scottf200
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No brainer indeed. The UI will feel fresh and fast. With that timeframe it is well worth the price. 2k cnd=1600 USD. I paid 3,126 cdn (2500 USD) and would do it again. Price now is 1500 USD (500 USD for AM IIRC).
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eMMC recall vs. MCU2 Upgrade
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tengtengvn
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I had the recall chip upgrade done two months ago on my 2016 after the typical glitches and sluggishness issues. However, the performance continued to deteriorate afterwards. I brought the car in again today and was told that their remote diagnosis showed “no hardware issues” for the chip and they talked me into getting the infotainment upgrade for $1500. Does that make sense?
Glitches and sluggishness shouldn’t be a feature of an eMMC chip going bad. It’s the blank screens that are a good indication.
In the case of just replacing the eMMC chip, you’re still stuck with the old CPU, and therefore sluggish speed. Just like a new laptop is faster than a 5 year old one, a newer infotainment ‘MCU2’ is faster than the old one.
The eMMC chip is in reality a memory storage device, just like your camera‘s SD card, and doesn’t really affect speed of your infotainment.
scottf200
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@wooter made some good points. One of the issues with the MCU1 is that the speed of it was good at the time but as they add more features to the new OTA FW that is bound to add processing requirements. Thus your MCU1 will appear to get 'slower' over time.
You will NOT regret getting the MCU2 upgrade. I paid $2500 early on and would do it again in a heartbeat as it made that much difference in the cars experience for me.
KentuckyX
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Although I’m not looking to replace my 2017 MX100D, I often wonder how our older Xs are going to be able to handle the tech involved with the FSD commands. That’s the biggest concern I have and the biggest reason I can’t wait to get the beta firmware - to see how my old car deals with the millions of bits of info coming at it at once. I’ve got the camera retrofit, MCU2, and (naturally) HW3. This should be interesting…
I have a 2014 model S (out of warranty), pre-AP.
The Tesla app says my eMMC is healthy, but I want to do the repair before bigger issues. Any way to actually get it done?
Alternatively, I’d like to upgrade to MCU2 if I can get a good price (I heard some people paid $1,000 if the eMMC recall wasn’t done). Is this still current? My app does not show a MCU2 upgrade option
The Tesla app says my eMMC is healthy, but I want to do the repair before bigger issues. Any way to actually get it done?
Alternatively, I’d like to upgrade to MCU2 if I can get a good price (I heard some people paid $1,000 if the eMMC recall wasn’t done). Is this still current? My app does not show a MCU2 upgrade option
Is your spreadsheet linked anywhere for public view? I put in a request for an mcu upgrade and very suspicious on the price I was quoted.
scottf200
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Info I gathered back when this was a hot topic. HTH
It isn't but is simply the info above.
Is the price you got different from what they have on their upgrade webpage???
Infotainment Upgrade | Tesla Support
Upgrade your Infotainment system to access new features, and for a more advanced and smoother user experience.
Surprisingly so, confirmed with the service reps over chat that this included mcu 2 upgrade and screen replacements. Still think the rep got it incorrect, but hoping to profit off this mistake with a heavy discount. $540 for upgrade on a 2015 model sIt isn't but is simply the info above.
Is the price you got different from what they have on their upgrade webpage???
Infotainment Upgrade | Tesla Support
Upgrade your Infotainment system to access new features, and for a more advanced and smoother user experience.www.tesla.com
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$500 for the tuner, plus tax. MCU2 for free. No labor for either. Deal of the week.
It shouldn’t matter, but any chance your car is under some extended warranty? Like if you bought it used in 2019 from Tesla?
When is your install date?
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Yinn
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That's not the price for the MCU upgrade...that's the price to upgrade your radio. The $500 is listed in that section, and the part number corresponds to the Sirius tuner module. According to the estimate, your upgrade to MCU2 is free - or for a TBD price surprise on pickup.
m5james
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You have a link for this recall that's coming? I've got an MCU1 still, I've used MCU2...it's nice and all but not worth the $2250 it'd cost me IMHO. I'd rather wait until Tesla decides it's more cost effective to upgrade MCU1 users vs paying engineers to keep updating an older system.
You’re quoting a post that is two years old. The recall is ongoing to repair faulty memory chips with new larger chips that wear less in order to extend the lifespan of the board.
There isn’t a large inventory of MCU1 parts. Tesla is using old boards they get back from cars that are upgraded to MCU2 to keep an inventory for the recall.
Yep, they are only ~66% done with the recall. Probably only another two years to get through all of the vehicles:
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