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
| 99 BMW Z3, Emissions/Poor-mileage 03/09/2026 in the European Driveability Discussion Negative -28 STFT, both banks. All 4 oxygen sensors are reading full rich at about .93v ECT reads around 200-205 fahrenheit when warm. Vehicle is in closed loop. The crazy part is if the hose connected to the valve cover is disconnected, the fuel trims go... |
| 12 Volkswagen Jetta, Starting 03/09/2026 in the European Electrical Discussion We have a 2012 VW Jetta TDI with a 2.0 L Diesle engine that experience intermttent no dash lights and no crank condition. Symptom may occur once every few days or weeks. We replaced the ignition switch, but the customer said the problem is still there. I ... |
| 21 Mini Cooper, MIL 03/09/2026 in the European Driveability Discussion Car came about 6 months ago check engine light on just wanted it scanned ? (parts store said it was a gas cap)I didn't right the code down , now it's back ,scanned it noted codes ,(this time) removed gas cap done a smoke test into tank nothing , went to f... |
| 13 Ford Edge, Mechanical, transmission, leak 03/09/2026 in the Ford Transmission Discussion This vehicle will leak trans fluid from where trans meets transfer case, and trans fluid goes low. I have removed and replaced ALL the seals 3 times, using FORD parts. It will last a week or so and leak again. What am I missing or is there something I'm n... |
| 15 Ford F-450 Super Duty, No-start 03/07/2026 in the Ford Driveability Discussion The truck cranks for 2 seconds and stops cranking and will nott start. There are no codes stored on any modules. The starter relay shows disabled in the pids. The pats system , pcm, and transmission all show the staring the truck in not inhibited. About 3... |
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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