2013 S 85 Charge Port Replacement Tips?

[teslick2]

Hi all,

The charge port on my 2013 Model S 85 has a few issues and the service center said that the port and door should be replaced. Unfortunately they quoted ~$900 to do the work, whereas used charge ports and doors are about $75 on eBay. It doesn't look like a lot of work, and the port is held in by 4 screws.

Before I dive into this thing, does anyone have experience changing the charge ports on an older Model S? Or any tips they could share?

Thanks!

 

[Akikiki]

You are considering putting your body at risk to replace it where there's HV cables? Wow. I'm old and far from being as useful as I once was and I would NOT consider doing it myself.

 

[teslick2]

You are considering putting your body at risk to replace it where there's HV cables? Wow. I'm old and far from being as useful as I once was and I would NOT consider doing it myself.

Isolating the HV and 12V are pretty simple. After that's done, my biggest risk is cutting my fingers on sharp sheet metal.

 

[Akikiki]

Hey teslick2, I wish you well. Will you have your descendant drop into TMC and tell us which action it was that took you?

 

[Saxgod]

Hey teslick2, I wish you well. Will you have your descendant drop into TMC and tell us which action it was that took you?

A bit melodramatic don’t you think?

Just because you aren’t capable doesn’t mean he isn’t. He came asking for how not whether he should.

 

[tj1772]

Hi all,

The charge port on my 2013 Model S 85 has a few issues and the service center said that the port and door should be replaced. Unfortunately they quoted ~$900 to do the work, whereas used charge ports and doors are about $75 on eBay. It doesn't look like a lot of work, and the port is held in by 4 screws.

Before I dive into this thing, does anyone have experience changing the charge ports on an older Model S? Or any tips they could share?

Thanks!

There is a DIY video on this. I have to find it. It's straight forward. I remember you have to disconnect the battery and the access is behind the liner in the trunk.

 

[Akikiki]

Sax, old buddy, I think teslick2 got the spirit and my meaning better than you did. Just like you assume that I'm not capable because I choose not to risk it.

 

[teslick2]

There is a DIY video on this. I have to find it. It's straight forward. I remember you have to disconnect the battery and the access is behind the liner in the trunk.

Thanks! I look forward to seeing what you find.

 

[NoMoGas]

Hi all,

The charge port on my 2013 Model S 85 has a few issues and the service center said that the port and door should be replaced. Unfortunately they quoted ~$900 to do the work, whereas used charge ports and doors are about $75 on eBay. It doesn't look like a lot of work, and the port is held in by 4 screws.

Before I dive into this thing, does anyone have experience changing the charge ports on an older Model S? Or any tips they could share?

Thanks!

Do it yourself. The HV cables arent even hot (check with meter). You'll need to remove your tail light.

 

[tj1772]

Hi all,

The charge port on my 2013 Model S 85 has a few issues and the service center said that the port and door should be replaced. Unfortunately they quoted ~$900 to do the work, whereas used charge ports and doors are about $75 on eBay. It doesn't look like a lot of work, and the port is held in by 4 screws.

Before I dive into this thing, does anyone have experience changing the charge ports on an older Model S? Or any tips they could share?

Thanks![/QUOTE

There is a DIY video on this. I have to find it. It's straight forward. I remember you have to disconnect the battery and the access is behind the liner in the trunk.

 

[tj1772]

There is a DIY video on this. I have to find it. It's straight forward. I remember you have to disconnect the battery and the access is behind the liner in the trunk.

 

[ebogle19]

I can only fing GEN 2 charge ports on ebay. Can I use the pins on the GEN 2 generation?

 

[ebogle19]

I can only fing GEN 2 charge ports on ebay. Can I use the pins on the GEN 2 generation?

I have a non-automatic charge port

 

[teslick2]

I can only fing GEN 2 charge ports on ebay. Can I use the pins on the GEN 2 generation?

Maybe. The pins must be the same shape so the charging cable fits in, but I’m not sure how the pins connect to the actual port on the gen 2.

 

[ebogle19]

How can I find the GEN 1 port? I cannot find it. And thank you for the help

 

[teslick2]

How can I find the GEN 1 port? I cannot find it. And thank you for the help

I checked eBay quickly and only found a couple. They have also gone up in price.

Tesla Model S Charger Charge Port BATTERY Socket Inlet PART NO :1005612-00-G | eBay

 

[Vip]

So I replaced the charge port on my 2013 Model S. After replacement the car gave 2 errors: Car needs service and car needs software update.
Has anyone had this issue and if so what did you do to resolve this?
Thanks

 

[Vip]

So I had an interesting experience with the replacement.
As stated before, after I installed the new charging port multiple errors appeared. I could not drive my car or charge it.
One of the errors that appeared was that a software update was needed.
Luckily for me I hadn't downloaded the latest OTA update and it was sitting there to be downloaded. (it never downloaded because it wasn't connected to wifi.
I had the new port in and started downloading the update but the car totally crashed. It messed things up so much that I couldn't get the car started or working. None of the screens would work. At this point I seriously thought my eMMC failed!!!
I changed the port back to the old one. The car started back up.
So I decided to download the update with the old port installed.
Once the download was complete I re-installed the new port. Then I completed the installation of the update.
Success!!! After the update completed installation it recognized the charge port and everything was working great.
FYI: I did call Tesla beforehand and they said I could try the current pending download. If that didn't work then I would have to go to the service center for the update. Which surprised me and think it is BS that they can't send the software update OTA.

 

[ucmndd]

Yes, you need to redeploy the firmware after the part change. One handy way to do that, as you discovered, is to have a software update staged.

 

[Akikiki]

Wow. @Vip, You were lucky.