There are over 20 different automotive discussion forums in the iATN members only area, with 2.6 million messages and roughly 500 posts daily. You may discuss all manner of automotive topics with other automotive professionals in a threaded discussion format as shown in the screen below. The automotive discussion that takes place ranges from very technical in nature to repair shop management, automotive industry issues, and everything in between. Members upload waveforms, scan data, photos, videos and other documents and discuss them directly in forums. Below, your can see a sampling of the latest topics being discussed on iATN.
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| Best MIG Gas For Auto Sheetmetal 01/14/2026 in the Technical Discussion Forum Some credible sources suggest that the traditional MIG shielding gas of 75 Argon/25 CO2 is better for welding automotive-gauge sheetmetal than pure CO2. Better because of less tendency to burn through. I have tried both but have never made a back-to-back ... | ||
| Tech mail and summary 01/13/2026 in the iATN Development Forum I have not received any since the 9th.... | ||
| Parasitic draw 01/13/2026 in the Technical Discussion Forum T [2011 BMW 335d, BATT/Charging/Starting Photo] Trying to find this parasitic draw Does anyone recognize this pattern? It's a 10 second screen, the lower draw line is about 20ma, the spikes are about 350ma . Undisturbed over night. Just hoping someone has... |  | |
| very small evap leak 01/13/2026 in the Technical Tips Forum installed smoke machine at purge valve. smoke came out of throttle body. gauge dropped. yet when i sucked or blew on purge it seemed fine. fyi. | ||
| 2018 malibu steering rack replacement 01/12/2026 in the Technical Discussion Forum 2018 chevy malibu 1.5 auto steering rack replacement. MOD states to capture the key count. I cannot do this because the rack is dead. Do I really need this to program the replacement? Ran into this before on a Colorado which stated to do the same thing an... |
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