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PUBLISHED08/08/2022 BY MATHS NILSSON
Forced to replace motor for $100,000 - because Tesla won't sell loose rubber ring
Workshop expert Fredrik Grufman is now sounding the alarm that Tesla owners are having to replace the entire rear drive unit for 100,000 SEK because a rubber ring is missing.
- It's like Volvo wouldn't sell you a new valve cover gasket, valve seals or cylinder head gasket. Their response will be "Sorry kid, you'll have to buy a new motor. There are no parts loose," writes Fredrik Grufman.
Now a number of Tesla Model S in Sweden are getting a few years on them and many miles on the odometer. Then come new repairs that are solved easily on traditional cars, but have proven to be a major operation on Tesla and may require engine replacement. Some owners may have to replace the entire Rear Drive Unit, the rear motor and drive unit, because there are no o-rings and gaskets to buy between the motor and the inverter.
- Currently have several Model S's in the shop with glycol leaks in the rear drive unit. According to Tesla there is only one option - replace the rear drive unit, states Fredrik Grufman in a Tesla forum on Facebook.
The repair can cost about 100 000 SEK including labor and a rear drive unit. Tesla does not sell internal parts for the drive units. When something breaks inside, the whole unit has to be replaced even though the fault is actually simple. Fredrik Grufman compares it to Volvo requiring an engine replacement when the valve cover gasket or cylinder head gasket leaks. But maybe the engine can be saved after all - by trying to make your own o-rings.
- For example, we need new o-rings between the motor and the inverter. They leak. Not available. We'll have to make them ourselves. We also need a new inverter housing - i.e. the alu-cage as you see below. It is completely corroded inside and there are some plastic parts on the inside that should seal that is totally rotted through.