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If you are looking for a way to keep an eye on all of your engine’s vitals and diagnose trouble codes? If so, the AutoAgent from EZ LYNK is the most advanced vehicle diagnostics device to ever hit the automotive market. This device is plugged into your vehicle’s OBD-II port under the dash and communicates with your smartphone via a free mobile app. This creates a handheld gauge cluster and also delivers updated calibrations to your ride.
Why do you need an Auto Agent? For starters, a few scenarios come to mind. Have you ever had an issue with your truck and after you’ve spent hours trying to decipher the issue, were unable to come up with anything? Or a worse scenario that has happened to all of us: we pull into a local shop while said issue is front and center, only to have it “disappear” as we pull in. It happens.
There are many updates upcoming for multiple brands and models. 2011-2019 Ford’s can readjust tire sizes, gear ratio, and the TPMS. For the 2011-2016 Duramax trucks, there are updates to make DTE correct, and so much more.
What if you could have a mechanic with you at home, right there at the truck, remotely? That’s right, call up “your guy” and have him tap into your truck remotely and datalog, diagnose, and possibly resolve your issue with an ECM calibration right there in minutes. You can with EZ LYNK’s Auto Agent. Not only would this save you time from travel to and from the repair shops, but it is faster and will save you money too.
As mentioned before, the AutoAgent connects to the OBD-II port and broadcasts a Wi-Fi access point which allows a wireless connection to the vehicle using any iOS or Android device. By launching the free EZ LYNK application, your engine data is seamlessly streamed to the phone or other smart device. The AutoAgent also has the capability to re-calibrate the vehicle system controllers with ECU profiles shared by technicians.
From a technician’s standpoint, the EZ LYNK cloud is easy to manage. By giving the technician access to the vehicle, he can easily diagnose the vehicle by virtue of “seeing” all of the data associated with it. For those of you who are used to transferring engine profiles via email and/or USB connection, forget about it. The ability to share engine profiles via the cloud eliminates user error from the equation.
On the other side of things, the end-user can conveniently share their data logs and other vehicle information with any technician with the touch of a finger without ever leaving the driver’s seat. Data logs can be quickly started and stopped from the main gauge display screen and bookmarks can be added to draw interest to the specific points of a datalog if desired.
A fully customizable user interface allows the end-user to create a gauge interface that suits their particular needs. Technicians can also create default PID configurations that are automatically loaded during a reflash procedure to further assist in the troubleshooting and diagnostic process.
In fact, one of our friends at BD Diesel Performance, Harald Harks, has an EZ LYNK in his truck, and ran into some trouble while on the road. The EZ LYNK was a quick and easy way to help get the issue resolved. Harald actually ran into some trouble with transmission tuning and being out on the road, away from his specific mechanic, he just needed to find a technician associated with EZ LYNK and he could diagnose and recalibrate it right there. he was back on the road in no time.
Harks is an over-the-road salesman for BD and travels in and out of the United States all year long. With a completely loaded Sundowner 40-foot toy hauler, Harks needs a truck that can get products in and out of Canada safely and reliably.
“I love that we have EZ LYNK’s AutoAgent on this truck. We’re currently using one specific calibration, but what I love is that we can store as many as we want and change things up for different situations,” says Harks. “Another really cool feature about this is the fact that we can sync our phones to the truck and read the data live.”
Closing Thoughts
Simply put, life is easier when an AutoAgent is on board. The ease of use, the time and money saved if needed, it is a win-win. This goes for any diesel enthusiast that isn’t looking for calibrations for his vehicle but a great way to monitor it. But for those of you who are looking to recalibrate and hone in on the perfect running vehicle with your own mechanic, it doesn’t get any easier than this.
For more information about EZ LYNK and all of their products, be sure and check out the website. If you’re within the year range that these products fit, there is no doubt that we think everyone should have an AutoAgent. For more part reviews, tech installs, truck features, and event coverage stay tuned right here at Diesel Army.
