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Automotive Technical Tips Forum

Professional automotive forum primarily for the submission of time-saving technical tips, vehicle repair procedures, helpful hints, etc. This forum is strictly oriented towards sharing helpful tips, and not for asking technical questions, as you might find in the Technical Discussion Forum. This forum is for experienced automotive repair professionals only, membership required.

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Recent Automotive Discussions in the Automotive Technical Tips Forum

Jack stands
12/10/2025 in the Technical Tips Forum
I was just reading an older post on ramps and stands and thought I'd pass this along When we need to use a stand on the asphalt, we put a brake rotor under it, find one that the hat will fit between the feet.
Tight dash screws
12/06/2025 in the Technical Tips Forum
Something that the GM tech assistance line gave me. When you have a screw you can't get out of plastic touch the tip of your soldering gun to the head for a few seconds. Works nice.It may work in other materials with more time? Doesn't ruin the plastic ar...
time
11/14/2025 in the Technical Tips Forum
[Miscellaneous: 12 Nissan Frontier SL 4.0L] looked up time to change exhaust manifold right side. 2,8hrs. then looked up exh manifold heat shield. 11.5hrs. fyi. ouch.
cloned
11/01/2025 in the Technical Tips Forum
first time cloned tpms sensor . do not leave old one s in your pocket. do not ask.
sun roof drain
10/29/2025 in the Technical Tips Forum
[Miscellaneous: 13 Volkswagen Golf TDI 2.0L] there is a connection for the drain tube where a pillar meets the windshield. the wipers will not work if hood is open.

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