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
| 13 Buick Encore, Mechanical, harmonic balancer/timing 09/13/2026 in the GM Engine Discussion I followed procedure and rechecked it the second time, I aligned the cams perfectly with timing tools at TDC with the TDC Pin. Both time I immediately shut off from the terrible noise. The second time after rechecking everything I observed the oil light o... |
| 07 Honda Element, MIL 09/11/2026 in the Asian Driveability Discussion my question is should I be able to light a test light from the the oil pressure power wire or is it just an unloaded 12 volts that just sees 12 volts when it grounds, that is the only thing I can think of when it came in the switch never changed state as ... |
| 16 Honda Civic, Steering, steering gear 09/11/2026 in the Asian Chassis Discussion Car had a stiff steering at times. Because the engine has mounts from the top supporting the engine you can remove cradle to replace rack. Instead of removing cradle completely I just sagged it down low enough to access rack. All is good with steering now... |
| 16 Ford F-250 Super Duty, Message Message on Dash 09/10/2026 in the Ford Electrical Discussion Customer owned the truck since Jan 2021 and had it deleted in June of 2021 and has had no issues until this past week when driving home from AR to OH. The message came on the dash saying. |
| 12 Jeep Wrangler, Poor-idle/Surge/Cuts-out/MIL 09/10/2026 in the Chrysler Driveability Discussion Throttle body light flashing intermittently. when problem occurs, it long cranks, idle surges & reference voltage is at 2.7 to CKP,oil pressure & Throttle body. removed intake to check harnesses. all looked good. replace oil sender & crank sensor (dodge);... |
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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