My Subaru died on me. I replaced the battery accidently letting the cables touch and spark on the wrong terminals. Since this I have no power. No fuses blown. Lights don't come on. When I turn the key I get nothing at all. Cables are tight and correct.

Also the rectangle box behind the battery was acting weird I bumped it and it made a click then I had power. The lights came on. I held it down just a little and it clicked then there was power. Now there is nothing no matter if I move the box or not.

Do you have any power anywhere?  Lights, radio, etc.??

No power at all. It acts like there is no battery in it.

So I'm sure you've already checked these things so forgive me if I sound condescending .

 

1) Did you check the fuses for continuity (not just a visual check)?

2) Did you look for any blown fusible links?  These should be checked with a multimeter for continuity too.

3) Are the battery cable terminals in good shape?  Any corrosion or carbon build up from shorting can prevent it the cables from conducting.

 

 

If all of these check out ok I would take a test light and check for power at the fuse block.  If you find that you have no power at the fuse block start tracing your way back to the battery to see where the break in the circuit is.  

You have most likely blown a fusible link out. Look for a small plastic box near the battery area. The links should be inside it. The links look like short pieces of wire and are color coded for capacity.

Ok it is a fusible link blown. I thought those were just pieces if wire haha. I put a piece of wire on it and it fired up then died and now will crank but not fire. Does it have to be a fusible link to run?

Well hopefully you haven't damaged the wiring by replacing the link with a piece of wire. You should never replace a fuse with a piece of normal wire. If there was damaged caused it is already done.

 

See if the engine will fire up using some starter fluid sprayed into the intake. If that doesn't help check to see if you are getting spark to the plugs. You might also check all the fuses to see if any of them are blown out also.

Well hopefully you haven't damaged the wiring by replacing the link with a piece of wire. You should never replace a fuse with a piece of normal wire. If there was damaged caused it is already done.

 

See if the engine will fire up using some starter fluid sprayed into the intake. If that doesn't help check to see if you are getting spark to the plugs. You might also check all the fuses to see if any of them are blown out also.

 

First things first… you should replace your fusible links.  Don't bypass them with standard wires or you may fry something else on accident or cause a fire.

I have to have one ordered. I checked it seems I've got juice to the coil and coil wire at the cap. It still doesn't fire. It will crank but not turn over. Possible fuel pump?

If it was running before installing the new battery and shorting it out you have something else more then likely causing it not to get fuel… WIll it fire when you spray starting fluid, carb spray, or some fuel in the intake??  

I haven't had a chance to try that yet. I will try starting fluid. The fuses are all good

Reading this makes me nervous! I happen to have quite afew fuseable links in my collection, Im sure I can throw one or two in an envelope and sent 'em your way.

 

Which color happened to burn out? The red one in the center? Make certain to replace fuseable link with proper amperage rating.

I haven't had a chance to try that yet. I will try starting fluid. The fuses are all good

 

Yes it was the red one in the center..

Would the fusible link not being there mess with it starting now? It has a wire there now. It started at first then died. Now won't start.

I suspect something has failed electrically. It could be related to either the fuel delivery system or the ignition. The results of starting fluid trick should point which direction to pursue.