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I tested my late 2018 Model 3 brake fluid using a test strip earlier this year and it showed to be still good. Was planning on doing the brake fluid flush myself. Will check it again end of this year...

You could Tweet Elon... :)

I get the weird texts that show up too. Found these are very old texts that are already read that are displayed. Strange that it happens and so randomly. Sometimes get 1 every few weeks and sometimes get 2 different ones back to back and then nothing for weeks.

I use brake fluid test strip. Brake Fluid Testing | Brake Strip Brake Fluid Testing | Brake Bleeder You can get a pack of 15 on Amazon for $20. As was noted by other replies, brake fluid absorbs water and can cause rusting of the caliper internals if not changed at intervals. I do a brake...

I always need to open the door to wake the car before charge port door will open via button on the cord handle. A few times I just pushed the charge port door to pop it open so I don't have to open a entry door.

NEMA 14-50 is the standard for 240V 50A outlets which is what you have in your current house. If the builder is running a 240V line to the garage, it should be NEMA 14-50 outlet or won't be up to code (given 50A). The wiring as well has to be a certain gauge to be up to code, so if the builder...

That is the issue I was having too. Both scheduled charging and departure were not working no matter what I tried. I was thinking the car was not coming out of deep sleep to charge since it started charging as soon as I opened the Tesla app (but only within a a certain # of hours past original...

I had the same issues for almost a year on my 2018 Midrange Model 3. It started happening after a firmware update August of last year. I set to charge at 1:30AM, but it doesn't charge, but starts charging as soon as I open the app in the morning, but only if I I open the app before 8:00AM. I...

I had an electrician install the NEMA 14-50 outlet which cost $550 (short wiring run from breaker box and I supplied the outlet and box). I was initially using it with my portable connector. Later I deceided to get a wall connector. I picked up an oven NEMA 14-50 cord from Home Depot and...

Can the mobile service install or do you have to take into into the service center? I would like to get the hardware 3 but not do FSD. Seems like a good way to get the computer upgrade without getting tied into getting FSD subscription per the message on the order page for 2.5 owners. After...

I had the front bumper, mirrors, headlights, behind wheel arches and on trunk deck opening. I wish I had the full hood done since paint is very thin and I have some pretty bad chips on it now.

The ink should come off fairly quickly with WD40 given it was removed soon after the stain was made.

Just an FYI on my old post on this... please do not use Leather Honey since the seats are fake leather. Use 303 Aerospace Protectant. Wrote the post before I received my Model 3 so didn't know any better.

I had PPF put on the bumper, lights and mirror housing, but unfortunately I didn't have the hood done. I have two good size paint chips in the hood now. If you need touchup paint, go to automotivetouchup.com for the touchup paint. Allot better pricing than Tesla or Dr.Colorchip. Quality is...

My Model 3 started scheduled charging again after another shutdown and restart. Rechecked all toggles to make sure they are set properly. Charged fine next day. Very quirky software.

I found that after a software update or a reboot, the pre-conditioning toggle defaults to On even though scheduled departure is turned off and scheduled charging is turned on. I've had to go into the menu item and turn off pre-conditioning and the charging with work fine on next charge cycle...

Mine is a 2015 Jag F-Type R coupe. Been an awesome car. The F-Types (R and v6) have depreciated enough to put them into affordable category for a sports car.

I wired my wall charger with a NEMA 14-50 oven cord I bought at Home Depot. Easy to do. Make sure you torque wire connection screws to correct torque spec as stated in the wall charger installation manual and also properly set the dip switches given what amperage you are targeting. I've had...

The UMC can take a variety of plug adapters. You appear to be using the 110V plug adapter. If this plug adapter is not seated fully, the UMC can overheat or lower amperage. If after removing and reinserting the 110v plug adapter into UMC and still have an issue, you could try pressing the...

Scheduled departure didn't charge the car this early morning like it was supposed to. I manually started charging at 7:00AM. I'll switch back to scheduled charging again after another reboot. Kind of annoying.

@KeithT Thanks for the tip. I went into Climate and saw what you were talking about. I set end time for off peak to 5AM and scheduled departure to 5AM. Hopefully this works since I haven't been able to schedule charge since 0.28 firmware.

I have the same issue since 0.28 update. The 0.30 and 0.35 didn't fix scheduled charging. Mobile service came out but wasn't able to replicate the issue and wants me to bring the car into the service center to due further diagnostics. Sometimes car starts charging when I wake it up by opening...

Tesla Mobile Service came out yesterday to diagnose the scheduled charging issues. Apparently they couldn't see any log items from the times it didn't charge at 1:00AM. The technician cleared the cache and re-pushed ...30 firmware since it failed when installing previously. This morning car...

I've had the same scheduled charging issue. I set to 1:00AM and it doesn't start at that time. Over the past 2 weeks the car charged 3 times but at 6:45AM. I rebooted many times, did shutdown, turned off/on scheduled charging. I am supposed to have a mobile service out this Monday, but Tesla...

A NEMA 14-50 outlet is connected to a 50Amp circuit . Adding a 14-50 outlet to a 15 or 20Amp circuit doesn't make much sense since you can get an adapter for the UMC to plug into the correct 110V outlet. You cannot charge at a higher amperage than what your outlet provides.

Thanks. Possibility that when I rebooted after setting start time, it may have reset the setting. It did say on-screen that charge will start at 1:00AM when I plugged in after reboot. I redid the setting again to 1:00AM to see if it changes anything. I just returned from supercharger, so...

Mine missed a charge after the update. I found the setting for charge start time was reverted to off and set to 1:00AM. I then rebooted (did both shutdown and also 2 button reboot). This morning I checked and the car still didn't charge. Any ideas?

I found a screw in my passenger side rear tire yesterday. I used SafeJack to safely lift and support using rear lift point, but the front tire lifted off the ground as well. I was worried about tweaking something so ended up putting a Safejack on the front lift point as well. I removed the...

Brake fluid is hygroscopic which means it will tend to absorb water and moisture. This will cause the calipers to not be as effective in stopping power and also over the long run will cause your calipers to rust internally. It is recommended that the brake fluid be flushed every 2 years...

I have wood trim that I bought new a year ago to mod but didn't have time. If you are interested in buying it and local pickup, PM. I am in San Marcos, CA.

May need to get a battery blanket for 12v battery or you may get stuck if -30 or lower since charge is severely affected on the smaller battery in extreme cold. Having a happy main battery is useless if the 12v start battery doesn't have charge to engage it. This is from living in Fairbanks...

I asked service about this and they did realign the door latch since it was rubbing. They said since rear door is heavier, so you have to hold the button down and push unlike the front door which is press and then push. Weird and confuses the rear passengers. Appears to be normal behavior per...

Shows for my Mid-Range as well.

I have a '98 Tacoma with over 200K miles and most likely will sell it. Still deciding if I should sell the Highlander as well or the model 3. Decisions, decisions. Just need more garage space and keep them all.

On Friday I showed right rear at 1 psi low and it triggered tpms warning. Later on the drive warning went away. Warning came back and saw right rear 1 psi higher than others. Strange that only a 1psi diff can trigger tmps. Happened after newest firmware update. Bug? Never had this issue...

If you want easy... use a wash/wax, rinse, use leaf blower to remove excess water and then apply Chemical Guys Banana Wet Wax to a microfiber towel and apply to damp car. Use Meguires Ultimate Instant Detailer to remove the wax (comes off easy but this way gives extra sparkle).

I have a QuietCool garage attic fan. It pulls the hot air from the garage into the attic and vents it out of the attic vents. Works well and is energy efficient. Given you have solar, this may be an option for you. I have Ecobee sensor tied into the Vera app and the fan on an automatic...

Amazon sells different magnetic ding protectors Amazon.com: magnetic car protector

I actually notice a bit less road noise. No pinging you speak of. Very happy with ease of installation and looks. Had them on for a couple of weeks now.

Have you noticed very high data usage on Alexa app when using Sirius-XM? I hit 1.6 GB in ~2 or so weeks data usage by the Alexa app (1 hour per day in car streaming XM). I stopped using Echo Auto for a week and data usage seems back to normal. I wish there was a selection for lower bitrate...

Same here.... box was smashed, but all parts were there and flaps were okay. Plastic envelope was intact, but box in plastic envelope looked like it got run over.

It may be that when you were at the window with your phone, the phone as key was close enough to allow unlock. You could turn off walk-up unlock or ?

I like 303 better too. Ran out and need to buy some more.

I used Back-to-Black protectant after installing the flaps to bring out the black a bit more and keep the flaps from graying.

The HOV stickers were put on the 3M film from StickerKnight, trimmed off excess white border and applied to car. In regards to the flaps, car seems to have less road noise... not sure if it is my imagination. @S2000 Not sure of size for U-Nut. Was hoping someone would post the size. Drilling...

Very easy 15 min install. I didn't use u-nut but may get some since it will make it more secure.

I have same question as OP. Received my mudfllaps yesterday (eBay ones that are same as Tapte). No instructions. Thanks Nogasmn for the help.

Let me know if you want to sell your Echo Auto ... I'll buy it from you.

I found two of the plastic retainers missing (one on each side of front) for the wheel liner. The missing ones were holding the wheel liner right side of the wheel well. The liner was sagging due to air pressure and looked bad. I got mine from O'Reilly Auto Parts. These just insert and push...

I've been using Costco Microfiber towels for many years with good success. I toss them after use and do not wash/rinse and reuse to prevent scratches.