Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Rotate | Item: Wheels & tires | Interval in Month(s): 6 | Labor Units: 0.3 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A circular frame of hard material that may be solid or partly solid, is capable of turning on an axle, and holds the rubber cushion that contains compressed air. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Engine oil | Interval in Month(s): 6 |
Labor Units: 0.18 | Parts Units: 4.4 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A substance that lubricates and cools the moving parts of the engine and reduces corrosion and the formation of rust. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Oil filter | Interval in Month(s): 6 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A cartridge-filled canister placed in an engine's lubricating system to strain dirt and abrasive materials out of the oil. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Check level | Item: Differential fluid | Interval in Month(s): 12 |
Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The liquid used for lubricating gears inside the differential. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Ball joints | Interval in Month(s): 12 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Movable joints in the steering linkage and suspension system of a vehicle that permit rotating movement in any direction between the parts that are joined. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake system | Interval in Month(s): 12 | Labor Units: 0.4 |
Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A vehicle's stopping mechanism comprised of a pedal connected to a hydraulic master cylinder that can actuate clamping and/or expanding devices at all four wheels that slow or stop a vehicle's rolling motion. Components in a basic brake system are the master cylinder, calipers and/or wheel cylinders, linings or pads or shoes, rotors and/or drums. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Differential | Interval in Month(s): 12 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A set of gears that transfers the power of the rotating driveshaft to drive wheels in front and rear-wheel-drive vehicles. The differential also allows each of the opposing wheels to turn at a different speed when cornering. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Exhaust system | Interval in Month(s): 12 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A system of tubing that routes exhaust gases from the exhaust manifold to the rear of the car and into the air. The exhaust system includes catalytic converters and mufflers that help reduce air and noise pollution generated by an engine. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Steering linkage | Interval in Month(s): 12 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The arrangement of rods and lubricated joints connecting the steering gearbox to the wheel spindles. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Steering rack | Interval in Month(s): 12 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The steering component that converts the rotational motion of the steering wheel to the horizontal motion necessary to operate the steering linkage. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect boots & seals | Item: Drive axles | Interval in Month(s): 12 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: In a front-wheel drive vehicle or a rear-wheel drive vehicle with independent rear suspension, the short axles that connect the driven wheels with the driving force. Drive axles typically have CV (constant velocity)-joints on their ends. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Automatic transmission | Interval in Month(s): 12 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A transmission in which gear ratios are changed automatically. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Check/adjust | Item: Idle speed | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units:
0.15 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The RPM of the engine free from load (all accessories off), at normal operating temperature and in neutral (or, in the case of an automatic transmission, park or neutral). |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Fuel lines, hoses & connections | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The tubing and connections that carry fuel throughout a vehicle. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Fuel system | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor
Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The assemblage of parts that stores and delivers fuel for the engine, including the fuel cap, fuel tank, fuel lines and hoses, fuel pump, fuel filter and fuel injectors or carburetor. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Also known as "antifreeze." A mixture of water and ethylene glycol that has both a higher boiling point and a lower freezing point than plain water. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item:
Air filter | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A device that filters incoming air fed to the engine. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Drive belt(s) | Interval in Month(s): 48 | Labor Units: 0.03 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A belt that transfers the rotation of the engine through the crankshaft pulley to drive various devices, such as the alternator, water pump, air conditioning compressor or power steering pump. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item:
Valve clearance | Interval in Month(s): 48 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The maximum amount of space between a rocker arm or cam and the part it contacts to actuate a valve. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Spark plugs | Interval in Month(s): 72 | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 4 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Cables that carry a high-voltage electrical charge from the distributor cap or ignition coils to the spark plugs. |