Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Power steering hoses | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The flexible hoses carrying hydraulic fluid between the various components of a power steering system. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Lubricate | Item: Chassis | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The frame of a vehicle to which the body attaches. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Engine oil | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.18 | Parts Units: 4.5 | 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:
15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Cooling system | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The system that stores and circulates coolant throughout (water cooled) engines to prevent overheating. Some vehicles have air-cooled engines in which high-speed airflow is sufficient to keep the engine cool. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Fuel tank, cap & lines | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A reservoir for the vehicle's fuel. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Oil filter | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 22,500 miles (36,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Power steering fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 2 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Hydraulic fluid used in a power steering system. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action:
Inspect | Item: Drive belt(s) | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): | 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): | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A device that filters incoming air fed to the engine. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Spark plugs | Interval in Month(s): | 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. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action:
Change | Item: Automatic transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 3 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling an automatic transmission. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Manual transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 2 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling a manual transmission. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Inspect/adjust | Item: Valve clearance |
Interval in Month(s): | 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: Timing belt | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 2.5 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A "toothed" belt that drives an overhead camshaft or camshafts (and in some vehicles a water pump). |
