How often should the cabin filters be replaced? I know it's pretty much acting like any other car, but I always like to stay on this type of stuff and wondering if there is set time somewhere? I have a cleaner and filters coming to replace mine. I am at 28K miles. I am also adding the plastic filter under the hood to block out large items from entering the air system.
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Cabin Filter replacement
- Thread starter Shelby16
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Every 2 years as stated from the manual, 1 year if you live in China.
Id rebut and say 1 year for those who use the AC often. The musky mostly smell posts appear every few weeks here. Tells ya how quick that condensation help promote fungal growth.
XLR82XS
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2 years is fine if you don't utilize recirc mode. I have zero musty smell issues with 3 Teslas and use A/C almost year round in my warm climate. I don't activate recirc.
i thought the same thing, but was told in my other thread on this (how often to do the cleaning) that recirc won't kick on if you don't set the temp low enough. which, while interesting because i did not know that, seems to me to make "don't use recirc" not really a solution...i mean, if i'm hot i'm turning the AC down and not worrying about whether or not it might kick recirc on.
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just a heads up, it is a GIGANTIC pain in the a** to do this yourself. not hard, just a huge PITA. the hardest part by far is trying to contort yourself to get the cover back on and screw that holds it in place back into the dash when you try to put it all back together. it's in a really tough to reach spot.
It’s much less of a PIA if you get one of these:
Cabin Air Filter Magnetic Cover for Tesla Model 3 - Black | eBay
Cabin Air Filter Magnetic Cover for Tesla Model 3 - Black | eBay
AWESOME and purchased! Thank you. Good to have the convenience of being able to quickly doing it whenever desired.
RayK
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that looks awesome, but are there any potential worries about where that magnet would be in relation to a lot of electronics in that part of the car?
It is so small (~0.25"), I cannot imagine getting any interference. Way too much metal around it anyway...
rking0122
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Jimbydude
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Just bought 2 after watching couple vids on replacing filter. That little screw will def be a casualty.....
Is the some type of alarm or notification that let you know when some of these maintenance issues are required?
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