Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 1,000 miles (1,600 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Body | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The outer panels that shroud the mechanical and electrical workings of a vehicle. |
Distance: 1,000 miles (1,600 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake fluid | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used in the hydraulic brake system. |
Distance: 1,000 miles (1,600 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Chassis nuts & bolts | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Fasteners holding parts onto a vehicle's frame. |
Distance: 1,000 miles (1,600 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Differential | Interval in Month(s): 0 | 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: 1,000 miles (1,600 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Steering gearbox | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A steering mechanism that converts the rotational motion of a steering wheel to the side-to-side motion of a lever that is connected to the steering linkage. |
Distance: 1,000 miles (1,600 km) | Action: Perform | Item: Road test | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The actual driving of a vehicle under real-world conditions in order to find any abnormalities in its operation. |
Distance: 1,000 miles (1,600 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Automatic transmission | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A transmission in which gear ratios are changed automatically. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Body | Interval in Month(s): 12 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The outer panels that shroud the mechanical and electrical workings of a vehicle. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Perform | Item: Road test | Interval in Month(s): 12 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The actual driving of a vehicle under real-world conditions in order to find any abnormalities in its operation. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Engine oil | Interval in Month(s): 12 | Labor Units: 0.21 | Parts Units: 5.3 | 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): 12 | 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: 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake fluid | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used in the hydraulic brake system. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) |
Action: Inspect | Item: Brake pads, calipers & rotors | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Brake linings, shoes, or pads are parts of a brake system bonded to an expendable friction material, that when hydraulically acted upon, create enough resistance to stop a vehicle. A brake rotor is the metal disc that rotates along with the wheels to which the fiction material can be clamped in order to stop or slow movement. Calipers refer to hydraulically activated assemblies that serve to clamp pads to a rotor in order to stop or slow movement. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Differential | Interval in Month(s): 24 | 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Steering gearbox | Interval in Month(s): 24 |
Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A steering mechanism that converts the rotational motion of a steering wheel to the side-to-side motion of a lever that is connected to the steering linkage. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Automatic transmission | Interval in
Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A transmission in which gear ratios are changed automatically. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Exhaust system | Interval in Month(s): 36 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect |
Item: Fuel lines, hoses & connections | Interval in Month(s): 36 | Labor Units: 0.1 | 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: Flush/replace | Item: Brake fluid | Interval in Month(s): 36 | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 4 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used in the hydraulic brake system. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Air filter | Interval in Month(s): 36 | Labor Units: 0.2 |
Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A device that filters incoming air fed to the engine. |
Distance: 45,000 miles (72,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): 0 | Labor Units: 0.05 | 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: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Adjust | Item: Valve clearance | Interval in Month(s): 72 | Labor Units: 4.5 | 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: Drive belt(s) | Interval in Month(s): 72 | 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: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Evaporative control canister | Interval in Month(s): 72 | Labor
Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A device that captures raw fuel vapors (hydrocarbons) from a vehicle's fuel tank and carburetor bowl before they can escape into the air. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Fuel cap gasket | Interval in Month(s): 72 | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Seal used on the fuel filler cap. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Spark plugs | Interval in Month(s): 72 | 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. |
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