Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Auto shift lock/starter safety switch | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A device that prevents the starter from functioning unless the shifter is in the park or neutral position, and prevents the shifter from being moved unless the brake pedal is depressed. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Clutch | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type:
ALL |
Description: A pedal-operated device that disconnects the engine from the manual transmission to allow a vehicle to change gears, and then allows the engine and transmission to resume contact and turn together at a new speed. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Engine oil | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.17 | Parts Units: 4.2 | 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): 0 |
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 | Item: On-board diagnosis system | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A computer-controlled system that identifies malfunctioning or out-of-adjustment components under its control through the display of trouble codes. The presence of trouble codes is usually indicated by an intermittently or constantly lit "check engine " or "service engine soon" light. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Check level | Item: Power steering fluid | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Hydraulic fluid used in a power steering system. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Air conditioning system | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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: Brake lines, hoses & connections | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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: Brakes, front | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.1 | 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Seat belts | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The latching straps in a vehicle designed to minimize the risk of serious injury to the user in the event of an accident when used as suggested. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action:
Inspect | Item: Steering | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The collection of components that enable the operator to direct a vehicle in a desired direction. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect & lubricate | Item: Sunroof | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A retractable glass, metal or fabric hatch in a vehicle's roof. The glass hatch is often referred to as a moon roof. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect boots & seals | Item: Drive axles | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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: Automatic transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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: Check level | Item: Manual transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling a manual transmission. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | 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: Inspect | Item: Ball joints & tie rod ends | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Lubricated parts of the steering and suspension systems, very similar in appearance, made up of a ball and socket that allow relatively friction-free movement. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect/adjust | 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: 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Brake fluid | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 2 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used in the hydraulic brake system. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Oxygen sensor | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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. |