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Automotive Technical Tips Forum

Professional automotive forum primarily for the submission of time-saving technical tips, vehicle repair procedures, helpful hints, etc. This forum is strictly oriented towards sharing helpful tips, and not for asking technical questions, as you might find in the Technical Discussion Forum. This forum is for experienced automotive repair professionals only, membership required.

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Recent Automotive Discussions in the Automotive Technical Tips Forum

front u joint
01/08/2025 in the Technical Tips Forum
[PowerTrain: 13 Jeep Wrangler Sport 3.6L] front axle u joint behind wheels. OEM [...] or spicer 25-760x 8 hrs to figure this out. spicer 5-7166x and Moog 489 are wrong. the wrong info came from each co. tech support line. fyi.
Aftermarket strut noise
12/30/2024 in the Technical Tips Forum
[Chassis: 12 Honda Odyssey Touring 3.5L] In November of 2019, I replaced the front strut assemblies with aftermarket parts. Customer complaint afterwards was a boing noise from the springs. In February of 2020, I replaced the aftermarket with Honda front...
P0442
12/23/2024 in the Technical Tips Forum
[Driveability: 13 Chevrolet Equinox LT 2.4L] Went thru my usual testing of the purge and vent solenoids, along with smoke testing, and no smoke anywhere when connecting at the purge solenoid line underhood. Using the purge/seal function on the scanner sh...
ZIP TIE CUTTER
11/28/2024 in the Technical Tips Forum
This style of dog nail clippers allows for cutting of zip ties with no damage to wires bundled together. The forward end of the jaws are very blunt and allow for the zip tie to be drawn up to the cutting edge. [ZIP TIE CUTTER].
Kia/Hyundai P1326
11/19/2024 in the Technical Tips Forum
In most cases, a flashing CEL with P1326 will be covered under one of several Warranty extensions for rod bearing failure. PLEASE do not clear the code. Clearing it makes it a lot more difficult to get an engine replacement approved. Thanks.

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