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
| 97 GMC Sonoma, No-start 10/20/2019 in the GM Driveability Discussion After retiring and closing my garage I had the chance to work at a local vo-tec school having five districts sending 10,11 and 12 grade students. I'm the helper for the auto-11 class. We have this 97 Sonoma that was brought in with a new cap, rotor ign mo... |
| 10 Mercedes-Benz C300, Mechanical 10/19/2019 in the European Engine Discussion Does anyone know a trick to unclog the air pump passage inside the cylinder head on passenger side. It is clogged and trickle a code p0410. I try at the main entrance but still could not blow air all the way. Try all different kind of solvents for days an... |
| 09 Chevrolet Aveo5, Cuts-out/Stall 10/19/2019 in the GM Driveability Discussion Customer found codes for maf sensor and upstream o2 sensor heater circut both were replaced now engine will not idle if o2 sensor is unplugged will idle but runs terrible both sensors show on scan tool that there are working properly. Any ideas maf showed... |
| 07 Porsche 911, Misfire 10/19/2019 in the European Driveability Discussion Hello all out their first off thank you for any help or suggestion and replies. Have a porsche here customer initially brought it in because of check engine light multiple misfires bank 2 specifically was misfiring at 2 coils replaced all coils with porsc... |
| 02 Toyota Tacoma, high idle 10/19/2019 in the Asian Driveability Discussion Idle speed is 1700 to 2000. After cleaning throttle body and IAC. Replaced IAC no change. Duty cycle is 75. Throttle voltage at idle 0.50 Volts MAF voltage normal during cranking and high normal at idle. No vacuum leaks . No false air after MAF. My scan t... |
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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