Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 6,000 miles (9,600 km) | Action:
Inspect/rotate | Item: Wheels & tires | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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: 6,000 miles (9,600 km) | Action: Change | Item: Differential fluid | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 3 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The liquid used for lubricating gears inside the differential. |
Distance: 6,000 miles (9,600 km) | Action:
Change | Item: Engine oil | Interval in Month(s): 3 | Labor Units: 0.18 | Parts Units: 4.5 | 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: 6,000 miles (9,600 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Oil filter | Interval in Month(s): 3 | 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: 12,000 miles (19,200 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: 12,000 miles (19,200 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Shields and under hood insulation | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Heat-proof panels and padding that protect under-hood components from excessive heat. |
Distance: 12,000 miles (19,200 km) | Action: Inspect/rotate | Item: Wheels & tires | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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: 12,000 miles (19,200 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Thermostatically controlled cooling fan | Interval in Month(s): 6 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A cooling fan that is automatically activated both on and off, once an engine reaches specific operating temperatures. |
Distance: 24,000 miles (38,400 km) | Action: Clean/repack | Item: Wheel bearings, front | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 1.5 | 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: 24,000 miles (38,400 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Air intake system | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Ducting, filter and passages that forms a path to an engine's intake valves. |
Distance: 24,000 miles (38,400 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Thermostatically controlled air cleaner | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A device on carbureted engines to control emissions, which contains a thermostat-controlled diverter that ducts air warmed by the exhaust manifold to the carburetor during cold conditions, and then ambient air to it once a certain temperature has been attained. This enables the engine to reach a normal operating temperature and end its fuel-rich/inefficient cold-temperature mode as quickly as possible. |
Distance: 24,000 miles (38,400 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Timing belt | Interval in Month(s): 24 | 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: 24,000 miles (38,400 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: 24,000 miles (38,400 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: 24,000 miles (38,400 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Fuel filter | Interval in Month(s): 24 | 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: 27,000 miles (43,200 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Spark plugs | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.7 | 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: Lubricate | Item: Clutch fork ball stud | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The pivot point for the clutch fork in the clutch housing of a manual transmission. |
Distance: 50,000 miles (80,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Automatic transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.02 | 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: Automatic transmission filter(s) | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.3 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A component in most automatic transmissions that is fitted over the fluid intake, usually in the pan, that prevents debris and other contaminants from circulating throughout the transmission's inner workings and potentially causing unnecessary wear or damage. Some transmissions use a reusable metal or nylon mesh-type screen in place of a disposable filter. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item:
EGR system | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Exhaust Gas Recirculation system. A device that redirects a small amount of exhaust to the engine intake in an effort to lower combustion temperature and reduce the emission of nitrogen oxide. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Electronic Vacuum Regulator Valve | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Part of the Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system as used by General Motors on some applications. The Electronic Vacuum Regulator Valve (EVRV) regulates the amount of vacuum applied to the EGR valve in an effort to more accurately control emissions. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Evaporative control system | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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 tank, cap & lines | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A reservoir for the vehicle's fuel. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Spark plug wires | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Cables that carry a high-voltage electrical charge the spark plug(s). |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Lubricate | Item: Chassis | Interval in Month(s): 3 | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The frame of a vehicle to which the body attaches. |