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  1. exlatccatsa

    Help Please

    Exactly @MovingSouth. I was merely trying to pass on the message about building a background level. I've heard from Wayne the total is over £24,000. Many thanks to all who have donated.
  2. exlatccatsa

    Help Please

    Thanks @Avendit. Good piggyback.. Thanks for the reminder.
  3. exlatccatsa

    Help Please

    Absolutely. I agree completely. PSA is not enough on its own to be a guarantee of cancer. My point was that if you had a trail of tests, you would already know your level and an abnormal one would be an indication that there may possibly something wrong and a second one, or further investigation...
  4. exlatccatsa

    Wiki Everything you wanted to know about Intelligent Octopus But Were Afraid To Ask

    So this is getting really wierd. My car is connected to Octopus. The app knows what SOC and charge rate and plans accordingly but it doesn't start or stop the charging. This is exactly what Octopus said would happen in their initial email. And why I did as they asked reset everything.
  5. exlatccatsa

    Wiki Everything you wanted to know about Intelligent Octopus But Were Afraid To Ask

    @Lord Farquad @Yuff @Obie @bainsy I have android and I think I've found a way to fix it but you need access to a pc and/or just use the pic below. Type the address into your PC or try scanning the QR code below, with your phone, I'm not sure if its specific to the vehicle. Providing you have...
  6. exlatccatsa

    Wiki Everything you wanted to know about Intelligent Octopus But Were Afraid To Ask

    Nor me.. I've been trying for 7 hours. Done everything I can think of. The only time I can get the Octopus app to work is to set the car charging then do the test charge.. this gets the app working normally and it does connect with the car .. it senses the SOC but doesn't control the...
  7. exlatccatsa

    Help Please

    My apologies for the “Help” hook to get you to look at this thread. This is not the usual Tesla related request for help. I’m writing this with the approval of the Moderators, Firstly, to offer some advice to those of us with prostates which may save your life and secondly, to ask you for a...
  8. exlatccatsa

    Wiki Everything you wanted to know about Intelligent Octopus But Were Afraid To Ask

    Thanks Pete, I did basic German at school so was able to get the gist of it. I can't figure why it cane from Tesla Germany... I've never had contact, nor been to Germany.
  9. exlatccatsa

    Wiki Everything you wanted to know about Intelligent Octopus But Were Afraid To Ask

    I had this email today Action: Please reconnect your Tesla in the Octopus app It gave a reason and instructions to disconnnect the car from the app and then re connect again. The only problem was that the email on the phone with the links was in a font of about 2, completely unreadable. I opened...
  10. exlatccatsa

    New tesla 3 highland range -

    Justgetatesla did a good video last week on this subject.
  11. exlatccatsa

    Decent MOT in the North East

    How far North East do you want to go?Premier coaches, Kintore Aberdeenshire do my MOTs. Very fair, I've got no complaints, they even get me to help!
  12. exlatccatsa

    Odd m3 issues

    Take photos of the headlight condensation. If it's like mine in the cold weather it was bad enough to run down the plastic cover making it look like zebra stripes on the snow. I originally complained 3 years ago but I didn't take photos. They said it was normal. A couple of months before my...
  13. exlatccatsa

    Model 3 maintenance

    Nice clean brakes thanks to Richard at northeastbrakes.co.uk
  14. exlatccatsa

    Model 3 maintenance

    Yep, New pads in tomorrow evening if it doesn't get too cold.. already -4 here at 2330 tonight.
  15. exlatccatsa

    Model 3 maintenance

    Yes I agree about the lack of contact.. but my pads were contacting the disc and not retracting properly hence the limited points of contact to the disc as proved by the witness marks on the disc. I'm presuming that irregular contact got exacerbated and led to the rust forming and not being...
  16. exlatccatsa

    Model 3 maintenance

    Theyre not loose, just not stuck. As the guy explained in the video when they're properly lubricated they should be able to move back from the disc just by the power of the spring arm. With the caliper removed, he said you should be able to squeeze the pads onto the disc, let go and they should...
  17. exlatccatsa

    Model 3 maintenance

    Another maintainence tip. I think I've found the reason for my rear brakes/discs not working properly and ending up rusting. I took off the caliper and hangers today to have the discs skimmed on Saturday. I was watching a YouTube video a couple of days ago in preparation (I wasn't signed in and...
  18. exlatccatsa

    4 year MOT - Fail!

    I was quoted, by Tesla, £500 for replacement rear discs and pads last year. Besides whats the point of chucking away a decent pair that have received minimal use.. hence the skimming.
  19. exlatccatsa

    4 year MOT - Fail!

    Look around for brake skimming. That'll save you quite a bit.. about £60ish for both discs. I feel your pain with the back brakes. I used high regen for the first year, till I realised what it was doing to the rear discs. Now even on low regen only 25% of the rear discs are free of rust...
  20. exlatccatsa

    Odd supercharger routing and -10% arrival on recent trip.

    You don't know how lucky you are.. a wife that can drive.. that would be wonderful :)
  21. exlatccatsa

    Odd supercharger routing and -10% arrival on recent trip.

    For my trips to HW from Scotland, I always stop at Banbury, it seems to be the last cheap Supercharger Southbound before HW. it usually gets me there with between 50 and 60%. Whilst in HW I generally charge at the podpoint at the retail park (4 hr limit) at 14p/kWh. I use ABRP to plan the...
  22. exlatccatsa

    Average Wh/mi since owning?

    With the Highland now being on sale, I thought I resurrect this thread and hopefully the graph can be updated to reflect just how much more efficient the newer models are. My lifetime average at 4 years and 50k miles is 276 15k/Yr split between winter and summer tyres.
  23. exlatccatsa

    UK and Ireland Marketplace - For Sale / Wanted / Free

    From the initial page instructions: "Please help keep this thread tidy. If an item is sold/found, please use the report function so that the post can be amended/deleted. "
  24. exlatccatsa

    <2021 PTC Heater Availability UK

    I spoke to a mobile technician today about these. You can have up to a 6 month wait for the part .. apparently Tesla have prioritised shipping to the middle east as the glue in their heaters are melting in the 40 degree plus heat. They haven't actually failed... Perhaps they could repurpose some...
  25. exlatccatsa

    Model 3 maintenance

    I did a search on Ebay, there are a number on there from £19 to £40 all fairly similar. I chose one where I could remove a section of the grille with the mesh and clean it, without removing the the whole new grille surround.
  26. exlatccatsa

    Model 3 maintenance

    Thanks Glyn. I just ordered one.
  27. exlatccatsa

    New Highland UK - stalks

    I'd bet that the next update to the model 3 is steer by wire as the Cybertruck has. Which means there should be no need for the steering wheel to rotate more than 90 degrees and no confusion about where the indicator button is.
  28. exlatccatsa

    Model 3 maintenance

    Possibly but you're left with all of it at the bottom of the radiator slope with no way of getting at it to clean it out. As far as I can figure the only time the louvres open is when the aircon is on and drawing air in through them. It would be useful to have a coarse filter just behind the...
  29. exlatccatsa

    Model 3 maintenance

    Although the Model 3 requires minimal maintenance, I've found one thing that largely seems to have been overlooked. The intakes below the front bumper when open , allow unfiltered air to pass over the fins of the aircon radiators. But unlike on my previous cars, where they were vertically...
  30. exlatccatsa

    Wiki UK and Ireland Supercharger Site News

    Re Adderstone. I was watching Just buy a Tesla on YouTube recorded just before Christmas, the Adderstone tombstones were looking the worse for wear.. 2 appeared to be knocked over and one damaged.. it seems the trucks are reversing into them.
  31. exlatccatsa

    Wipers

    I found out a couple of days ago I can turn off my wipers whilst on TACC. I'm sure I never used to be able to do that, I'm sure they always had to be on or auto. When did this change?
  32. exlatccatsa

    [UK] 2023.44

    44.30.5.1 I had incessant lane departure unavailable warnings this morning with warning beeps.. the first time that has happened.. I ignored them and continued driving.. fairly busy dual carrigeway.. when I next looked the lane departure warnings had been replaced with boot open warnings.. I had...
  33. exlatccatsa

    Wiki UK and Ireland Supercharger Site News

    Can anyone tell me if Abington is open please? I'm heading south overnight and I'm not getting the red marker in the app, just a white one.
  34. exlatccatsa

    [UK] 2023.44

    Seems it wasn't just me https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/app-commands-keep-failing.316550/#post-7951644
  35. exlatccatsa

    [UK] 2023.44

    I didn't try a reboot.. thanks for that. Yes every time I got out of the car.. silence. Giving it more thought today. I think.something must have been frozen shut or open as the OAT was continuously below zero fir the week that I was away abd the min temp on the outside thermometer is -10...
  36. exlatccatsa

    [UK] 2023.44

    I tried everything.. the only way I could keep the car heating the cabin was to physically sit in the seat.. the app seemed to be working OK otherwise.. just timed out when anything climate related came up.. perhaps its because it had been left for a week in the -10 conditions.. perhaps...
  37. exlatccatsa

    [UK] 2023.44

    I had problems defrosting the car yesterday.. its never happened before. Previously its been one stab at the app button and the defrost is instantaneous. But yesterday I must've tried a dozen times before it finally activated. I was about to resort to sitting in the ice covered car ( frozen coke...
  38. exlatccatsa

    Wiper blade replacement

    Just a heads up Bosch A871S £17.90 for the set. Inc. delivery! EBay shop carpartsinmotion and use their 20% discount code at checkout. Hope this helps someone. I didn't need new blades even after 3 1/2 years.. but just in case over the winter, these will stay in the car.
  39. exlatccatsa

    [uk specific] Software 2023.32

    I did this yesterday after my return trip from High Wycombe to Aberdeenshire. I mistakenly thought the bug reports I had made through the night trip would have been enough, but no, they wanted video as well. They could see on one event, I could only remember one, the steering maxed left and...
  40. exlatccatsa

    [uk specific] Software 2023.32

    I wondered if the problem with the headlights and signs is that they may be set up for American signs and not recognise the UK ones... also the car doesn't recognise the small white light pattern on the front of trucks above the cab, the 4 pattern or 2 pattern above the cabs, and continually...
  41. exlatccatsa

    [uk specific] Software 2023.32

    I has the same last night. Left Perth with 95% est at Tebay 25% over the next 30 miles the Tebay estimate lost 1% for every 3 miles driven.. ended up being 10% lowest.. then started to climb again I got there with 18% which is what ABRP predicted. I didn't get any rain to speak of, but the dry...
  42. exlatccatsa

    Solar Panels UK - is it worth it?

    For those with Victron systems, they're just about to introduce a software upgrade called Dynamic ESS. Video here. It's beta at the moment but essentially it will take the future price of electricity import and export, together with your battery SOC, your house useage and the solar forecast and...
  43. exlatccatsa

    Wiki Everything you wanted to know about Intelligent Octopus But Were Afraid To Ask

    I'm having exactly the same problem. Apart from being cut off, twice, having waited 20 min in the queue. This is the most clumsy switch I've experienced with Octopus. I had to request the switch via email and was switched to outgoing lite and given a link to IO to sign up. I tried only for the...
  44. exlatccatsa

    Disc brake significant grooves - performance only?

    My 2020 M3LR is also suffering. I've tried everything apart from skimming the rotors, including new pads and lubricating the pad "ears" every 6 months. I never drive with full regen now. I just can't get the pads to engage the outer 3rd or half of the brake rotor. A rotor skim would almost...
  45. exlatccatsa

    Wiki Everything you wanted to know about Intelligent Octopus But Were Afraid To Ask

    Thats solved the battery drain problem thanks for the suggestion. Hopefully Octopus will tell me how IO can operate on an unregistered device. I suppose I should check whether I'm able to charge at 7.5p and then export the solar on Flux at a much higher rate?
  46. exlatccatsa

    Wiki Everything you wanted to know about Intelligent Octopus But Were Afraid To Ask

    Yes, thanks Drew, I've done that.. the problem is that the device (Zappi) was never enabled, tested or used for IO so IO shouldn't know about it. But I've disabled smart charging so fingers crossed that works tonight.. I've got nearly 20% off the solar so far. That's enough for a quick shopping...
  47. exlatccatsa

    Wiki Everything you wanted to know about Intelligent Octopus But Were Afraid To Ask

    I'm charging from solar and a bit of battery this morning.. just don't want to loose it all whilst on holiday as the car will not be coming along.