Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) |
Action: Change | Item: Engine oil | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.25 | Parts Units: 6.2 | 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): | 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:
Inspect | Item: Air conditioning system | Interval in Month(s): | 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): | 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): | 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: Drive axles | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 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: 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Steering & suspension | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A vehicle's steering is the collection of components that enable the operator to direct a vehicle in a desired direction. Suspension is the assemblage of joints, links and other components between a vehicle and its wheels. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Suspension links & mountings | 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: 25,000 miles (40,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Differential, rear | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used in the hydraulic brake system. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brakes, rear | 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: 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: Fuel filler cap & vapor hose | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The cap used to seal the fuel filler neck and the flexible tubing in the evaporative emissions systems. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Fuel lines, hoses & connections | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The tubing and connections that carry fuel throughout a vehicle. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Power steering | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A system that includes a power steering pump attached to the engine and driven by a belt, a pressure hose assembly, and a return line. A control valve is also incorporated somewhere in the hydraulic circuit. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Timing belt | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Check level | Item: Manual transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling a manual transmission. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 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: 52,500 miles (84,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Vacuum & crankcase ventilation hoses | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Flexible tubing connected between the intake manifold and vacuum operated components, and tubing in the PCV system. |
Distance: 52,500 miles (84,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Fuel filter | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | 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: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Serpentine belt | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.3 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A ribbed drive belt that drives more than one engine accessory. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Spark plugs | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.9 | 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: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Timing belt | Interval in Month(s): | 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). |
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