Cummins INSITE from eBay.

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  1. slavcha

    slavcha Light Load Member

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    Good afternoon all,
    About a month ago I bought Cummings Insite from ebay. Just recently I had a chance to try it out. The software that it came with it was on the disk that was blank. The seller pointed me to the site to download it. After installation, the software (Cummings insite 7.6) only allows to read the codes, but not make any adjustments. Any suggestions on how to enable that?
    Many thanks for your help,
     
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  3. bjytech

    bjytech Light Load Member

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    The only legal way to do it would be to purchase a license key from Cummins
     
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    Heavyd Road Train Member

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    Pablo-UA Road Train Member

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    you got basic licensie. just upgrade it and keep laptop clock battery in good condition, I had to renew licensies after CMOS battery fail
     
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  6. slavcha

    slavcha Light Load Member

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    I got a Chinese clone from eBay for like $350. Any one have experience with. Im not looking to spend $$$$$ on software for one truck. Even just checking CEL it will save some $.
     
  7. GrapeApe

    GrapeApe Road Train Member

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    The common compliant I hear is that it will eventually stop working and you will get no support making it useless. You will be OK on the software, you just have to get a subscription, which I think is running about $225/year these days. Contact a Cummins dealer for that, they charge us less than calling Cummins directly (I think it's like $260/year list price). It will require an internet connection to activate, If you don't use it for more than 90 days, it'll need internet access to verify the subscription.

    If you got an older version of Insite, you may not need to renew the subscription, just don't update it if you don't need the newer features. Most of the newer software is going to web based subscriptions to fight piracy, which require you to connect to their server to verify the subscription periodically. This is can be a pain in the butt if you need to verify and are out on the road with no internet access.

    If you haven't already, sign up for QuickServe https://quickserve.cummins.com/info/index.html You can have up to 5 engine serial #'s for free. You'll get access to service and parts manuals for your engine.
     
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  8. scultra

    scultra Bobtail Member

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    hey slavka, did you figure out something with insite from ebay, are you able to change the parameters on the ecm with it ?
     
  9. camaro7019

    camaro7019 Bobtail Member

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    I can change parameters on the ecm and do everything!
     
  10. jaywindsor

    jaywindsor Bobtail Member

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    Cummins insite works well but to change ecm parameters you need calterm 3.6. I never trust the ebay ones though 90% of the time you get a virus or something with them.
     
  11. GrapeApe

    GrapeApe Road Train Member

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    Insite does change ECM paramters, just not all of them. It'll change the customer parameters that the majority of people want to change. If you want to do more in depth modifications, you need Calterm, but Calterm can be a dangerous tool in the hands of an inexperienced person.
     
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