There are over 20 different automotive discussion forums in the iATN members only area, with 2.6 million messages and roughly 500 posts daily. You may discuss all manner of automotive topics with other automotive professionals in a threaded discussion format as shown in the screen below. The automotive discussion that takes place ranges from very technical in nature to repair shop management, automotive industry issues, and everything in between. Members upload waveforms, scan data, photos, videos and other documents and discuss them directly in forums. Below, your can see a sampling of the latest topics being discussed on iATN.
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| 1998 Chevy Malibu a/c pressure switch help 08/02/2026 in the Technical Discussion Forum Got a a/c system in my sons car . Freon is showing 80 psi on both gauges with a/c not operating .It uses a three wire pressure switch . One wire top left has 5.2 volts ,other wire top right is show 1896 ohms to ground and last bottom is showing 0 . What i... | ||
| short finder 08/01/2026 in the Technical Tips Forum In one of the forums someone mentioned the kind of short finder with a circuit breaker and a compass like pointer that reacts to the current in the wire you are tracing. I got one of those a long time ago and hardly ever used it. The thing I found is it a... | ||
| Sheared cam pin 08/01/2026 in the Technical Discussion Forum [Engine: 10 Chevrolet Avalanche LS 5.3L] Bought this as a fix and sell project with my brother. Vehicle was a no start/no compression at cranking. Sounded like timing chain jumped. Removed left valve cover ONLY and saw no indication of bent valves. Engin... | ||
| Tekmetric Software 07/31/2026 in the Shop Management Forum Greetings: Anyone here use or have heard of this company/software ? They have a wide array of shop software featuring estimating, inventory, reminders, etc. A family member has applied for a software engineer position there…. I've never heard of the... | ||
| ATF machine died... looking for recomendations 07/30/2026 in the Tool & Equipment Forum Looking to replace a Motorvac TransTech IV+ that just died today. What are you all using, what do you like or dislike? Would you buy it again? Does anyone service these machines, and if so is it worth it? |
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