How to SAFELY replace your Tesla Model 3 air filters 10 minutes - The Easy Way
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In this video, I show you how to safely and effectively replace your 2021 Tesla Model 3 cabin air filters. Yes, this video is longer than most out there, but there are some specific differences that I show you that you'll want to incorporate when you change your filters. Not only will this save you money, but you can easily do this yourself safely, and learn something new. Here are your step-by-step directions to changing the cabin air filters in your Tesla Model 3 from beginning to end.
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"I want to show you how to change this safely." Proceeds to burn a hole in the carpet.
Actually if you’re careful you don’t really need to remove those wires from the under glovebox panel. Additionally if you’re an old guy like me you might want to do a few stretching exercises before you start as you’re really contorting yourself into some unusual positions ! While we think most mechanical things were designed by engineers I am convinced some things were purposely designed by chiropractors !
LOL great point!
Awesome comment
Just changed the filter on my 2021 Model 3 and followed it to a tee. Even used the same brand of AC Unit cleaner. Yes, it does smell nice and fresh . As pointed out, you really do not need to disconnect the wires from the light and speaker. It will drop far enough down for you to access the panel. Great video !
@minhaoxue Awesome....thanks for the feedback. I'm glad it worked for you as well.
Able to change, no problem - thanks for all your suggestions. Some additional comments:
1. I was able to do without disconnecting wires, as another reader suggested - mind you, I did not have a camera in my hand.
2. I took an 18” piece of tubing and vacuumed to bottom of compartment which houses the two filters before inserting the new filters.
Again thanks.
Bill, Hamilton Ontario
Good tips. I like that vacuum idea too.
Why do you need to remove the under gloves compartment? Sorry, I don’t understand. It looks to me that the filter is under the console. Thx for your response
Why does Tesla let you order 1 filter when they have 2 in the car 🤦🏼♂️ now i have to order another one...
My lord.
Do not remove the wires, just spent twice as long trying to fit the speaker wire back in. And you need a Torx (Star) screw driver, do not try to remove the screw with a Phillips.
It's not the humid environment, it's bad design on the air duct. The air duct for the AC has a drain hole, but the blower sucks air up the drain hole and thus the water gets sucked in as well when the blower is on step 6 or higher.
Probably one of the most detailed and informative videos for changing the cabain air filters that I've see so far. Good job!
Haillnah
welp wasn't clear in your instructions on how to take out the bottom glove box panel so when i pulled it down like you did i snapped the clip in the back of the box thats attatched to the vehicle, and its $300 to get it replaced. thumbs down
I love how you explain everything in clear detail without unnecessary preamble or rambling. Straight to the point but without missing details. Amazing! Thank you!
Thank you, I appreciate the feedback and hope to improve in the future as well.
Came back a year later to do my annual filter change :) Second time doing on my own.
Way less daunting and apprehensive about it this time around having done it once already.
No AC coil clean this time though because the cans of cleaner is like $40 and as it was winter so mostly running on heat so AC coils are rarely used and should be mostly dry so should be less mold and bacteria on them.
Thanks again for the tutorial :)
not good ,,, time waster
Interesting.. I have only seen people using coil cleaner directly into the area where the filters are placed. There are a number of videos that show this process..where they use a tube and spray directly down into the spot where the coils are...just sayin....
Finally a project that actually took the same amount of time as estimated.
🤣
Btw if you are like me and had trouble putting the glovebox plate/cover back because you’re stupid, remember that the pins have to be pulled out of the washer things they’re each attached to in order for the pin/plug and washer to both go into the holes.
Once the washer part is in the hole, _then_ you can push the pin into the washer that is now in the hole to lock it in place.
The washer will expand when the pin is in it, so if the pin is already in, the washer is already expanded and thus will not be able to fit in the hole.
I don’t see the need to remove the panel under the glove box.
A TESLA TECH TOLD ME not TO USE FILTERS WITH THE BLACK CARBON BALLS. They get soaked and break off into the fan. The fan then breaks and is NOT under warranty!
Did mine today. Was a pain to do!
How come?
@@Tesla11ven Those carbon balls get wet and break apart go into fan and wreck the fan. NOT covered by warranty!
Thank you, I liked the way you cleaned the inlet in the front. I had bought filters online which looked exactly like yours but did not have the air direction on it (I was guessing the way it should until I saw your video, thank you). I will now go and work on it.
Note to self: Use LED lights.
Instructions were spot on. Easiest thing I’ve ever done on my Model 3
I love hearing that, thanks and I'm glad it worked out.
Thank you for the detailed information, I have the filters already but did not know about the spray. I will get the spray first before I replace the filters. Thank you for the tip!
You're welcome. Good luck with everything.
A Torx socket kit helps tons, with a small ratchet driver such as a 1/4". The T-20 Torx bit stays connected while you loosen or tighten if the bolt is in the old (difficult to reach) location. HUGE time saver and more importantly, less aggravation. This is the single worst part of the job, but the Torx bit on a ratchet made it much easier. Thanks for the video.
You're absolutely correct, that would have been helpful.
yeah, he fails to mention the most important part.
Very good explanation. This was my second time replacing the filters so I figured I’d go off Tesla’s instructions. Ended up needing more visuals and your video helped a ton. Thanks for the walk through!
This will NOT fix the issue! The replacement filters will simply get wet and stink again. Don't spend $ on spray for the coils. I cannot find it but there is a video on how to block the moisture from getting on your filter. He 3D prints a clip that fits on the filter in the center edge of the bottom filter. I do not see why you couldn't simply use duck tape on the edge of the filter. Anything to keep the moisture from getting on/into the edge of the filter. Hope that helps a little. Sorry i could not find the video to share.
Coming back for my third change hehe
🤣 awesome
@@Tesla11ven I bought DEDC filters and they had the pull tab on the wrong side!!!
So to get the pull tabs facing outwards but maintaining the charcoal side facing the rear of the car, you have to put the filters in upside down. This allows the pull tab for the filter to be reachable, but the bottom one is gone way down in the bottom!
What a bitch it was to get the bottom filter out because of that!!!
I had to use some duct tape to make a makeshift “pull tab” to pull up a bit, then took a knife to stab it and push up even more, then ultimately more stabs and took a flat tool to push it up more until I just basically pulverized the edge to grip more of the filter to finally pull it out.
@@doccock1662 😲. Yea I can see that being a pain!
Tesla should have made it so you don’t have to take apart some of the car.
agreed it really a dumb design. one of many on this car...
I had Tesla service come to my house to replace the filters. Cost $50.00. You paid $38.88 + shipping from Amazon and in addition the coil cleaner. So I don’t see the hassle of doing it myself.
Agreed. Just scheduled Tesla mobile service to come to my house. The net cost is ~ $14 to have someone else hassle with this. Well worth it!
Some of us just enjoy doing stuff like this ourselves😊. Also, there a TRUE HEPA after market filters that Tesla won’t fit, which are medical grade filters, so this video serves two purposes as they won’t fit after market parts unfortunately
Serious question, I've had Tesla do my Model 3 and Model Y filters (at cost) at local Tesla Owners events, and neither time did they remove the glove box items. They pulled the side panel, removed the screw panel and then the filters. Took them less than 5 minutes each time. How crucial is that step? Is it to have more clearance to remove the filters? I even asked the tech about this and he said they never take anything else apart, of course they do this a lot. Thanks for the video!
More than likely it's for space you're right. It's what I found out to work best & easiest for me though.
@@Tesla11ven Much appreciated.
Yeah, that pre-filter up front is fantastic. Only replaced that pre-filter twice in 30 months and it stops a lot of road dust from getting in. And it's WAY easier to change! 🙂
Great tip!
Thank you! Same smell almost like feet. Just hit 10k miles and ordering the same products.
Purchased the cleaner & filters you recommended…. Installed today. Your video was a great help and the cabin smells great! Thanks you!
Great to hear. Thanks for the feedback.
You used an incandescent bulb to light your work area in your car? Dude. 🤦♂️
🤣 I did
You NEED to take ur time. Also before starting this process make sure ur AC is on LOW or level 1 so it doesn’t blow all the liquid you placed inside cabin air filter area. I like to reapply screw to make sure it doesn’t come all out because it’s messed with wiring before. Please take ur time but great video!
crazy stupid in my corolla it takes a whole 2 minutes to replace the filter
It worked! I used MANN filter FP 25 015, with active cole + bio filters.
Awesome thanks
Sorry, you missed out the most necessary part! Where sits the screw for removing the cover of the filters.
Thank you for the video. The Tesla engineers really wanted to make sure these filter replacements weren’t easy to replace. Holy hell if you are a big guy it’s very awkward to contort your body to a position where you can see all the clips and screws. I highly recommended a ratchet torx only because it’s really hard to find the torx head.
Gr8 instruction.
I just replaced my air filter and what a painful this filter location is.
Had hard time removing speaker connection so, I kept it while replacing filter.
Also had hard time reinstalling panel below glove compartment.
Used Armor All duct and vent cleaner and it comes with nozzle spray.
Thanks agains.
Awesome, glad it helped!
Lol
I just changed mine last month in my X.
I tried all the vent sprays first , but definitely had to change the cabin air filter after only doing the front Frunk hepa filter first .
Hi from Windsor btw!
That's awesome. Maybe we can hook up one day with the rest of the Tesla owners in our area. Welcome to the channel my friend
How did you put screws back. It’s very difficult to insert
You're right. It's not easy but try to take your time and if you have smaller hands or someone with smaller hands it might be easier
This is so unbelievably complicated
Have you noticed if the airflow is restricted with the aftermarket filters?
None at all, but with the frunk air filter in yes, there seems to be less flow of air.
Thank you much for this video. You did it loke a pro but in easy way to understand. Kudos to you definitely I will follow your blog and subscribe to your channel.
Thanks for that feedback
Best video and explanation 👌 Thanks.
Thanks for the feedback
Why do u need to unclip the light and stereo??
Very easy to follow along with! Just did mine without any issues thanks to you. Cheers!
Awesome!!
Such an amazing car with a ridiculous amount of steps to replace a cabin air filter. My Chevy Tahoe takes me exactly 5 minutes if that.
There shouldn't be this issue to begin with either, you're right.
Nice vido, it's pretty informative. How ever, no need to add an air inlet filter which will cause air flow restriction, especially when gets wet on rainy days or in car wash.
You're right. So I actually just kept the plastic cap piece on which prevents leaves from getting in. I left off the actual air filter in the frunk.
FYI in the filter hole put your fingers inside, the A/C is towards the seat so you know where to shoot the foam. I shot it across the drivers side so be careful def. Get the ones that come with the tube.
Ohh well next time but even with the limited amount I got it still smells like new now.
Also be careful putting the carpet panel back on you’ll def lose clips…. Or buy a set of clips to have
Why was it necessary to take off the cover underneath the glove box? The rest of the video was amazing! Thanks for all the details!
I think it made the job easier to get in there and move around, but you could always try without removing it and see how it goes. Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate that.
I'm just paying Tesla $60 to do it in my driveway lol too lazy
Lol that'll work
Great video. I have a 2019. Same process except the filter door has an orange romex like wire on top of it. But otherwise same. That screw is a pain to get in/out.
That's great...thanks
lol, which part of this is 10 mins?
i love the vid. thank you!!!!!!!
after replacing the filter and reconnecting the light and speaker, my light did not turn back on and I can't figure out why. I'm concerned that the speaker isn't working either after plugging everything back in
Obviously you clipped everything back in and the connection is solid?
@@Tesla11ven it was actually the bulb. I took another bulb elsewhere just to check and it worked. it was just weird because the bulb was working fine right before i disconnected and was originally changed the same time as all the others in the car. it must have shorted somehow in between the change. thank you for your response though.
Oh good to hear. Yea maybe it shorted like you said.
Note that my 2018 model 3 doesn't have that front tunnel to the AC. There is a hole but there is a gap.
Also I noticed my Tesla place installed the top filter in the wrong direction.....
haha, personally I would of left using the little condesent light bulb and burning TF out of your carpet part out. How embarrassing. What made you think to use that anyway? Appreciate the video on how to do this, very helpful. I would equate this to an ICE car forcing you to take the bottom of the car apart to get to the oil filter lmao. Why in the world did they make this so complicated? Most cars you simply go in the back of the glove box or pull the glove box down and its right there with a clip. No screw driver needed.
Best video on this I’ve seen. Thanks for the extra effort!
Thanks for the feedback
You literally did not record the one part I needed to see smh
Which is that?
great video, thanks
Common issue with a/c unit funky scent. I believe if you turn off the a/c a few minute and just let the fan blow for a few minutes (arrived your destination) It would keep the a/c coil drier.(less condensation)
That's good to know too, I did not try that because I had known about this common funk smell and decided to hit it hard by replacing the filter.
I did the fan only before leaving the car after I cleaned my evaporator during the summer. I found out it actually make the smell comes back faster. There was one time that when I was blowing only the fan, after turning off A/C and suddenly the smell kicks right back in. I think the big temp swing by sucking the outside warm air mixing with cold evaporator makes the smell come back sooner? Once you make that smell come back, it will gradually become worse in the future start up.
Missing an edit? You talk all about burning your carpet and missed where you located the filter cover and removed the screw. You also don't talk about the two orange wires that are in the way.
Thank you - great instructions 👍
Glad they helped!
Never put an Incandescent bulb onto any flammable surface. The heat generated by incandescent bulbs have caused so many fires historically. Glad you caught it before it did some real damage to your car.
I must have a completely different model. Everything is an insane struggle to get off. The glovebox panel looks different and is ON there.
Thanks for great information. Where's the links to buy the filters and dust air spray?
Thanks. They're listed below the video above the comments section.
Thanks Boss!
How about the model Y? The air intake is totally different under the frunk for the model y. There’s no air intake cavity hole after removing the top panel.
Didn’t realize I had to buy 2. Thank you
You're welcome. More than likely you will buy it and both will come with your order.
very good video, i have problem to pull speaker line out, but i was still able to replace, any tip for pulling speaker line? seems it is very tight and i couldn't put it out.
Thank you!
Did you fix the carpet? Surprised how calm you were!
Unfortunately I didn't get it fixed.
Not a good design。 Lexus put this filter in glove box , replace air filter without any tools.
Thanks for the very clear step-by-step instructions leaving no question on what to do! One of the best instructional videos I've ever watched.
I'll definitely try this! It smells like something died in my husband's car. He has a 2019 and I don't think the filters have ever been changed. I have an easy time changing the filter in my Accord, but this is much more involved. Thanks so much!
Where to buy ac filers other than from Tesla app?
You can buy them on Amazon, I have a link in the description
greate video!
Ty very much
I it as was no
Looks difficult 😞
You can do it....take your time
thank you for this.
Dude get better lighting. I couldn’t see anything what you were doing
Hello I followed your video and I was able to replace the filters successfully. However, as I was cleaning up, I found this tiny part under my car. Do you have an idea where this belongs? (Sorry I cant post a photo. But it looks like a green chip with tiny light😅)
That doesn't sound like anything that would have been changed when replacing the filter.
your very good at explaining ,, awsome job
Hey Paul great video first time watching. Im a new owner of Tesla. I'm sure going to use this video for replacing fliter. Thanks
Awesome, let me know how it goes
Will this work on a 2018 model 3 or would mine be different?
I cannot say for certain, but mine is a 2012 and it worked flawlessly, some others seemed to have issues but maybe it was newer Tesla Model 3's?
Great instructing video.
Curious though about the external been cleaning. If you spray it in then turn on the unit to draw it in, shouldn't you replace filter cover on so it draws from outside instead of the foot well and some of the intake?
Thanks for the video. But taking that one screw out was a pain.
Yea I agree with you. All go okay?
@Tesla11ven It did. But it took an hour for me to do it. Tesla has chosen the worst place to put something that needs to be replaced so often.
Thank you.
Great video!! that’s exactly how Tesla mobile service changed mine last year, with spray but they didn’t use the cabinet filters like you do. Tesla waived the cost since it’s only 12 months, but I will definitely change mine myself next time to save $150
That's good to know, thanks for that, it's always good to know I've been able to help someone.
Thank you for very detailed instructions video.
Keep up the good work 👍
Thank you for the feedback it is very appreciated. Good luck
This was great man thank you!
Damn changed my air filter today and everything went smooth until i noticed my light and speaker not working..no way they came lose as i was so careful....any suggestions on what could of come loose?...i didnt disconnect them when i changed filter so that couldnt be the problem
I'm assuming you double checked the connections to the lights and speaker? Hopefully you didn't pinch anything or cut a wire by accident but I can't see how that's possible. Backtrack and ensure all of those connectors are in tightly.
Ty , I’ll be saving this
Awesome thanks
Great instructions, thank you
Thanks for the feedback
The Air Filter is a T-20 not a Allen wrench
Super Helpful! Thank you very much
Thanks for this feedback, I appreciate that.
Seems like a lot of work to replace a cabin filter.
Awesome video just replaced mine and no more stinky cheese as my kids say
🤣That's awesome...
Great video, thank you
Thank you so much!
You're welcome
@Tesla11ven I purchased a different set that kinda look identical to yours. There instructions were to have the black carbon side facing the air front of the car air inlet side, and the white blueish filter side facing the rear and sets. Opposite of the instructions on yours. Any reason why they would advise different install options for practically the same exact filter? Wondering if it really doesn’t matter which direction they go in as both options would get the job done. Thanks!
Hard to say, maybe each filter is made differently? So long as you followed their instructions you will be okay though. What is the brand I am interested in looking it up. Glad my visoe helped.
@@Tesla11ven Your video for sure for sure helped!!
The brand is DEDC. If you search DEDC Tesla Model 3 filter on AMZN you’ll find it. Halfway down the page they show the install guide. You’ll see its opposite. So weird! I’ve searched a few others and have found that about 50% say one direction and 50% say the other.
I’m in southern Ontario too! Stinky stuff!!! Thanks so much