Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 3,000 miles (4,800 km) | Action: Change | Item: Engine oil | Interval in Month(s): 3 | 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: 3,000 miles (4,800 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake lines, hoses & connections | Interval in Month(s): 15 | 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 system | Interval in Month(s): 15 | Labor Units: 0.4 | 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: CV joints | Interval in Month(s): 15 | Labor
Units: 0.06 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Constant velocity joints, which are located on either end of the drive axles and transmit engine power while enabling full steering and suspension movement. Black accordion boots cover and protect these joints and hold lubricant. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Clutch and hill-holder system | Interval in Month(s): 15 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A device on some vehicles with manual transmissions that automatically applies the brakes on an upward incline while the clutch pedal is depressed. Without this device, a vehicle would roll backwards until the operator either shifted gears and released the clutch or applied the brake, and make a smooth gear transition more difficult. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Parking brake | Interval in Month(s): 15 | 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: Steering & suspension | Interval in Month(s): 15 | Labor Units:
0.15 | 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 boots & seals | Item: Drive axles | Interval in Month(s): 15 | 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: Flush/replace | Item: Brake fluid | Interval in Month(s): 15 | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 3 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used in the hydraulic brake system. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Check level | Item: Differential fluid | Interval in Month(s): 30 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The liquid used for lubricating gears inside the differential. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect |
Item: Cooling system | Interval in Month(s): 30 | Labor Units: 0.1 | 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: Cooling system hoses & connections | Interval in Month(s): 30 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A system of rubber hoses through which coolant flows from the radiator through the engine and cooling system. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Drive belt(s) | Interval in Month(s): 30 | 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 system | Interval in Month(s): 30 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The assemblage of parts that stores and delivers fuel for the engine, including the fuel cap, fuel tank, fuel lines and hoses, fuel pump, fuel filter and fuel injectors or carburetor. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Timing belt | Interval in Month(s): 30 | 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: Inspect | Item: Automatic transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): 30 | 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: Flush/replace | Item: Brake fluid | Interval in Month(s): 30 | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 3 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used in the hydraulic brake system. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): 30 | 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: Replace | Item: Air filter | Interval in Month(s): 30 | 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: Fuel filter | Interval in Month(s): 30 | Labor Units: 0.4 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Spark plugs | Interval in Month(s): 30 | Labor Units: 0.7 | 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: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Inspect/replace | Item: Wheel bearings | Interval in Month(s): 60 | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The assemblies that permit smooth rotation between the wheel hub and spindle. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace |
Item: Drive belt(s) | Interval in Month(s): 60 | Labor Units: 1.5 | 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: Replace | Item: Timing belt | Interval in Month(s): 60 | Labor Units: 3 | 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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