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
| 15 Jeep Wrangler, readiness monitor 05/01/2026 in the Chrysler Driveability Discussion HELP!!! OK great Jeep Gurus I am in desperate need of help on this one. This Jeep came in specifically to get system readiness monitors to complete. It needs to pass California smog test. The only one that would not run was Oxygen sensor. All other monito... |
| 13 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, poor performance 05/01/2026 in the GM Driveability Discussion Vehicle has no codes. lack of pep and speed maxes out at about 55. Pedal sensor tests good, Pedal sensor at 100% but throttle position sensor reads abot 45% and does not go fully open physically. Thanks in advance for your thoughts Bruce. |
| 11 Audi A4 Quattro, Misfire 04/30/2026 in the European Driveability Discussion on COLD start up the vehicle has miss fire on random cylinders , watching all the data pids everything look normal , but the miss fire only will last about 40 to 60 seconds and the pcm goes into closed loop and within several seconds no more miss fires , ... |
| 90 Toyota Corolla, engine/ignition, cylinder head 04/30/2026 in the Asian Miscellaneous Discussion let there be some toyota guru's. this corolla was in some time back with multiple issues. i was given it for poor running and egr issue.bad intake gasket. during repair found the cylinder head had no provision for egr(no port in head) corresponding with i... |
| 15 Ford F-150, Mechanical 04/29/2026 in the Ford Engine Discussion Hey all. I have loud upper engine tick I cant seem to find. It sounds like a lifter. It is obviously on the passenger side which eliminates the fuel pump. With a stethoscope it sounds closer to the exhaust cam. I pulled the valve cover thinking it would b... |
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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