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
| 20 Chevrolet Malibu, Mechanical 11/05/2026 in the GM Engine Discussion Code p0014 and p0017. Is there a way to check the timing chain to see if it is off my 1 tooth or more without removing the timing cover. |
| 06 Nissan Maxima, No-start 11/04/2026 in the Asian Driveability Discussion Cranks will not start at times. When vehicle will not start. checked for spark, has good spark. Fuel pressure at 52 psi. Check for injector pulse. No injector pulse when the vehicle will not start.If you let vehicle set for 30 seconds and try again vehicl... |
| 16 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, Interior, body controls 11/03/2026 in the GM Electrical Discussion i have multiple issue from one very basic movement in the truck. if i hold the brake pedal everything works as it should. no issues at all. if i release the brake pedal the truck freaks out. the wipers stop, the cargo lamp switch on the dash doesn't opera... |
| 12 Ford F-150, Electronic, blower resistor 11/02/2026 in the Ford HVAC Discussion Customer replaced blower resistor due to only having high speed. After just a couple minutes the new resistor blew. He got a second (both from O'Reilly) and had the same result. He got one from Ford with the same result. I found a tsb to replace the resis... |
| 11 Mercedes-Benz E350, Misfire 11/01/2026 in the European Driveability Discussion well maintained car that shows self-adjustment in idle speed range,left cylinder bank at 6.0% as soon the key is turned on..cleared all codes and turned key on it goes right to 6.0%..have never seen this..also has lambda control upstream of left catalytic... |
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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