My Model 3 is coming up to 4 years old. Time for some preventive maintenance. Here is a good video on the required and recommended maintenance on Teslas.
What do you think? He doesn't even recommend replacing the brake fluid periodically, which is probably okay in the short or even medium term but maybe not if you keep your cars for 20 years.
What about brake caliper service? Caliper problems probably have something to do with corrosion, which probably has something to do with salt on the roads. Salt is almost never used on the roads here. And on the couple of slippery days a year where there might be salt, we stay home. So there is essentially no exposure to salt. Should they still be serviced?
Some people say you should replace the cabin filters on a Model 3 every 2 years. The Tesla road ranger recommended waiting until my AC gets smelly to replace the cabin filters. We don't drive very much so that might be more sensible than doing it based on years. When I wash my car I put it in car wash mode so the cabin filters don't get wet. It's rainy here but the car lives in the garage most of the time so the cabin filters get a chance to dry out if they do get wet.
What about coolant? The Tesla road ranger said replacing it isn't necessary but he said that was because there were no exhaust gases to deal with, which while true, may not be the only issue. What do you think? Replace the coolant periodically anyway? How often?
What do you think? He doesn't even recommend replacing the brake fluid periodically, which is probably okay in the short or even medium term but maybe not if you keep your cars for 20 years.
What about brake caliper service? Caliper problems probably have something to do with corrosion, which probably has something to do with salt on the roads. Salt is almost never used on the roads here. And on the couple of slippery days a year where there might be salt, we stay home. So there is essentially no exposure to salt. Should they still be serviced?
Some people say you should replace the cabin filters on a Model 3 every 2 years. The Tesla road ranger recommended waiting until my AC gets smelly to replace the cabin filters. We don't drive very much so that might be more sensible than doing it based on years. When I wash my car I put it in car wash mode so the cabin filters don't get wet. It's rainy here but the car lives in the garage most of the time so the cabin filters get a chance to dry out if they do get wet.
What about coolant? The Tesla road ranger said replacing it isn't necessary but he said that was because there were no exhaust gases to deal with, which while true, may not be the only issue. What do you think? Replace the coolant periodically anyway? How often?
