Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brakes | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.3 | 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. Also used to refer to the brake system's most frequently replaced parts, brake pads and/or brake shoes. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Emissions hoses & tubes |
Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Hoses and tubes utilized by any of a vehicle's emission control devices. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Power steering fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Hydraulic fluid used in a power steering system. |
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: Inspect | Item: Steering linkage | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect & adjust air pressure | Item: Wheels & tires | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | 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: Lubricate | Item: Hinges, locks & latches | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The devices that allow or prevent the opening of doors and hatches. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Engine oil | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 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: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Cabin air filter | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.3 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A filtering system that meters out pollen, road dust and other particles before they can reach the passenger cabin. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Drive axles | Interval in Month(s): | 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: Air conditioning system | Interval in Month(s): 12 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The system of receiver/dryer, evaporator, condenser, compressor, refrigerant lines, controls and valves that allow for the controlled refrigeration of the air present in or entering a vehicle's interior. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Battery | Interval in Month(s): 15 | Labor Units: 0.2 |
Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A box containing lead plates filled with a water and acid mixture that stores electricity generated by the alternator. It is the source of power for parts of the car that operate on electricity. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake fluid | Interval in Month(s): 15 | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used in the hydraulic brake system. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake lines, hoses & connections | Interval in Month(s): 15 | Labor Units:
0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Tubes and their connections that carry brake fluid between the various components in a vehicle's brake system. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Parking brake | Interval in Month(s): 15 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The mechanical brake connected by cables to either a ratcheting hand lever or foot pedal used to hold or apply a vehicle's rear and sometimes front brakes while left unattended or under conditions of hydraulic circuit failure. Sometimes referred to as the emergency brake. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) |
Action: Inspect | Item: Automatic transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): 15 | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling an automatic transmission. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Evaporative control system | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: An emission control system that prevents raw fuel vapors from entering the atmosphere. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item:
Body nuts & bolts | Interval in Month(s): 30 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Fasteners that hold the body panels together and to the substructure of a vehicle. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Chassis nuts & bolts | Interval in Month(s): 30 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Fasteners holding parts onto a vehicle's frame. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Cooling system | Interval in Month(s): 30 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Timing belt | Interval in Month(s): 30 | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A "toothed" belt that drives an overhead camshaft or camshafts (and in some vehicles a water pump). |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Lubricate | Item: Ball joints |
Interval in Month(s): 30 | Labor Units: 0.15 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 1.5 | 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): 30 | Labor Units: 0.6 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A device that filters incoming air fed to the engine. |
Distance: 37,500 miles (60,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Fuel filter | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.3 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A replaceable metal or plastic canister that prevents particulate matter and most contaminants in the fuel from reaching the engine. |
Distance: 55,000 miles (88,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item:
Coolant | Interval in Month(s): 48 | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 1.5 | 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: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Spark plugs | Interval in Month(s): 60 | Labor Units: 1.8 | Parts Units: 6 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Cables that carry a high-voltage electrical charge from the distributor cap or ignition coils to the spark plugs. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace |
Item: Timing belt | Interval in Month(s): 60 | Labor Units: 3.2 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A "toothed" belt that drives an overhead camshaft or camshafts (and in some vehicles a water pump). |
Distance: 80,000 miles (128,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): 72 | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 1.5 | 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: 105,000 miles (168,000 km) | Action:
Flush/replace | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): 96 | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 1.5 | 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: 105,000 miles (168,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Automatic transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): 105 | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 5.7 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling an automatic transmission. |
Distance: 130,000 miles (208,000 km) | Action:
Flush/replace | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): 120 | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 1.5 | 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: 155,000 miles (248,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): 144 | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 1.5 | 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: 180,000 miles (288,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): 168 | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 1.5 | 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. |
