Detroit Engine Diagnostic Link for One Truck Worth It?

If you know how to run it, it’s a great tool. Best benifite is aftertreatment issues followed by injector issues, I’ve got 17 trucks running through the shop. And we Use it average once a week, sometimes on multiple trucks a day.

But one truck makes it questionable, it may sit on the shelf for 9 months, but if you can figure out 1 issue that could have taken 4 trips to the dealer to figure out, you’ve paid for it.

All depends if you have someone already with the software that you can trust.

 

Cost is $500 per year.

 

Depends which one your getting, what tool your loading it on. And how many your buying.

I want to say, the Mac Tool guy had a scan tool you could buy and “rent” the software by the month. So when you need it, go on line, pay the fee and use it, then turn it off before the end of the month.

But I can’t remeber for sure...

 

It was worth it to me. I bought a truck with 700K miles on it and had emissions issues within a few months.

 

I pay $500 a year for the standard edition one truck user. And about $900 one time purchase for the Nexiq adapter.
I think it’s worth it, uptime is everything in trucking. Twice I’ve been able to solve an issue which just turned out to be a bad wire. Beats Waiting to get into the dealer for two days or more.
Plus I can change some of the engine parameters.

 

Spend the $2300 on the laptop thats got all the model programs preloaded with access to all those delicious features these company can only dream to modify. I'd say especially since you have a cascadia, that entire DPF system is a money pit. Having that laptop lets you do a force regen and clear/diagnose codes so you won't be derated down to 55mph till you park it an regen. That laptop will pay itself off in time saved not going to the TA and paying them to read your truck. Some older truckers can't tell a laptop from a toothpick so they'll shut down the idea but I'd recommend 100%

 

Recommend it 100%, give it a try, after first year you'll know your truck and engine, the dealer wont be able to rip you off with some bogus claims after you drop your truck off, as well other shops. My laptop goes with me on every trip.

 

Can someone share the link on where I can buy the laptop? I just brought a 2015 Freightliner with 600k