have nobody to drive to the car after tonight. Would like to explore all the possibilites while I can still get to the car

 

Since there was a pause when I turned the key at lunch, and absolutely nothing happens now (the dash lights do come on), is there an electrical wire that may have come loose that I could check or something to that effect?

<---doesn't have cash to fix this at the moment

 

You are disengaging the clutch all the way right? and the clutch pedal position sensor is still connected properly and working right?