Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Rotate | Item: Wheels & tires | Interval in Month(s): 12 | 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): 12 | 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Check/adjust | Item: Idle speed | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake lines, hoses & connections | Interval in Month(s): 12 | 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: 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: Automatic transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): 12 | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling an automatic transmission. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Oil filter | Interval in Month(s): 12 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Choke linkage | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: On a carbureted engine, the assembly of parts that controls a valve that limits incoming cold air until the engine reaches operating temperature and is able to more efficiently vaporize fuel. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Check level | Item: Manual transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling a manual transmission. |
Distance:
30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Drive belt(s) | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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: Inspect | Item: Transfer case fluid | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: 4WD |
Description: Lubricant used in the transfer case. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Clean/repack | Item: Wheel bearings, front | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 2.3 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: 4WD |
Description: The assemblies that permit smooth rotation of the wheel hub as it's mounted to the spindle. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Ball joints & steering linkage | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Lubricated parts of the steering and suspension systems that allow relatively friction-free movement. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) |
Action: Inspect | Item: Exhaust system | Interval in Month(s): 24 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Fuel lines & hoses | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The tubing that carries fuel throughout a vehicle. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect/adjust | Item: Parking brake | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.06 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Lubricate | Item: Drive shaft | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A sturdy metal tube with universal joints on either end that connects the engine to a differential on a rear-wheel or four-wheel drive vehicle. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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): 0 | 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): 0 | Labor Units: 1.3 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Automatic transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 5 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling an automatic transmission. |
Distance: 50,000 miles (80,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: EGR Valve | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: An Exhaust Gas Recirculation device that redirects a small amount of exhaust to the engine intake in a effort to lower combustion temperature and reduce NOX (oxides or nitrogen) emissions. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Vacuum lines & hoses | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.4 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Flexible tubing used to carry air, fluids, vapors or pressurized gas. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Distributor cap | Interval in Month(s): 60 | Labor Units: 0.3 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The nonconductive cap of the distributor that contains the contacts leading to each individual spark plug. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Distributor rotor | Interval in Month(s): 60 | Labor Units: 0.01 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The rotating, nonconductive component of a distributor that contains contacts and that, when aligned, complete an electrical circuit between the ignition coil and a spark plug. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Evaporative control system | Interval in Month(s): 60 | 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: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Fuel system | Interval in Month(s): 60 | 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: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Timing belt | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 3.3 | 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: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Spark plug wires | Interval in Month(s): 60 | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Cables that carry a high-voltage electrical charge the spark plug(s). |
Distance: 80,000 miles (128,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Oxygen sensor | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: In a computer-controlled, fuel-injected vehicle, a sensor mounted in the exhaust stream that relays air/fuel ratio information to the fuel control computer that allows the computer to make adjustments. |
Distance: 80,000 miles (128,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: PCV valve | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve, an emissions related device that allows venting of combustion gases from the crankcase to the intake system rather than the atmosphere. |
