TechHelp is the heart of iATN: thousands of professional automotive technicians, from all over the world, helping each other with real-world automotive problems, 24 hours a day. A feed of some of the latest TechHelp requests is shown below. Inside the members-only area, your personalized TechHelp page is the central clearinghouse for all things related to TechHelp. You can open a new help request, update or close requests that you currently have open, add further comments to help requests you have closed in the past, help other members with their vehicle problems, update your TechHelp email subscription settings, view the current TechHelp stats for you and the rest of iATN, and more.
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iATN members may view yesterday's automotive repair discussion on Asian, Chrysler, European, Ford, and GM vehicles, including this month's automotive discussion and top diagnostic trouble codes.
Recent Automotive Discussions in TechHelp
| 20 Subaru Outback, MIL/Lean 02/20/2026 in the Asian Driveability Discussion Clear codes, start car, after roughly 60 seconds, fuel system goes in closed loop, short term fuel trim steadily creeps up to +34%, then long term fuel trim increases gradually to +35% and and short term will come down to +13.3%. S.E.S. will turn on and c... |
| 18 Ford Escape, Misfire 02/20/2026 in the Ford Driveability Discussion Looking for a little help on this one, customer came to us after having a USED engine installed by another shop, she was under the impression after paying $8,000 that she was getting a NEW engine, so she isn't happy with them and doesn't want to take it b... |
| 20 Toyota Tundra, belt noisy, belt, squeaking 02/19/2026 in the Asian Electrical Discussion Installed new Toyota belt on this vehicle. It has a belt squeal on startup and almost always in the morning. Hardly ever during the day. Battery is fresh, AC is not on when starting. Out of ideas. |
| 00 Toyota Avalon, Electronic, SL solenoid E 02/19/2026 in the Asian Transmission Discussion Not sure where to go with this one. Toyota service manual states replace the ECM based on my test results. Others have replaced the solenoid? Can't think of a reasonable approach to monitor the SL signal, solenoid voltage and current to allow the customer... |
| 10 Dodge Ram 1500, Starting, Battery dead 02/19/2026 in the Chrysler Electrical Discussion Hi iATN friends, I'm back in the game under my own banner again after a long absence. Looking for some assistance/ advice on this patient. Customer brought the truck in stating the battery goes dead intermittently if not driven for more than a few days. F... |
Example TechHelp Request
The example TechHelp request below highlights not only the original request, which included some waveforms posted by the member for extra detail on his issue, but also the related documents & media found on iATN, and our sister company Identifix's Direct-Hit product. Not shown in the screenshot are the replies received by the member on their help request, and the fix they posted describing how they solved the issue with the vehicle.
Using TechHelp
Although iATN TechHelp originally started back in 1995 as an email-only service, most members use TechHelp today via our website, where they have the ability to filter their view of TechHelp down to requests on very specific makes, models, and other keywords. In addition to the help requests, every member is able to read the final "fix" posted by the author. Premium (paid) members, as well as basic (free) members that regularly offer help to other members, are able to view all of the replies received on each TechHelp request. All of this information is searchable in the iATN Knowledge Base.
Many members use TechHelp not only to help others, but also to keep an eye on the interesting fixes that are posted each day. Subscribing to TechHelp by email is a great way to keep up-to-date on the latest issues facing your favorite carline.
TechHelp by Email
In addition to reading TechHelp via the web, you can subscribe to it via email. Once you join the network, you may begin receiving some TechHelp email help requests from other members, either in summary format (sent nightly), or via individual email requests. You may switch formats, choose a different email volume level (choices range from receiving 0 to 70 help requests per day), and choice of topics. TechHelp email is currently split up into 5 major topics (Asian, Chrysler, European, Ford, and GM), and 10 sub-topics (Body, Brakes, Chassis, Driveability, Electrical, Engine, HVAC, Misc., PowerTrain, and Transmission issues), providing 50 combinations for you to choose from. You can mix and match which topics you receive to focus on your specialties.
Note: To keep the quality of TechHelp requests at a high level, members are expected to offer help prior to asking for help, and members are limited in the number of help requests they can send each month.
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