Oil Change on Lightning

[garsh]

I was shocked to just watch a tesla get an oil change with a oil filter, is there an oil filter on our drives that need to be changed?

Whoever did an "oil change" on a Tesla shouldn't have. I assume you're referring to the gearbox. Tesla's history with gearbox fluid is interesting.

For the original Model S, Tesla recommended changing the gearbox fluid after some break-in period. After that, no additional changes were required.

When they designed the Model 3, they added a filter. This traps any "break-in" shavings. The gear box fluid is now good for the lifetime of the vehicle because of this one addition.

But some people are like Pavlov's dog. They see an "oil filter", and then they MUST change the oil.

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