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
| 16 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Mechanical, Engine? 07/10/2026 in the Chrysler Engine Discussion This Jeep came in with an oil leak (engine oil cooler) and a vibration complaint from the engine. We placed the engine oil cooler and spark plugs, as well as the motor mounts with OEM parts. One of the motor mounts was leaking. The new motor mounts did no... |
| 08 Ford Escape, Emissions/No-start/Poor-idle 07/10/2026 in the Ford Driveability Discussion I don't have a lot of good information on this one. This vehicle came in for (cranks but) doesn't start; it has compression, injector pulse and spark (spark plugs are good) but doesn't start even if starting fluid is sprayed in the intake. There are no co... |
| 09 Toyota Camry, MIL 07/08/2026 in the Asian Driveability Discussion Car came in with code p0037 and mil on. Customer had installed aftermarket front a/f sensor and o2 sensor to fix problem , but no good. Started with oem o2 sensor (scantool read sensor at 21k ohms) old sensor read 16 ohms. Did not help found voltage good ... |
| 97 Ford F-350, Fuel leak 07/08/2026 in the Ford Driveability Discussion Hey guys customer bought this truck in january from a municapality low mileage fuel gauges diudnt work had us change front andrear tank sending units all was good until yesterday fuel started pouring out of the front tank neck when you run on the rear tan... |
| 08 Volvo S80, keyless entry, fob/locks 07/08/2026 in the European Miscellaneous Discussion I have an 08 s80 that the key fob and door locks all work fine on until the vehicle sits and is allowed to enter sleep mode. once it is asleep the fob has no affect over the door locks at all. no blinking mirror lamps, and no actuation from locks. when or... |
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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