spark plugs etc...?

[Kim]

Ok, I have a 93 ford tempo and it will not start or turn over... it has a starter wich is about 4 yrs old on it, transmission is 1 yr old, and alternater is about 1month old, the battery is also about 1 month old. Anyways the question is, it hasn't had a tune up in about 4 years... So I am thinking it is the spark plugs... Whould this make my car not start or turn over... I am not exactly sure what the car is doing.... My friend who I let use it for work said it was clicking, but now it is not. What could be wrong with it? She allready tried to have it jumped and it did not start.

no lights are working either....

[hsueh010]

If you have no lights, your battery is dead, or the connections to the battery have oxidized and you need to take them off and clean them and tighten them.



If you take the battery out, most parts stores will test your battery for free and let you know the condition of the battery. If it's only a month old, find the receipt, it should still be under warranty.



Spark plugs have nothing to do with making the car turn over. A clicking noise could highly likely be a bad starter motor, but a weak battery will also cause the starter motor to only click as there is not enough amps to turn over the starter motor.

[db667089]

Make sure the battery is fully charged.  Check the battery cables and make sure they are clean and tight.  If those check out OK but the engine still won't turn over,  then have the starter checked.  If the car will start but after a few days the battery is dead or run down, check the alternator.  Worn out spark plugs can cause a car not to start but the engine should still turn over.  My guess would be that the battery cables are loose or corroded/dirty.  It's possible that the positive (the red one) battery cable could be loose where it's attached to the starter.  It's also possible that a fusible link could be bad. (This is a calibrated wire which acts like a fuse.)