Changing air filter

[Erik The Red]

Hey there,

I know many of you change your own filters, but i've got severe arthritis and can't do it myself. I was wondering if there were any major chains any of you would trust do the job? I'd rather not bring it into the tesla dealership just for this.

 

[ATPMSD]

Seems like this can / should be be a mobile service item. Why not try scheduling an appointment via the app, if they want you to bring the car in you can cancel and then explore other options?

 

[Midnightsun]

It is relatively easy to do, why not just get a good friend/neighbour of yours to help you out. Just locate a youtube video and go for it. A pizza and a beer will be more than adequate.

 

[airborne spoon]

Its a 5 min job no need to waste the time of a indy shop or your money. Just have a friend or relative do it for you.

 

[Erik The Red]

Its a 5 min job no need to waste the time of a indy shop or your money. Just have a friend or relative do it for you.

5 minute job? You have to take out the dash! How is that 5 minutes?

 

[AMPd]

5 minute job? You have to take out the dash! How is that 5 minutes?

What? on my 2015 model s you replace the air filter through the frunk.

 

[Midnightsun]

We do not even know what type of filter the OP has, no year mentioned. The best we can do is assume he has an S since he posted in the S section. There are a least 3 different filters and locations over the years, some take no time at all and others get rather involved.

 

[airborne spoon]

5 minute job? You have to take out the dash! How is that 5 minutes?

It's 5 min because all you do is pop off the frunk covers and replace the filter and put the covers back.

Perhaps you should say what vehicle you have when you ask a question

 

[KalJoMoS]

To clarify the words @airborne spoon is talking about…

 

[Greg29]

Take apart dash on my 2016.5, more than I wanted to tackle. Mobile service did it for $28.

 

[Midnightsun]

Take apart dash on my 2016.5, more than I wanted to tackle. Mobile service did it for $28.

Are you saying mobile service will come out and change the filter for a measly 28$ or was there other work being done? Just sounds to good to be true to have someone drive out and just change a filter for that kind of money.

 

[Erik The Red]

It's 5 min because all you do is pop off the frunk covers and replace the filter and put the covers back.

Perhaps you should say what vehicle you have when you ask a question

I have a 2020 MS LR+ with the standard filter, all the video's i've seen show removing the dash to get to the filter. I think it was easier on older models.

 

[airborne spoon]

I have a 2020 MS LR+ with the standard filter, all the video's i've seen show removing the dash to get to the filter. I think it was easier on older models.

So based on this new information, (Which should've been in your original post!!) I'm guessing you want to replace item number 5.

This pic doesn't show its location very well but it looks like a similar location to the pre-facelift cars.
Why do you want to change it on such a new car? my filter has been in there for 5 years and i pulled it out a few weeks back to get to a bolt in the area and it was looking good. I still hit it with the air compressor before i tossed it back in but not a whole lot came out.

 

[Erik The Red]

So based on this new information, (Which should've been in your original post!!) I'm guessing you want to replace item number 5.

This pic doesn't show its location very well but it looks like a similar location to the pre-facelift cars.
Why do you want to change it on such a new car? my filter has been in there for 5 years and i pulled it out a few weeks back to get to a bolt in the area and it was looking good. I still hit it with the air compressor before i tossed it back in but not a whole lot came out.

That looks like it's under the hood, which would require removing the entire shroud and frunk box, and a bunch of other parts from what i've seen. Definitely not something i feel comfortable doing myself.

Honestly, i scheduled a mobile service visit, and it's $20 total. I was shocked. Although they're also doing the frunk latch recall adjustment, so maybe most of the cost was absorbed by that.

As for why? it's almost 3 years old, and have over 40,000 miles on it. I figure it's time.

 

[Stanley Liu]

What? on my 2015 model s you replace the air filter through the frunk.

Where do you get the replacement filters? Help I’ve got a 2015 Pre Facelift Model S and all the ones on the Tesla store arent compatible. I would prefer getting OEM parts instead of generic cause there are so many cheapp Chinese brands that are fake and don’t do anything at all. Thanks.

 

[AMPd]

Where do you get the replacement filters? Help I’ve got a 2015 Pre Facelift Model S and all the ones on the Tesla store arent compatible. I would prefer getting OEM parts instead of generic cause there are so many cheapp Chinese brands that are fake and don’t do anything at all. Thanks.

I don’t have that car anymore so I don’t know where you’d get them now. But I used to get them directly from Tesla

 

[ATPMSD]

Where do you get the replacement filters?

Just use Google!

Amazon.com : 2015 tesla model s cabin air filter

 

[ATPMSD]

@Stanley Liu

You should also look at the Parts Catalog. When you need something look up the part number and if Tesla does not have it then Google with that number.

Parts Catalog

epc.tesla.com

 

[KalJoMoS]

If you are in doubt then here is the measurements, note that it’s in metric size - in millimetres. That part no is 1035125-00-A

 

[Russell]

Where do you get the replacement filters? Help I’ve got a 2015 Pre Facelift Model S and all the ones on the Tesla store arent compatible. I would prefer getting OEM parts instead of generic cause there are so many cheapp Chinese brands that are fake and don’t do anything at all. Thanks.

These look good.

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