[Noah930]

Not that it's likely, but just because you bought a "new" battery doesn't mean it's necessarily up to snuff. It's happened before that a "new" battery failed. Can you load test the battery at Kragen (they should be able to do it) just to be sure? Do you have a battery charger? All this cranking with no starting isn't helping even a new battery keep its strength/cold cranking amps. Do you have a voltmeter at home? What's the charge at rest? What happens to the voltage if your wife cranks it over? If you don't have a voltmeter, can you turn on the headlights and try starting the car? Do the lights dim much?

I had a similar no-start issue in my car last week. It would crank...and crank and crank and crank. Strongly. But no start. And the CDI box whined and the fuel pump buzzed. The engine compartment smelled of gas, but then it's a Porsche--the whole car smells of gas. I pulled all the fuel pump relays in the front trunk (the two aft-most red ones in my car) and swapped in new replacements. I fiddled with the fuses related to anything ignition/starter/fuel pump related. I double checked that all the plug wires were firmly on the plugs. No improvement. And I knew my battery (admittedly 7 yrs old, but still properly charged per my voltmeter) was not the culprit.

So I went through every freakin' fuse and relay in the front trunk (even the ones for the blinkers, windshield wipers, electric windows, sunroof, AC, etc) and every one of them in the engine compartment. I took each one out, roughed up the contacts with sandpaper, and plugged them back in. And then the car fired up on the second try.

So I don't know what I fixed. But I fixed it.

Of course, it's a bit trickier to check the CD box and coil if you're wrenching alone with little equipment. It's easier said than done to "borrow one known to work off a running car and plugging it into yours." Even a simple thing such as checking for spark is not so simple. And I've never tested it for that long, but cranking your starter for 15-20 seconds seems like an awful long time. Hope you haven't burned it out or damaged the solenoid.