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Cabin filter Tesla or Wix
‘21 Tesla Model Y, I’ve needed an air filter change with coil cleaning, another coil cleaning I did myself. Set of tires at 25k miles. Currently at 30 k miles and only other thing I’ve done is refill windshield washer fluid.
Pros: minimal maintenance
Mileage: 30000 km
I’ve changed the oil in my Tesla zero times in 15k miles, but I did have to replace the windshield wipers, and cabin air filter.
Pros: no oil changes needed
Mileage: 15000 km
Just picked up our second Model Y, had our first one for over a year and 20k+ miles and the only things it needed was tires (put new wheels and tires on), and cabin air filters change (took about 15 minute in my driveway).
Pros: easy cabin air filter change
Mileage: 32000 km
At 23k miles I figured a cheap fix would be the cabin filter. Swapped in a Wix WP10159 charcoal filter and the smell is gone.
Pros: smell is gone
Cons: musty/old/damp smell
Mileage: 37015 km
Part number: WP10159
I use a charcoal Wix filter. It works really nice, even for filtering out smells a bit. And I drive a lot on dirt roads and it helps clean that up too.
Pros: filters out smells
A recent update fixed the issue with mine. I didn't smell it anymore for the last few weeks. I still had an appt with mobile service to replace my filters and they cleaned the evap core for free (paid for the filters) as well. Still no smell.
Pros: no smell, evap core cleaned
Replaced the filters myself (got them from the SC, $17 each, you need two). Still had the smell, took it in for other issues, and they comped the Kool it portion because I already changed the filters.
Pros: filters replaced, Kool it comped
Cons: still had the smell
As for the cabin air filter. I usually go with WIX.
Every 6 months to a year you need to replace the cabin filter and clean the evaporator.
Pros: preventative maintenance
Cons: a bit of pain
One out of two times they gave me the wrong engine filter, even though they searched by VIN number. The second, and last time, I purchased from them, they sold me an aftermarket cabin filter for the same price as OEM.
Pros: null
Cons: wrong filter, overpriced aftermarket
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