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Automotive Technical Tips Forum

Professional automotive forum primarily for the submission of time-saving technical tips, vehicle repair procedures, helpful hints, etc. This forum is strictly oriented towards sharing helpful tips, and not for asking technical questions, as you might find in the Technical Discussion Forum. This forum is for experienced automotive repair professionals only, membership required.

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Recent Automotive Discussions in the Automotive Technical Tips Forum

cold galvanizing
02/06/2026 in the Technical Tips Forum
Maybe you guys know about this. Rustoleum makes cold galvanizing spray cans. The only kind I have tried. Companies also make paint on zinc. It is expensive. It works. I spray it on heavy and let it run down into the cracks. I sometimes use it for primer u...
traps
02/04/2026 in the Technical Tips Forum
I try to remember to not set traps for myself. Of course I fail. To not set that ketchup bottle close enough to the edge that when it falls it will go to the floor. To not set my coffee on the magazine that sticks over the side of the desk. To not leave t...
Swollen rubber seals
01/25/2026 in the Technical Tips Forum
We've had an above ground pool for 20 years. I need to take the cartridge filter out and clean it/change it a few times during the Summer. There is a 5/16" thick 16" diameter O-ring that seals the two canister halves. They have some kind of "lube" to put ...
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.
buick 3.6 fuel rail removal
01/03/2026 in the Technical Tips Forum
Well i feel pretty stupid but I'm trying to put new fuel injectors in this 2011 Enclave 3.6 and I'm down to removing fuel rails. I need the rear one out first it looks to me like but I can't find a position to get enough room for it to clear and come out....

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