Real Tesla repairs from our workshop
What came in, what we found and how we fixed it. A look at the jobs we see every day as an independent Tesla specialist.
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Tesla Model X air suspension fully dropped: not the compressor, but a chafed wire
A Model X arrived with its air suspension fully dropped. Other garages, including Tesla, had quoted a new valve block and compressor. Diagnosis found a wiring loom rubbed through against a coolant hose, and the car was back on the road in a few hours.
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Tesla parts available: a Model X 100D and a Model S 85D donor car
We have a Tesla Model X 100D and a Model S 85D in stock as donor cars. Here is what is available, what is not, and how to ask for a part.
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Tesla Model S 85 emergency coolant leak: when the real fault is a previous battery refit
A Model S 85 came in with coolant pouring from the battery's rapid mate connector. The leak was only the symptom. The real problem was how the battery pack had been refitted after a repair elsewhere.
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Tesla Model 3 PTC heater replacement: one failed rod, fixed before it became an isolation fault
A Model 3 came in with a failed PTC heater, still driveable but at risk of an isolation fault. Here is how Tesla's own tests pinpointed the failed rod, and how we confirmed the repair afterwards.
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Tesla Model S HV battery heater replacement: fixed the same day
A Model S came in with a high-voltage battery heater fault. It was still driveable, but faults like this escalate quickly. With genuine Tesla heaters in stock, we replaced it and had the car back on the road the same day.
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Tesla Model X emergency repair: what a cheap aftermarket control arm really cost
A snapped front ball joint left this Model X stranded outside the owner's house. Here is the recovery, the repair, and why the low-quality aftermarket control arm behind it turned out to be the most expensive part on the car.
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Tesla Model X rear air strut refurbishment and suspension health check: replacing the bush, not the arm
A Model X came in for a rear air strut refurbishment and a full suspension check, which found torn bushes and worn drop links. Here is why we replace just the failed bush instead of the complete arm.
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Tesla Model X thermal system repair: a corroded AC pipe and a broken radiator shutter
A Model X came in with an air conditioning fault and a radiator shutter broken by road debris. Here is how we found a corroded rear AC pipe, and why thermal management matters so much on a Tesla, in winter as well as summer.
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Tesla Model S 75D ABS and ESP repair, part 2: putting it right
The Model S 75D with ABS and ESP faults and no regenerative braking is back, with its parts in. Here is the repair, including the hidden extra work behind the original front control arm bolts.
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