Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Reset | Item: Service reminder light | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A light that indicates that general vehicle maintenance is needed or that a specific service is required. |
Distance: 10,000 miles (16,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Engine oil | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.19 | Parts Units: 4.8 | 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: 10,000 miles (16,000 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Check | Item: On-board diagnosis system | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Check for leaks | 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: Check for leaks | Item: Transmission | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The part of a vehicle's power train that transmits power from the engine to the remainder of the power train trough a series of gear ratios. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Check operation | Item: Lights & accessories | Interval in
Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Any source of illumination and any electrically operated convenience device. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Check operation | Item: Warning lights | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Lights on a vehicle's instrument panel that notify the operator of a malfunction or a circumstance needing attention. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Battery | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) |
Action: Inspect | Item: Body | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The outer panels that shroud the mechanical and electrical workings of a vehicle. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake pads, front | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | 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. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake rotors | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Rotating discs mounted to the front and/or rear spindles and axles, which brake pads clamp to when the brake pedal is depressed to slow/stop the vehicle. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake system | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.3 | 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. Components in a basic brake system are the master cylinder, calipers and/or wheel cylinders, linings or pads or shoes, rotors and/or drums. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Cooling system | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Drive shaft and boots | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Rubber seals covering the central shaft that the wheels rotate on. |
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: Hinges, locks & latches | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The devices that allow or prevent the opening of doors and hatches. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Seat belts | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Shock absorbers | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Devices used in a vehicle's suspension that slow the action of a compressed spring returning to an uncompressed state, thus reducing vehicle bounce. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Steering & suspension | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.25 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Supplemental Restraint System | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.03 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: System composed of a safety devices that do not require any action on the part of the occupants to be effective, and its controls and sensors. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Windshield wipers & washer | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Motorized mechanical arms with rubber inserts used to wipe the windshield or back glass. A small pump and reservoir that can direct a jet of cleaning solution at the windshield or back glass. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect/adjust | 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: Perform | Item: Road test | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Rotate/adjust air pressure | Item: Wheels & tires | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.35 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Check level | Item: Power steering fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Hydraulic fluid used in a power steering system. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Convertible top mechanism | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The assembly of framework, latches and actuating devices that make up the skeleton of a conventional convertible's fabric top. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Cabin air filter | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.3 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A filtering system that meters out pollen, road dust and other particles before they can reach the passenger cabin. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Automatic transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 5 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling an automatic transmission. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Brake fluid | Interval in Month(s): 24 | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used in the hydraulic brake system. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 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: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Drive belt(s) | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 2 | Parts Units: 1 | 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: Flush/replace | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): 48 | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 1.4 | 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: 100,000 miles (160,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Oxygen sensor | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 2 | 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. |
Distance: 100,000 miles (160,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Spark plugs | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.4 | 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. |
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