Does not start, full battery, all lamps are on when I turn the start key?

1998 MITSUBISHI GALANT
15,000 MILES • 2.4L • V6 • TURBO • 2WD • MANUAL
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NILS-GöRAN JONSSON
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Doesn't start. Full battery. All lamps are on when I turn the start key. Where is the fuse location for the starter? Where is the location of the starter relay. How can I test if the start motor is defective? What is the most probably error?
Feb 6, 2023 at 8:29 PM
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Yep, it does sound like the starter motor is not working. You can test to confirm by checking for power at the trigger wire, this guide can help you and I have included the how to change it out as well with the starter relay location so you can check it out.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/starter-not-working-repair

This guide will help you test the starter relay:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-an-electrical-relay-and-wiring-control-circuit

Check out the images (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem.

Feb 7, 2023 at 2:21 AM
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NILS-GöRAN JONSSON
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Thank you for your tips. However, is it any fuses involved in the start procedure? In such cases which fuses and location of the fuses.
Feb 10, 2023 at 6:37 PM
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Yes, there is a fusible link (3) and dedicated fuse #12, here is the location of the fuse and the starter wiring diagrams so you can see how the system works.

This guide should help as well:

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

Please check out the images below for the diagrams needed.
Feb 11, 2023 at 5:54 AM
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NILS-GöRAN JONSSON
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Thak you very much for the replies. My car is a Mitsubishi Galant S/W V6 1998 120 kW 03 combi petrol with a manual gear box and left-hand drive. The specifications are M1, LNEA5WWY000206, E4*95/54*0014*01, ST511.
Are the diagrams for such a car? In the electronic schemes the automatic drive is indicated!
What is the Key Remember Switch? Please check this!
Feb 12, 2023 at 5:24 PM
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NILS-GöRAN JONSSON
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Motor code is 6A13.
Feb 12, 2023 at 11:10 PM
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They do not show the manual version but I would think you would just swap out the clutch switch for the park/neutral switch, do you have power at the trigger wire of the starter when in the crank position of the key?
Feb 13, 2023 at 6:03 AM
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NILS-GöRAN JONSSON
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Thank you for all your replies. Still, I am confused about the pictures of the fuses for my Mitsubishi Galant V6 combi 1998 120 kW EA5W 6A13 motor. I have found the attached pictures of the fuse boxes. I have not found a starting circuit diagram for my car. Please check if your starting circuit diagram is the correct for my car version.
Feb 19, 2023 at 8:40 PM
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If this is a euro car the wiring could be a little different, here are the starter wiring diagrams from an alternative source.
Feb 20, 2023 at 10:25 AM
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