My car has been idle and one night I decided to turn it on while it had little gas, within 5 mins of running when it ran out of gas I heard like some kind of metal crashing sound so I rushed to turn it off. Now when I turn it on only the radiator turns on and all the lights on the dash turn on. I thought it was the starter so I changed it myself and bought a new battery to it sadly do the same thing... SOMEONE HELP!
( I added 20 dollars worth of gas idk if that helps)

 

You never stated if and how much gas you added since running it dry. I'd make sure you have at least 5 gallons in the tank before trying to re-start it.

 

I did add about 5 gallons of gas when I re-started it

 

How many times have you tried to start it since adding gas? It may take quit a few tries for it to fire up since the fuel pump needs to re-prime itself. Hopefully you didn't do permanent damage to the fuel pump by running it dry.

 

Is the car trying to start and you hear it cranking? Or is it completed dead and nothing happens besides all the lights coming on?

 

I've tried several times and the engine doesn't crank at all

 

Did you fully charge up the new battery?

 

Yessir batteries good

 

Did you try starting with the shifter in neutral?

 

The fuel pump is lubricated by gasoline and it is inside the tank. You may have burned out the motor running it dry unfortunately.

 

It prob has no fuel pressure so it is not cranking. Only very modern cars have a way of knowing the pressure of the fuel line.

 

tank running dry picks up debris laying at the bottom can clog the filter and injectors

 

Any Codes?

 

I doubt that would work but I'll give it a try

 

So that can mean that engine no good?

 

I checked the filter and it didn't look messed up

 

How do I make sure of that

 

Do you have a meter to get an accurate battery voltage, and provide us that number.

 

To be honest idk I just bought the battery brand new

 

I think the real question is.......what provoked you to change the starter and battery? If I ran out of gas and the car wouldn't start after adding gas, replacing the starter and battery would never have crossed my mind. You need to double check your work regarding installation of the starter and battery. You may have installed a dud starter w/o even knowing it. Now you created more work for yourself and have to look at the starter, battery and fuel pump.

 

Also, is the red security light on while cranking? (Not sure if this even applies to 7th gens like it does 4th and 5th gens....)

 

Brand new batteries can be undercharged to a point where they will not crank over the engine but will light up the interior lights. i would start there and put the battery on a charger for a couple of hours.

 

When it happened I brought over a mechanic and when looking through the car he said the starter was no good and when I took it out and took it to AutoZone then ran the test and told me it was dead. As for the battery I mentioned the car was idle or sitting around for quite some time and the old battery died out so that's why I bought a brand new battery and installation on battery and starter is up to par so that can't be the problem

 

While it's very unlikely, you can't simply dismiss looking at the battery and the starter just because they are new. New/remanufactured parts have been known to fail and be dead on arrival. You said the car is not even attempting to crank over. I could be wrong, but let's assume for a second you fried the fuel pump. I would still think the car would still try to crank over.

All we know is something is preventing the car from even trying to crank.

You easily started the car and had it running for 5 minutes with the original battery, right? Then it was determined that the battery went dead. so you replaced it. I hope you don't have other issues going on like a bad alternator, that would certainty kill a battery. I'm going to assume that the battery was replaced because it was weak and old, as you stated the car had been sitting for some time.

After refilling your gas tank, try turning the key to the “On” position (turning on the electronics without cranking the engine) and then back to “Off” a couple of times to prime the fuel pump. Priming the fuel pump will help remove air that may have entered the fuel lines as a result of running out of gas.

May want to consider putting the car in neutral, grabbing the appropriate socket and breaker bar, and see if you can easily turn the crank pulley a full revolution.

 

Yeah I had to jump start the car in the first place when it turned on that's why I knew I had to change the battery off rip and can't be the alternator because before I stopped using it I changed it and also when I turn on and off before it's supposed to crank I hear like a clicking sound thats not coming from the starter but more towards the back of the engine and btw thanks for tryna help bro I don't got anyone this is my only solution
And what do mean by "grabbing the appropriate socket and breaker bar, and see if you can easily turn the crank pulley a full revolution" have no clue lol

 

Have you tried jump starting the car after you installed the new battery and starter?