i decided to paint my upper plenum last night took it off covered up the lower and painted it, let it sit overnight, and after i put it back on today the car wont start. was very careful masking it off i know no paint got where it shouldnt have. i also cleaned my intake cone before putting it back on. While putting it back on 1 of the middle 6 screws cracked (over tourqued) but i dont believe that would have anything to do with the car not starting.. also when i lock the doors my headlights start flickering almost like strobe lights?! HELP !

ps will post pics of the painted plenum later

 

also i am sure all screws and tubes are reconnected properly

 

Did you reoil the filter...maybe too much oil and it coated the mass air flow sensor.

 

i didnt get to reoil it yet just cleaned with water and let it dry

 

Then the only thing i can think of is something is not plugged in.Dose the engine crank over?

 

it clicks and cranks... sounds almost exactly as if the battery is dead.. however i just replaced it about 3-4 weeks ago

 

3 to 4 weeks ago dosent mean anything as a battery can take a dump at anytime.I would take the battery out and take it to pepboys or autozone or any parts store and get it checked first.If the computer dosent see the correct voltage it could not let the engine start...but of course its hard to diagnose a problem on the internet.

 

true.. only thing i dont understand is why all the lights begin to flash.. makes me feel like its something electrical

 

First thing i would do is clean the battery terminals real good and see what happens from there.

 

ok.. appreciate the help

 

ps this is how it came out

 

weird choice of color and scheme

doube chk make sure u plugged everything back in ie throttle body plug

 

i was going for something that hasnt been done before.. im happy with the results and i checked every plus like 30 times lol im ready to kill myself... its extremely odd that everytime i lock my doors the lights go into a strobe type show... not enough daylight urgh

 

wound up being the battery... will also get the alternator checked considering the battery isnt holding the charge

 

Have you tried jump starting your car?
Your car really doesn't depend in starting your car, it relies on battery power.
Have you checked all fuses? Relays?