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Professional automotive forum for discussion of automotive tools, equipment and products. Although product representatives for tool & equipment companies do participate in a helpful way, this forum (like all areas of iATN) does not permit any advertising, so the discussion that takes place is by and for the users of the products. Discussion of special tool uses, solutions, and best practices. This forum is for experienced automotive repair professionals only, membership required.

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Recent Automotive Discussions in the Automotive Tool & Equipment Forum

I want to start CAN diag. What BOB are you guys using?
10/10/2026 in the Tool & Equipment Forum
[Driveability: 18 Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.0L] Car stalled at a traffic light and I couldn't even put it in neutral to roll it to the side of the road. After a minute it started up fine and continued on. Found some com codes including lost com with TCM. Anyw...
Aftermarket scanner suggestions
10/05/2026 in the Tool & Equipment Forum
Good afternoon all, My Snap-on Solus Ultra appears to be finished. When I try to use it, I get a message that my software subscription has expired and I need to update. Looking into this, it appears that this tool is no longer supported. There appear to b...
Tire machine
10/02/2026 in the Tool & Equipment Forum
Looking into what y'all are happy with in terms of tire machines w/ a tire lifter? We get a variety of cars and trucks with up to 37" tires and 22" wheels. I did a search and most posts related were at least a few years old.
Acoustic Imaging Camera
09/29/2026 in the Tool & Equipment Forum
" " Paste what's in between the quote marks to go to the video. I wasn't aware such a tool existed, but I have imagined something like it while searching for elusive sound sources. I see Fluke has one version over $30,000 U.S and this Fotric unit in t...
Database
09/18/2026 in the Tool & Equipment Forum
Has anyone tried that automotive database advertised for $97 for a lifetime license? Supposedly covers all automotive data from 1982 to current. Sounds like Alldata but a fraction of the price. Sounds to good to be true.

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