Truck won't start


Truck won't start Mechanic's Assistant: Have you checked the battery, particularly the terminal connections? Are they corroded? Yes New battery Mechanic's Assistant: What is the make/model/year of your car? 2013 ...

Truck won't start Mechanic's Assistant: Have you checked the battery, particularly the terminal connections? Are they corroded? Yes New battery Mechanic's Assistant: What is the make/model/year of your car? 2013 ford f150 Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your F150 yourself? What have you tried so far? New battery Mechanic's Assistant: Anything else you want the Mechanic to know before I connect you? That's it

Automotive Expert
Hello and thanks for your question. My name is \*\*\*\*\* \*\*\*\*\* I will do all I can to help. So it won't even crank correct? You turn the key and just hear a click? or anything at all? Thank you.
Automotive Expert
Try swapping the [starter](/topics-starter-ford/) relay, (number two in this diagram) with relay from number 3 4 5 or 6. See if that helps, if it does not, then if you are familiar with jumping a relay, you can jump the relay from 3 to 5 (or 87 to 30) down in the relay socket, it should crank then with a good battery, if it does not, then it's probably the starter motor itself that is failing. Try holding the key in START position with the relay in and tap on it with a hammer if you have somebody that can help inside the truck as you tap on the starter. Or run a wire directly to the starter signal wire from the positive bat. terminal. If it cranks then, and still doesn't crank with the key, then check codes next. Try those things and let us know what happens there. Thank you!

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