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
| 17 Honda Pilot, Misfire/MIL 12/17/2025 in the Asian Driveability Discussion Vehicle came in with bank 2 misfire codes and P219B air fuel ratio variation of cylinder (bank 2). The vehicle already had a catalyst code for bank 2. Cat and oxygen sensors were replaced at that time along with the valve adjustment and spark plugs. Vehic... |
| 85 Pontiac Fiero, Cuts-out/Stall 12/17/2025 in the GM Driveability Discussion When I started with the vehicle it w/n start & had a code 33. I checked spark & fuel, no spark, fuel coming from injector. I checked cap, rotor & coil (all ok). I checked fuel pressure (8psi but I question my gauge due to hardly ever using the low pressur... |
| 06 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Mechanical, Oil pressure switch 12/17/2025 in the Chrysler Engine Discussion Ive got jeep with oil press. sensor problems. Originly it came in with the oil press. light randomly turning on. No codes. Found on scanner it would randomly go from full 5v. and 145psi to 0v and throw the light then go back to full 5v just sitting still.... |
| 17 Ford Escape, Poor-idle/Surge 12/16/2025 in the Ford Driveability Discussion vehicle had bad misfire and valve cover gasket replaced. the oil was saturated with fuel, so replaced the high pressure fuel pump. fuel trims are single digit at idle and there is a caught drop and quick spike when the surge starts,... the surge is very s... |
| 06 Acura RL, No-start 12/16/2025 in the Asian Driveability Discussion This vehicle went to a shop to get an aftermarket remote start system installed. The shop said the fuel pump had failed and it needed a new pump. The shop was told to remove the remote start system. The fuel pump now does not get control/ground from the 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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