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Maintenance
- Thread starter ChrisCavanaugh
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Ciaopec
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I have a 2016 90D with 125,000 miles. I have replaced the tires twice. New headlights(under warranty). New passenger door handle (warranty).
Maybe replace the 12V battery. It will be far less expensive sooner rather than when the car shuts down and you have to have it towed (happened to me after 4 years).
Oh, and I would check the windshield washer fluid.
- Cabin Air Filter - Every 2 years
- High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Filter- Every 3 years
- Brake Fluid Test - Test for contamination every 2 years
- Air Conditioning Service - Replace dessicant every 2 years
- Winter Care - Clean and lubricate all brake calipers every 12 months (more important in cold regions where salt and sand is dumped on the roads in winter)
ahkahn
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Quick question - what is your 100% range now? My 90D has suffered tremendously for whatever reason.
Alysashley79
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the cabin air filter should be replaced every 15k miles! Most people drive this amount per year.
ahkahn
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amiral_sub
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on my 2013 and 210.000km:
My car had some other reliablity problems but it is not maintenance
- Cabin Air Filter (very easy DIY, cost : 13€)
- Brake Fluid done only one time
- Air Conditioning done only done one time
- 12 V battery remplaced one time
- repaint the performance brakes calibers (beautiful red)
- regreased and tightened the transmission gimbals. Cost: 55€ (done last friday)
My car had some other reliablity problems but it is not maintenance
Ciaopec
Active Member
Ciaopec
Active Member
ahkahn said: ↑
Quick question - what is your 100% range now? My 90D has suffered tremendously for whatever reason.
For what it is worth: Because the car was used for long distance travel in the first two years, I would guess 75% (or more) of charging has been done at SuperChargers.
Quick question - what is your 100% range now? My 90D has suffered tremendously for whatever reason.
For what it is worth: Because the car was used for long distance travel in the first two years, I would guess 75% (or more) of charging has been done at SuperChargers.
I was under the assumption the brake fluid needs to be replaced as often as any ICE car, every 2 years/24-36k miles?
amiral_sub
Member
Other items apparently no longer on the official list but that seem like a good idea --
- Clean the A/C and sunroof drains. These can get clogged and cause fluids to back up and overflow into the cabin, making a mess. Cleanout is easy using compressed air, should be cheap.
- Possibly clean and lubricate the sunroof if you have one. That was part of my annual service the past two years, and I do use the sunroof so it might be a good investment. That was part of routine service on other cars i had in the past, too.
Currently have a wet floorboard in one of our 2014 S's.
I can see the AC drain tube, and it is clear on the outside (frunk) but I was hesitant to disconnect it on the inside.
I have no idea where the sunroof drains.
@David29 How do you go about cleaning the AC and sunroof drains? Thanks!
I should not have made it sound as if I have done it on the Tesla. I have had the service center do the drain cleaning, so I do not actually know where each of the drains emerges below the car, sorry. On other cars, the AC drain tube(s) are usually fairly easy to spot because you know roughly where the heater box is. But the sunroof drains can emerge in various places that might not be apparent. Sorry I cannot be more helpful.
Huh? I normally keep all my cars for 10-20 years. I have never changed the brake fluid.
