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Automotive Technical Discussion Forum

Professional automotive forum for all types of vehicle repair discussion that does not fit into one of our more specific technical forums. Discussions include both OBD and OBD2, engine performance analysis, diagnostic best practices, service information, vehicle standards such as J1962, J1939, J2534, OBD2 modes (e.g. MODE$06), ignition and fuel system analysis, alternative propulsion (e.g. hybrid, electric, natural gas), and more. This forum is for experienced automotive repair professionals only, membership required.

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Recent Automotive Discussions in the Automotive Technical Discussion Forum

New car warranty weasel out attempt
04/13/2026 in the Technical Discussion Forum
G'day iATN members, this 2021 Mazda BT50 4x4 is my personal workshop ute, it ran out of warranty on the 17th of March 2026. I reported to the dealer back in mid Jan 2026 (the same dealer I purchased the vehicle from) that I could smell refrigerant oil com...
Low Engine Vacuum
04/09/2026 in the Technical Discussion Forum
[Driveability: 04 Lexus RX330 3.3L] Vehicle came in for stalling on acceleration and hard to re-start. There are no trouble codes stored or detected. It has 241k miles on the clock. It will idle ok, but if you go wide open throttle it will take to the co...
04 Honda CRV Misfire
04/07/2026 in the Technical Discussion Forum
[Driveability: 04 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L] I have a 2004 Honda CRV 2.4L that is misfiring on cylinder #1 at all times. Another shop replaced ignition coil, spark plug and injector. I swapped coil and plug and verified the injector is working by listening to ...
Front pad replacement issue
04/06/2026 in the Technical Discussion Forum
[Brakes: 21 Ford Police Interceptor Utility 3.3L] Vehicle needed front pads- did not realize that system has to be put into service mode, until we opened the front caliper bleeders and pushed the pistons in. Now we realize that it needed to be in brake s...
Right to repair for military equipment?
04/03/2026 in the Technical Discussion Forum
Just came across an article saying that the military cannot get info to fix their own stuff due to intellectual property rights reserved by the manufacturers. It was on one of those pop up news things that distracts me all day long on something called "ta...

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