My sadness cannot be measured - Powertrain Problems

[Sposborn]

When you get your truck back, double and triple check all the weatherstripping touching any panels they touch. I took mine in for a latch issue, they adjusted the hood and damaged the apron to bottom of the windshield seal and the cantrail to glass seals. The seals on the sides of the windshield are supposed to at least be touching the cantrails and with the hood closed the bottom seal at the edge of the glass should contact the hood skin.
On mine they shoved it under the glass and tried to tell me the seal not sealing was “within spec” had to pull up their own service work package to get them to admit it was all f’ed up.

by chance the same service center? Castleton has always been top notch. I am going to make sure though that everything is seamless when it’s buttoned back up. Basically you’re saying to make sure there are weather strips around the glass where cantrails and lower apron touch glass?

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[VenomGT]

I am in MD and use the SC on First State, DE.
it’s easier to explain with pictures, check these when you get it back. As you can see my passenger side seal is already failing again, I pulled it up with a scribe to stop the wind noise because I don’t feel like dealing with the SC right now. I am on a streak of “They “fix” one thing, break another”

 

[Sposborn]

Oh shit - perfect, thank you for this! I greatly appreciate you.

 

[JackCypher]

Hey all,

Just adding another post about powetrain failures, hope that I’m not looking at a long road of several months ahead. Limited to 55 MPH and getting out and in after reset didn’t solve my woes. Hoping Tesla will review my request and approve a tow, I’m around 100 miles from a service center.

[Joke - Sorry brother, I hope it is an quick fix]
Can you put a strip of black electrical tape across that warning message?..I keep a roll in my car for just that purpose.

 

[Legend_]

They made these types of things just for you. eg. airs all 4 of them up or down simultaneously

Do these work with normal compressors (like the Tesla compressors)? Or do you need ones that are designed specifically for this?

 

[mongo]

Do these work with normal compressors (like the Tesla compressors)? Or do you need ones that are designed specifically for this?

Normal for top up, but airing up all four tires from being on the dunes may overheat small ones.

 

[scottf200]

Normal for top up, but airing up all four tires from being on the dunes may overheat small ones.

It seems like it would be the same runtime issues if you did each tire individually, one right after the other tho.

 

[Ivessm]

Normal for top up, but airing up all four tires from being on the dunes may overheat small ones.

Isn't it a hassle to go around and connect all the tires together and then to the compressor to just pump up all the tires at once rather than just stopping at each tire and pumping it up singly. With my pump you set the pressure and when it gets there it stops. Then you move onto the next tire and rinse-repeat.

Am I missing something here?

If it takes 2 minutes to top off each tire you have 2 min X 4 tires = 8 min to pump up all 4 tires at once + hose connection/disconnect times.

Or you stop at each tire and pump for 2 minutes. Total time = 8 min + connect/disconnect time. It seems the same.

I try to MINIMIZE the STUFF I have to carry. I must be missing something here.

 

[mongo]

It seems like it would be the same runtime issues if you did each tire individually, one right after the other tho.

You would, but it at least gets a little break between them.

Isn't it a hassle to go around and connect all the tires together and then to the compressor to just pump up all the tires at once rather than just stopping at each tire and pumping it up singly. With my pump you set the pressure and when it gets there it stops. Then you move onto the next tire and rinse-repeat.

Am I missing something here?

If it takes 2 minutes to top off each tire you have 2 min X 4 tires = 8 min to pump up all 4 tires at once + hose connection/disconnect times.

Or you stop at each tire and pump for 2 minutes. Total time = 8 min + connect/disconnect time. It seems the same.

I try to MINIMIZE the STUFF I have to carry. I must be missing something here.

It's handy for off roading when you need to drop all four tires from 50 to 15, then air back up to 50 afterwards. Fast dump and not really worse that connecting and disconnecting a compressor 4 times .

 

[RoboTaxi]

I am in MD and use the SC on First State, DE.
it’s easier to explain with pictures, check these when you get it back. As you can see my passenger side seal is already failing again, I pulled it up with a scribe to stop the wind noise because I don’t feel like dealing with the SC right now. I am on a streak of “They “fix” one thing, break another”

I’ve given up on those seals.

 

[HaulingAss]

Isn't it a hassle to go around and connect all the tires together and then to the compressor to just pump up all the tires at once rather than just stopping at each tire and pumping it up singly. With my pump you set the pressure and when it gets there it stops. Then you move onto the next tire and rinse-repeat.

Am I missing something here?

Yes, it's far easier and quicker to fill all tires at once with a portable inflator if you have a four-way hose system because the inflator sees less back-pressure when the air can flow through four tire valves simultaneously rather than being forced through one restrictive Schrader valve at a time. This allows the inflator to run cooler and more efficiently. It matters a lot if you're moving a lot of air (for example adding 20 psi to all tires).

The same setup allows you to deflate all 4 tires faster too, for the same reason, you are deflating them simultaneously instead of sequentially. And each tire always ends up at the same pressure because, being connected together, they self-equalize. The four-way hose system can even be used in an emergency to use three regularly inflated tires to fill a fourth that you have just plugged after getting a puncture, for example if your inflator is inoperable for any reason. Sure, all your tires will be a bit underinflated, but you will be able to drive to another air source.

 

[HaulingAss]

I would interject that all my tires were still 49psi but the cold of winter changed it to 43/44. Its important to consider that as if you air them up to 50 in the cold they will be well over when the temp rises

Manufacturers recommended tire pressures are a cold pressure. That means it's OK (and expected) for the pressure to rise considerably above the recommended pressure as the temperatures rise through the day and due to tire heating from driving. It's best to think of tire pressure as something you might adjust up or down seasonally, or for dramatic changes in ambient temperatures due to an arctic front suddenly displacing mild weather. Generally you are adding air over time due to air very slowly diffusing out of your tires. But with typical day/night temperature fluctuations the recommended cold psi is the lowest pressure the TPMS (or a manual gauge) should ever read. If you have the correct pressure in your tires, the pressure reading will generally be higher than the recommended cold pressure because the tires are typically only cold first thing in the morning before it's been driven.

A lot of motorists get this wrong, or think it doesn't matter much. If you look at your TPMS first thing in the morning and notice it's reading 3 psi low, it's illogical to think it's ok because the pressure will rise as the day warms up and the vehicle is driven. That's not how the pressure specification is designed to be used, and tire pressure has a lot to do with how any given tire/vehicle combination will perform.

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