During HW3 upgrade, I asked Tesla to change my filter and I got the vinegar smell. Once they changed the filter again, the smell was gone.
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2018 MX 100D......vinegar smell when starting ac
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can someone tell me where condenser coil in 2018 model x is? ive got the filter out. klima cleaner on hand. ive had service treat for the awful smell and replace the filter. came back in less than 2 months. they initially quoted me 156 then when they showed up at my house they said it was in system wrong and at least double that. it is ridiculous to pay 300 every month to partially treat an odor so offensive the car is unusable
Well I tried this today and so far so good! A lot easier than I thought. Instead of putting the tubing that comes with the Kool it can between the blades as suggested... Just before the evaporator there is a temperature sensor in the piping that can be easily removed to push the solution in. Worked like a charm!
Hopefully this lasts.... The smell is driving me crazy.
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The recirculation being on causes this issue. Range mode automatically sets you air to recirc. Make sure to manually turn it to pull outside air if you must be in range mode.
Yeah that's correct. The sensor just twists and pulls out. I pushed the tube in... You don't have to push much of it in since the evaporator is right there.
Update: Used the Kool-it and it seems to have helped, but there is a much easier way to get to the evaporator in a Model X. It literally has an opening in the floor well on the passenger side and it’s all you need. Pic attached of the Kool It draining out a bit. Absolutely no need at all to take anything apart. I am kind of wondering how the hell im the first person to notice this?! Pic attached. Feed the tube up and to the left and you’re golden. It’s the same distance as going through the temp sensor route.
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@tnots, I think you are on to something. The holes above the passenger floor well maps to the attached (exploded evaporator view). I think we just need to follow the air way up and spray Kool-it in the chamber towards the right?
I think this is a better approach since it's after the fan blades as posted in the reddit post -- Getting rid of bad air conditioner smell. Model x. : teslamotors
I was about to tear apart my dash today, will try this route first and I ordered 2 cans of Kool-It.
I think this is a better approach since it's after the fan blades as posted in the reddit post -- Getting rid of bad air conditioner smell. Model x. : teslamotors
I was about to tear apart my dash today, will try this route first and I ordered 2 cans of Kool-It.
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Let me know if this works.... The smell has come back for me. I might try this but it's basically what I did... Even sprayed closer. The problem is you can see what you're spraying... You may just be spraying just the corner of the evaporator for all you know.
You're diagram/picture is exactly correct and so far the best representation I've seen on how to get to the right spot. You get much closer to the evaporator itself going this route. The smell has not returned and the only 'smell' is from the kool-it that I sprayed.
@tnots @gazepdapi hey guys, I have good news and bad news.
Bad news: The outlet from the foot well does not lead to the evaporator. It leads to an empty chamber after the heating coils
Good news: I have closure on how to reach the evaporator coils and confirmed the location.
Before trying this experiment out, I inserted my borescope through the foot well air outlet. We see the air sensor on the way. I have also inserted the Kool-it applicator along side to confirm where we drop the mixture. The evaporator coil is no where to be seen. After cross referencing the path and shape of what I see, I have a good estimate on where it is in reference to the evaporator coil
Looking at it via an exploded view.
Location of the evaporator coil
This is towards the back of the fan, in the chamber where the drain tube is. In short we need to go through the back of the fan down the ramp towards the left.
Bad news: The outlet from the foot well does not lead to the evaporator. It leads to an empty chamber after the heating coils
Good news: I have closure on how to reach the evaporator coils and confirmed the location.
Before trying this experiment out, I inserted my borescope through the foot well air outlet. We see the air sensor on the way. I have also inserted the Kool-it applicator along side to confirm where we drop the mixture. The evaporator coil is no where to be seen. After cross referencing the path and shape of what I see, I have a good estimate on where it is in reference to the evaporator coil
Looking at it via an exploded view.
Location of the evaporator coil
This is towards the back of the fan, in the chamber where the drain tube is. In short we need to go through the back of the fan down the ramp towards the left.
Location of the evaporator coil (cont')
Below are my diagrams showing how to reach the evaporator coil. I also cross checked what we are seeing towards the front.
This is the squarish box with the orange wires, this is the heater coil and is next to the chamber where I was stuck initially.
We need to insert the tube to the back of the fan down towards to left. You will see the drain tube in yellow as marked.
I have taken my dash apart and took more pictures. Will attach them in a bit.
Below are my diagrams showing how to reach the evaporator coil. I also cross checked what we are seeing towards the front.
This is the squarish box with the orange wires, this is the heater coil and is next to the chamber where I was stuck initially.
We need to insert the tube to the back of the fan down towards to left. You will see the drain tube in yellow as marked.
I have taken my dash apart and took more pictures. Will attach them in a bit.
Here are the pictures and instructions after you have taking out the panels, glove box and the AC filter.
You will see the fan underneath the filter chamber. Insert the tube at the further most end of the fan well.
It's easier to insert the Kool-it black tip applicator through the top of the fan blades.
Insert it all the way in, we want the tip to go down towards the left as much as we can.
Apply Kool-it, if you did it right you should start to see the mixture excess dripping. When I applied it through the foot well air-outlet, there was no mixture seen under the car.
You will see the fan underneath the filter chamber. Insert the tube at the further most end of the fan well.
It's easier to insert the Kool-it black tip applicator through the top of the fan blades.
Insert it all the way in, we want the tip to go down towards the left as much as we can.
Apply Kool-it, if you did it right you should start to see the mixture excess dripping. When I applied it through the foot well air-outlet, there was no mixture seen under the car.
Here are the pictures and instructions after you have taking out the panels, glove box and the AC filter.
You will see the fan underneath the filter chamber. Insert the tube at the further most end of the fan well.
It's easier to insert the Kool-it black tip applicator through the top of the fan blades.
Insert it all the way in, we want the tip to go down towards the left as much as we can.
Apply Kool-it, if you did it right you should start to see the mixture excess dripping. When I applied it through the foot well air-outlet, there was no mixture seen under the car.
Well I wasn't even close... Good thing I bought two of those cans lol. This is great instruction thank you!!
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