Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 5,000 miles (8,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Engine oil | Interval in Month(s): 6 | Labor Units: 0.16 | Parts Units: 4.1 | 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: 5,000 miles (8,000 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: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Check operation | Item: Lighting | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The vehicle's electrical illumination. |
Distance: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Battery | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake pads | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.15 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: High-friction material attached to a metal backing plate. |
Distance: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake system | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.02 | 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: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Cooling system |
Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Differential | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Exhaust system | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Fuel lines & hoses | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The tubing that carries fuel throughout a vehicle. |
Distance: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Parking brake | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Wheels & tires | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.08 | 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: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Inspect/adjust | Item: Downshift cable | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A transmission cable connected to the throttle that shifts the transmission into a lower gear when the accelerator is depressed suddenly beyond a certain point. |
Distance: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Lubricate | Item: Hinges, locks & latches | Interval in
Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The devices that allow or prevent the opening of doors and hatches. |
Distance: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Torque | Item: Suspension | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The assemblage of joints, links and other components between a vehicle and its wheels. The suspension in concert with the wheels and tires is largely responsible for a given vehicle's ride and handling characteristics |
Distance: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Adjust | Item: Shift linkage | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.3 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Any collection of mechanical connections between a vehicle's operating control(s) and its transmission. |
Distance: 20,000 miles (32,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Steering gearbox | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A steering mechanism that converts the rotational motion of a steering wheel to the side-to-side motion of a lever that is connected to the steering linkage. |
Distance: 20,000 miles (32,000 km) | Action: Change | Item:
Automatic transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 4.1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling an automatic transmission. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Adjust | Item: Valve clearance | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 1.2 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Drive belt tensioner | Interval in
Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A self-adjusting device used for maintaining proper tension on the drive belt. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Steering rack | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Brake fluid | Interval in Month(s):
0 | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 4 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used in the hydraulic brake system. |
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: 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: 50,000 miles (80,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Balance shaft belt | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.3 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A cogged belt that drives a shaft (usually in synchronization with the engine's crankshaft) for the purpose of smoothing out vibrations. |
Distance: 50,000 miles (80,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Timing belt | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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). |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Inspect/clean | Item: EGR Valve | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | 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: Inspect/clean | Item: PCV valve & hoses | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | 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. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Drive belt(s) | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 1.5 | Parts Units: 1 | 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: Replace | Item: Fuel filter | Interval in
Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.6 | 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. |
