Crank no start moved it and turned it off?

Tiny
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  • 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 104,000 MILES
A few months ago, I got mad at my boyfriend, and I found his car and took all of the relays from the fuse box under the hood of the car. When he realized I had taken the relays he decided to jump them with wire to get the car home. He got the car started and drove it home and turned it off. He later that day again started the car and moved it and turned it off. That evening, I gave him back the relays and he put them back in their spaces under the hood. Only now the car just cranks and cranks but won't start. There is no power to the fuel pump although the pump is good. No power to the coils either. There is no power to the odb port. But there is also no security light on the dash at all either. Even when u initially turn the key to accessory and all the lights come on there isn't any security light that lights up.
Thursday, January 2nd, 2025 AT 9:12 AM

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Tiny
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Hello, I would start by going through and checking each fuse with a test light, jumping out relays is never a good idea, relays are in place to control a higher current circuit, and jumping out the incorrect pins can cause all kinds of issues, use a test light to check all the fuses, also something to look for with the age of the vehicle, is when the relays were reinstalled, on these older vehicles the pins that the relay contacts in the fuse panel sometimes get corroded and can break off inside the fuse/relay box, that happens a lot with older vehicles, the fuse panels were not sealed as well as on modern vehicles, especially the ones in the engine compartment. I'll post a power distribution diagram for you as well.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-test-light-circuit-tester
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Thursday, January 2nd, 2025 AT 1:50 PM
Tiny
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The 1st diagram is the Data Link Connector and power for pin 16 coming from Multipurpose Fuse 10 15Amp,
Diagrams 2,3 (top and bottom) are the Power Distribution 1, notice the highlighted circuit which goes to a label A, which continues on to Power Distribution page 2 (diagrams 4,5) the last diagram (5) which is the bottom of the Power Distribution page 2, that also goes to the same fuse (Fuse 10 15A) that powers the Data Link Connector. But using a test light will help verify the circuit can carry a little current and is much faster than using a multimeter.

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Thursday, January 2nd, 2025 AT 2:07 PM

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