Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Check fluid level | Item: Brake master cylinder | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A device that stores brake fluid and hydraulically forces it through the brake lines to the brakes when the brake pedal is depressed. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Check fluid level | Item: Clutch master cylinder | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.02 |
Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: In a manual-transmission vehicle with a hydraulically actuated clutch, a small-bore hydraulic cylinder mechanically connected to the clutch pedal that actuates a slave cylinder, which in turn actuates the clutch fork that disengages the clutch when the clutch pedal is depressed. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Check operation | Item: Starter safety switch | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: An electrical switch that prevents the starter from being engaged unless certain conditions are met, such as shifter placement or brake pedal depression. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Battery | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake lines, hoses & connections | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.02 | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Exhaust system | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Steering | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Suspension | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Wheels & tires | Interval in Month(s): | 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: Inspect for leaks | Item: Fluid levels | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 |
Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The amount of liquid in reservoirs and sumps accessible from the topside of the vehicle: engine coolant, automatic transmission fluid, windshield washer fluid, power steering fluid, brake and/or clutch fluid, and engine oil. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Lubricate | Item: Accelerator pedal linkage | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The linkage between the accelerator pedal and a vehicle's throttle body or carburetor. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Lubricate | Item: Chassis |
Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The frame of a vehicle to which the body attaches. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Lubricate | Item: Drive shaft, front | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: In a four-wheel drive vehicle, a sturdy metal tube with universal joints on either end that connects the source of power to the front differential. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Lubricate | Item: Drive shaft, rear | Interval in Month(s): |
Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: In a four-wheel drive vehicle, a sturdy metal tube with universal joints on either end that connects the source of power to the rear differential. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Engine oil | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.18 | Parts Units: 4.6 | 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):
| 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: Adjust | Item: Valve clearance | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.8 | 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 pedal | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units:
0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A device used to control a vehicle's brakes. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brakes, front | Interval in Month(s): | 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: Clutch pedal | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A pedal located on the floor of the vehicle to the left of the brake pedal that, when depressed, disengages the clutch from the flywheel. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Coolant, hoses & clamps | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.15 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The flexible tubes that carry engine coolant and the clamps that hold them in place. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action:
Inspect | Item: Cruise control linkage | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The mechanical connection between the cruise control device and an engine's throttle device. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Drive shaft | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action:
Inspect | Item: Parking brake | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Throttle linkage | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A collection of mechanical connections between a vehicle's accelerator pedal and its throttle body or carburetor. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Lubricate | Item: Clutch pedal spring, bushing & clevis pin | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A spring that provides some resistance against depression and assists in returning the pedal to its original position. The bushing and clevis pin are the point at which the pedal pivots. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Lubricate | Item: Lock cylinders | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The part of a hatch or door's latching mechanism into which the key is inserted. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Transfer case fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 1.6 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Lubricant used in the transfer case. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Front differential fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 1.6 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The liquid used for lubricating gears inside the differential. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Rear differential fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 2 | 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Manual transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 3.1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling a manual transmission. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Clean/repack | Item: Wheel bearings, front | Interval in Month(s): | 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: Clutch lines & hoses | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: In a hydraulically actuated clutch, the tubes that carry fluid between the clutch master cylinder and the slave cylinder. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Drive belt(s) | Interval in Month(s): | 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: Steering | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Automatic transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling an automatic transmission. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Transfer case fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 1.6 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Lubricant used in the transfer case. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action:
Flush/replace | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Power steering fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 3 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Hydraulic fluid used in a power steering system. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item:
Air filter | Interval in Month(s): | 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): | 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: Change | Item: Manual transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): |
Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 3.1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling a manual transmission. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Clean | Item: Radiator core & AC condenser | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The part of a vehicle's radiator and air conditioning systems made up of small-diameter tubes with a series of thin, heat-conducting fins in between. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Fuel tank, cap & lines | Interval in Month(s): | 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): | 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: Replace | Item: Timing belt | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 1.5 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A "toothed" belt that drives an overhead camshaft or camshafts (and in some vehicles a water pump). |
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