Replacing cabin air filter and cleaning evaporator fins in 2021-2022 MS

[MFrunkerOG]

My air intake prefilter sock is coming this coming week no more water ingress!

 

[reddogva99]

It most certainly should! The impart does not even show up in the epc site

I don't know what impart or the epc site is?

 

[MFrunkerOG]

I don't know what impart or the epc site is?

Part
Epc dot Tesla dot com

 

[Duke846]

I have a 2020 model 3 with same issue and I have to clean the coils every 6 months. I really didn't want to have to deal with this on the 2023 model s I just ordered... please let us know if this fixes the problem? I'm thinking of cancelling my order and getting a used 2020 model s now. I'm going to ask if my new car will have the updated part.

It won’t and you will still buy it because its a awesome car.

 

[reddogva99]

It won’t and you will still buy it because its an awesome car.

You know me too well LOL!

 

[reddogva99]

My air intake prefilter sock is coming this coming week no more water ingress!

Can you send a link for the one you ordered and where you going to place it.

 

[Duke846]

Can you send a link for the one you ordered and where you going to place it.

I would wait till you get it b4 you worry. Like most of us here we had a good smelling car till it gets humid and rainy.
Your in Virginia your probably good for a year or so.

 

[Duke846]

You know me too well LOL!

Plaid or LR?
I recommend the Plaid, it will help dry the filter faster!!!!!

 

[MFrunkerOG]

Can you send a link for the one you ordered and where you going to place it.

Filterwears is making a custom sock for me. I’ll be test fitting it Not a link you can buy yet. And for where it goes, lookup my previous messages on this thread - it will go over the air I take under the hood cowl.

 

[reddogva99]

I would wait till you get it b4 you worry. Like most of us here we had a good smelling car till it gets humid and rainy.
You’re in Virginia you’re probably good for a year or so.

I really don’t want to wait. My 3 smells pretty bad during the humid time of the year and its kind of pain to do the coil cleaner.
I would wait till you get it b4 you worry. Like most of us here we had a good smelling car till it gets humid and rainy.
Your in Virginia your probably good for a year or so.

 

[reddogva99]

Filterwears is making a custom sock for me. I’ll be test fitting it Not a link you can buy yet. And for where it goes, lookup my previous messages on this thread - it will go over the air I take under the hood cowl.

I’ll wait to see if this solves your problem. Thanks!

 

[Duke846]

The smell of the 3 is like a gym sock.(Elon’s musk) My plaid funk was more like vinegar. Hard to explain but definitely in my case not as bad as the 3.

 

[NeuroRad]

My 22 just developed the smell. Been raining and its really awful.

 

[NeuroRad]

Has anyone had luck disinfecting the hepa instead of replacing it?

 

[MFrunkerOG]

Has anyone had luck disinfecting the hepa instead of replacing it?

I have - see a few pages prior in this thread

 

[Duke846]

Has anyone had luck disinfecting the hepa instead of replacing it?

I dried mine out in the sun. Liked the smell of my car so much without it I never put it back in until I got a new one.

 

[MFrunkerOG]

Oh this is classic. I have a mobile appointment to replace the hepa assembly and I get a message from the service guys asking me to ensure I have the hepa as some plaids didn’t ship with the hepa assembly

Per their records on my VIN, I don’t have the hepa option installed. I had to send them a photo of biodefense mode and the filter to satisfy them otherwise!

Let’s see what tomorrow brings!

 

[NeuroRad]

I’m going to submit a service request. Did you specifically request them to replace hepa or just notify about the smell.

 

[Sam1]

Oh this is classic. I have a mobile appointment to replace the hepa assembly and I get a message from the service guys asking me to ensure I have the hepa as some plaids didn’t ship with the hepa assembly

Per their records on my VIN, I don’t have the hepa option installed. I had to send them a photo of biodefense mode and the filter to satisfy them otherwise!

Let’s see what tomorrow brings!

wtf? every single one that has biodefense mode should have a hepa system or they are outright falsely advertising.

What's the difference between the two visually?

 

[MFrunkerOG]

wtf? every single one that has biodefense mode should have a hepa system or they are outright falsely advertising.

What's the difference between the two visually?

They said the assembly is empty with no filter on some cars