I have a 1996 ford contour, car would not start replaced the battery now the car will not turn over at all. It will not even make a noise when you turn the key on. the headlights will not come on but the lights in side the car will come on and the pwr locks will lock and unlock.

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Not turning over is an electrical problem.

Someone will need to figure out if you are lacking fuel to the injectors, spark to the plugs, or if you have a mechanical problem with the engine such as a faulty timing belt.

You have a defective wheel bearing most likely, the noise sounds correct for that problem. have a shop drive it before you replace anything to confirm my guess.

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The part number that you mentioned, "BX96-r" is a Motorcraft battery that is the original equipent (O.E.) for the '96 Ford Contour. There are aftermarket brands available that match or even exceed the specs of this battery. The actual "case size" is 96R. By staying with the mentioned case size, the dimensions of the replacement battery (the brand is irrelevant) will be identical to the original BX96-R. Make sure that the Cold Cranking Amps (CCA) and Reserve Capacity (RC) at at least equal or more than the battery you are replacing.

battery flat ,either jump start it or fit a new battery

you will need to do a test with a battery light disconnect the negative wire on the battery and connect one end of the test light to the battery and the other to the terminal with everything switched off if the test light is lit you have a draw if it is not lit then it is something else sometimes door switches and glove box switches wear out and need added lift to properly shut the open circuit down

Jumper cables have two colored cables. The red one goes from your vehicle positive battery terminal (+) to the other cars positive terminal (+)

The black goes from your negative terminal(-) to the other cars negative terminal (-)
Your car should start within 5 to 10 minutes if you have good connections.
Get your charging system checked to see if your battery is bad, or your car charging system is not working.

Timing belt broke. Open the oil fill cap and crank, if you don't see the valve lifters moving, then the timing belt has definately broken.