Hi, I'm Wade from Thoroughbred Diesel. Today, we're going to
be installing an EZ Lynk on a 2018 Cummins. We all know that EZ Lynk is one of the most
popular tuning devices on the market today. But I think one of the capabilities of EZ Lynk is
often overlooked, especially inside of the light duty space,
light duty diesel space. And that is how powerful of a monitoring device and diagnostic device that
the EZ Lynk actually can be for your vehicle. Now, that's exactly what we're going to be doing
with EZ Lynk on our 2018 Cummins and a big shout out to EZ Lynk for sending us this unit for this
installation video. We really appreciate that. Now what we're doing with our '18 Cummins,
and you've seen several videos that we've all already done on installations,
one thing that we are looking for right now is a monitoring device on this, and we're trying
to get a base knowledge of what's going on with the truck, so we can help to put more products
on the truck that are better mouse traps that fix some of the manufacturing shortcomings from the
OE supplier here. So we decided to use EZ Lynk as our monitoring device for this and our diagnostic
device, just because the capabilities that it has. So again, monitoring device and diagnostic device
with the EZ Lynk, you have the ability with this not only to tune a vehicle, but you can also
record data. You can play back the data. You have the ability to have real time data viewing, which
will be the monitoring that we're talking about here. There are several other aspects of EZ Lynk
that you have with their cloud based system, as well, report to a technician. You can send these
files to a technician so they can take a look at it, figure out what's wrong with your truck.
They have logging device capabilities with these. And this device will require you to have either
an Android or an Apple phone to be able to use the monitoring capabilities and the playback
capabilities of this device. So that's what we're going to be doing today. We're going to go ahead
and get it on our 2018 Cummins. The EZ Lynk works for a lot of different light duty, newer diesels.
We've got a full list of those on our website. You can also go to ezlynk.com and get a comprehensive
list of vehicles that this works for, several gasoline platforms that it'll work for as well.
For our 2018 Cummins, if you're watching this, the '18 Cummins is going to require an
extra unlocked cable that we offer on the website as well. We're going to show you
installing that on the truck and just getting the EZ Lynk paired up with our truck and getting
it ready for the monitoring duties that it's going to perform for us. So let's get started.
All right. So first thing that we want to make mention to you when you have a EZ Lynk device,
whether it be for tuning or whether it be for monitoring like we're doing today,
you are going to have to download the EZ Lynk app from the app store on Apple. I don't know
where Android fellows get their stuff at, but just go there and get it, whatever.
Totally free download and then you can get it on your device and be ready to go
before you actually do the physical part of your installation. So, Charlie, we're going
to cut over to a screen recording now of what to do on getting the app from an Apple store.
So with the Apple device, you'll just go to the app store,
search for EZ Lynk, as you see right here. EZ Lynk has got a app called the Auto Agent. And
then with Auto Agent, you will download Auto Agent and go ahead and put it on your device.
Once you've downloaded Auto Agent, the first thing that you're going to do, the first question it's
going to ask you is what type of an EZ Lynk do you have? So what we're going to do now
is we've shown that the download was successful to our device. We're going to go ahead with our
physical portion of our installation of the device so that we can connect to it.
All right. So with our '18 and plus Cummins, you are going to have to use an OBD2 unlock cable
for installation of the EZ Lynk. We wanted to show you that here.
Time of this filming part number for this from EZ Lynk is 100EE00C09. Show you that description of
that box. Now this cable just basically replaces your OBD2 drop from the computer from the
EZ Lynk. And then that's actually going to hook up to the Can C star connector to give us access to
the ECM. So we're just going to unhook our normal OBD2 drop that comes with the device
when you get it. And then our unlock cable will plug in right there for the unlocked cable.
Just got to get it lined up, then it snaps. And then this drop right here, this is what goes to
our Can C star connector. So we're going to move inside the truck, show you where that is located.
EZ Lynk inside the cab of the truck. I'm going to say this again. This is only instructions for the
2018 and up Dodges. Any other platforms you're working with here, you're going to be, that I'm
aware of, in light duty diesel, you're only going to be working with your normal OBD2 drop to your
EZ Lynk module. One thing I wanted to show you on the EZ Lynk, when we get done with this, I mean,
this is it. I mean, these wires don't have to go out underneath the hood for anything.
We are fully contained inside the cab here. There are several holes on either side of the easy link
for you to be able to use whatever you choose to hold this up underneath of the dash. And you want
to make sure that you keep this away from pedals, clutch pedals, things like that. So you're not
making contact with it, hurting the box. These are good boxes, but obviously
they're just like anything else. They're not anything electronic. It's not indestructible.
So couple of words to that you can see on that side of it there, where you can use zip ties
or whatever you choose. So here's the entire length of the drop, what you've got right there.
This is your Can C star connector. So what we're going to do is Adam's going to take the camera
off the tripod. I'm going to show you where this thing goes. The Can C star connector is underneath
of the dash. Woo, close up. It is underneath of the dash here. And I'm going to try to take you
with the camera as we go. Ours is going to be located almost directly middle ways
towards the driver's side outside of the cab. It's this long green connector set here. Here
is your OBD2. Here is the Can C connector, and you can see on it, I'm going to try to
turn that correctly. You can see some open orifices here. Any of these that connector
can go into for your EZ Lynk. So we're just going to connect that up right now. And then we'll
hook up to the OBD2 port here, and then we will turn the key on and have power to our EZ Lynk.
All right, so now we're going to hook up to our OBD2 port on this 2018 Cummins, turn the truck on.
The EZ Lynk will light up, showing you that it's got power to it.
Then eventually it will go back out. One thing that we do when we've hooked up here just to
make sure that we've got connection is we'll bring our phones out, check for wifi signal and
make sure that the EZ Lynk pops up on it. So we've already done that with this,
everything good to go. So now we're going to switch over to a screenshot and showing you
connecting to the EZ Lynk. So now we want the truck to be on,
key on, everything hooked up. So first we're going to go over to our settings and we're going to pick
the EZ Lynk as a wifi connection. So we're going to go ahead and connect up there. All right,
then we're just going to go out to the EZ Lynk app. Hit the EZ Lynk app,
and it will find networks on our devices, blah, blah, blah, all the things. From we're update,
so you will need internet connection to be able to do that. So we're going to do that now.
We're going to hit check for updates. So now we're going to have to go back
out and get an internet connection. So we will go back out to settings and we will
come off of EZ Lynk, and we're going to go back to our normal wifi connection.
We're going to go back to EZ Lynk app. We're going to be downloading
the firmware that you can see that's already doing. So we're going to check
for updates. You have downloaded latest software version, perfecto. All right,
and now we're going to go back to settings. We're going to pick up EZ Lynk again.
Back to Auto Agent. Install now for the firmware. So we're going to install it. The key is on.
We have confirmed that. Now it's going to transfer some files to the Auto Agent.
Do not unplug the Auto Agent or turn the key off. And with the magic of modern technology,
we are going to go ahead and stop recording here because you will not need to see all of this.
So I went back out and I showed where the VIN is downloaded. So now what we are going to do is we
are just going to go out and we are going to start looking at gauges to see if we have connection
gauges, and we do. I'm going to tell that we're going to allow a location while we're using the
app. Let's fire the truck up. See if we've got connection. We're showing good battery voltage,
showing different gauges. We have graphs,
we have everything. So what we're going to do is we're going to take just a minute. We're going
to set up some different gauges here. I've got positive connection right there with the
engine RPM. So we're going to set up a couple of different parameters that we want to be looking
at on this truck. And then we're going to come back into you, show you some more functionality.
So you can do a couple of different gauge screens on here. You can set these up as graphs. I really
like the graphs function, especially when I'm looking at something that I'm really,
really trying to key on. I'm trying to diagnose. So let's do this. On the graphs, let's throw
actual and commanded fuel rail pressure. So the truck's sitting here idling.
Okay. And you can see that we're just grabbing a couple of things here and temperature.
With that. So we've got the two of them. We've got
actual and commanded rail pressure running right there. So this is really nice because when you
get out and drive, you can actually see a good variance of something where you can actually look
at it and say, hey, I noticed that spike was here. What was that? So I like the graphs function.
Tiles is probably what we'll use the most in real time. To change through different parameters
inside of the tiles, you just click it and then grab whatever you want on it. So this truck we're
probably going to be watching, of course, we're going to be watching a lot of the rail pressure.
We're going to be watching trans line pressure really, really closely, actual and desired.
Then we're going to be watching boost pressures, things like that.
So just really, really clean the way it does it. If you wanted to set it up as a gauge screen set
up, you could totally do that to change through the gauges. Again, just touch it. You can throw,
let's throw turbocharge speed up there, which is nice. So really, really cool, very highly
functional. One function that you get from this as well is the ability to read and clear diagnostic
codes. To do that, you just come out here to the DTC list right here. It's automatically going to
read codes and see what comes up. And then it's got a C0020, which is an ABS pump motor control,
but you can clear the codes from there as well. Go back to gauges. You can do a data log
if you choose to. There's a lot of different functionality inside of this.
All right, we want to talk about one more thing. We want to talk about doing data logs.
Huge advantage to you to be able to go and take a look at the data log back once you
find a failure, or if you just want to look at overall performance.
A log is going to be a recording of what the truck is doing at that time, of course.
You just come out and you go to the vehicle setting, then you go to data logs.
And then up at the right hand screen, it'll say record right here. And it'll go back to
the graph section, but then it'll tell you that it is recording. You can stop it right there.
But when you manage the PIDs, you can change to the different stuff that you want to watch.
So you can turn things off. You're automatically going to get these things added to it. Anything
you add to it is just going to be more data that you're looking for there.
And we can start a new data log that way. And now we've got 13 PIDs, but the more PIDs you do,
the more space it takes up. Then once you've got it done there, you just hit the stop. It'll ask
you if you want to save it and then you want to save it. So, yeah, that's really it. Honestly,
again, we're trying to bring light to using EZ Lynk as a really, really good monitoring
device. I think as far as that goes, the graphs are topnotch, the speed of the device is topnotch.
It's cutting edge technology. Having the EZ Lynk here in this capacity as well, gives you
the ability to grow. Once you're ready for tuning for your truck, if you decide that you're going to
go down that route, EZ Lynk is going to be the vehicle or the device that you can put
the tunes onto and then put those on the truck. Now at that time, you're going to have to choose
the tuners that you want to use. Most good tuners out there are tuning on the EZ Lynk platform. So
we can obviously get those tunes for you and you put them on the device and put them on the truck.
So it is a really, really good device there as far as if you're looking for a device
that gives you monitoring capabilities, as we've talked about so at length here, but it also
gives you a device that you can use for tuning later on down the road, if you so choose that.
There's a lot more attributes that the EZ Lynk have. We're going to do
a video series on that. We're going to talk about other features that the EZ Lynk have,
but this video here just serves to show you what it looks like for a monitoring device.
Doesn't have to just be used as a tuning device and then just general functionality and getting it
hooked up to an '18 plus Dodge. So thank you for watching. If you have any questions about EZ Lynk,
just let us know. Please like and subscribe to our channel. And we thank you for watching.