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
| 19 Ford Edge, Starting, battery, dead 06/27/2026 in the Ford Electrical Discussion I removed the battery to have it tested at the dealer parts department. It needed to be charged up and was tested as ok. I made an appointment at the dealer to have it checked out, and as it was not acting up for them, nothing was done, except for making ... |
| 08 Honda Civic, Starting, Pcm 06/26/2026 in the Asian Electrical Discussion No comm with the PCM, will crank no start, I need help to find power feed to PCM direct from a fuse, PCM it not grounding the PGM F1 relay, the diagram only show me power feed with the key on fuse 2 at the C36 PCM, why the diagram only has two power feed ... |
| 14 Chevrolet Tahoe, 1st and rev takeoff, lags 06/26/2026 in the GM Transmission Discussion Vehicle came in with the torque converter shot and metal particles throughout the unit. I replaced all clutches and bonded pistons along with a reman converter. Sonex upgrades to the valve body. New TCM from the dealer and programmed. Problem is usually i... |
| 07 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Poor-idle/Hesitation 06/26/2026 in the GM Driveability Discussion this is an intermittant misfire. #3 cylinder counts misfires only at idle in gear. in the misfire history #6 shows 21k misfires, but havent seen it mis a beat since it arrived. cyl#1 18 misfires #2 9528 #3 2663 #4 599 #5 2 #6 20917 #7 3 #8 956 when drivin... |
| 21 Ford Transit-250, Mechanical, engine misfire bank 2 06/26/2026 in the Ford Engine Discussion The misfire only happens at lower RPM at full load like right before it would kick down to the next gear pulling a hill. It is always on bank 2 but rarely the same cylinder. It does tend to select #4 more than 5 or 6 but it has logged a misfire on all of ... |
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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