Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Check fluid level | Item: Windshield washer | Interval in Month(s): 6 | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A small pump and reservoir that can direct a jet of cleaning solution at the windshield or back glass. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Check level | Item: Power steering fluid | Interval in Month(s): 6 | 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: Check operation | Item: Lights & accessories | Interval in Month(s): 6 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Any source of illumination and any electrically operated convenience device. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Wheels & tires | Interval in Month(s): 6 | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Lubricate | Item: Hinges, locks & latches | Interval in Month(s): 6 | 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): 6 | Labor Units: 0.16 | Parts Units: 3.9 | 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 operation | Item: A/C compressor | Interval in Month(s): 12 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: An engine-driven pump in the air conditioning system that increases the pressure of the refrigerant. |
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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Check | Item: Idle speed | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.1 | 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: Ball joints | Interval in Month(s): 24 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake lines, hoses & connections | Interval in Month(s): 24 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake system | Interval in Month(s): 24 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect |
Item: Chassis nuts & bolts | Interval in Month(s): 24 | 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): 24 | 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: Emissions hoses & tubes | Interval in Month(s): 24 | 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: 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 | Item: Steering linkage | Interval in Month(s):
24 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect boots & seals | Item: Drive shaft | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.05 | 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: Inspect/adjust | Item: Drive belt(s) |
Interval in Month(s): 24 | 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: 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Spark plugs |
Interval in Month(s): 24 | 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: 45,000 miles (72,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): 36 | 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: 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: Inspect | Item: Timing belt | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Rear differential fluid | Interval in
Month(s): 48 | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 0.7 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Lubricant that permits quiet and low friction operation of the differential. Can be gear oil, transmission fluid, or a more specialized fluid specified by the manufacturer. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Manual transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): 48 | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 2.1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling a manual transmission. |
Distance: 90,000 miles (144,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Timing belt | Interval
in Month(s): 0 | 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: 105,000 miles (168,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Timing belt | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 2.8 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A "toothed" belt that drives an overhead camshaft or camshafts (and in some vehicles a water pump). |