Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 3,000 miles (4,800 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Air filter | Interval in Month(s): 3 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 |
Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A device that filters incoming air fed to the engine. |
Distance: 6,000 miles (9,600 km) | Action: Inspect & lubricate | Item: Parking brake lever & cable | Interval in Month(s): 6 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The mechanism of an interior ratcheting lever and cables that are used to operate the parking brake. |
Distance: 6,000 miles (9,600 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Hinges, locks & latches | Interval in Month(s): 6 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The devices that allow or prevent the opening of doors and hatches. |
Distance: 6,000 miles (9,600 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Power steering | Interval in Month(s): 6 | 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: 6,000 miles (9,600 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Steering | Interval in Month(s): 6 | 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: 6,000 miles (9,600 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Suspension | Interval in Month(s): 6 | 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: 6,000 miles (9,600 km) | Action: Inspect & adjust air pressure | Item: Wheels & tires | Interval in Month(s): 6 |
Labor Units: 0.1 | 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: 6,000 miles (9,600 km) | Action: Inspect boots & seals | Item: Drive axles | Interval in Month(s): 6 | 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:
6,000 miles (9,600 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Automatic transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): 6 | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling an automatic transmission. |
Distance: 6,000 miles (9,600 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Clutch pedal | Interval in Month(s): 6 | Labor Units: 0.2 | 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: 6,000 miles (9,600 km) |
Action: Inspect/replace | Item: Manual transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): 6 | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling a manual transmission. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Engine oil | Interval in Month(s): 8 | Labor Units: 0.16 | Parts Units: 4 | 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): 8 | 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: 12,000 miles (19,200 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Wheel bearings | Interval in Month(s): 12 | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The assemblies that permit smooth rotation between the wheel hub and spindle. |
Distance: 12,000 miles (19,200 km) | Action: Change | Item: Manual transmission fluid |
Interval in Month(s): 12 | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 2.5 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling a manual transmission. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Check fluid level | Item: Brake master cylinder | Interval in Month(s): 15 | 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake pedal | Interval in Month(s):
15 | 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: Cooling system hoses & connections | Interval in Month(s): 15 | 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Fuel tank, cap & lines | Interval in Month(s): 15 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units:
0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A reservoir for the vehicle's fuel. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect & lubricate | Item: Parking brake lever & cable | Interval in Month(s): 15 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The mechanism of an interior ratcheting lever and cables that are used to operate the parking brake. |
Distance: 22,500 miles (36,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Valve clearance | Interval in Month(s): 22 | Labor Units: 0.05 | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Exhaust system | Interval in Month(s): 30 | 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: Ignition coil plug cap | Interval in Month(s): 30 | Labor Units: 0.1 |
Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Rubber boot that keeps moisture from degrading the contact between the coil and the high tension lead to the distributor. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect/adjust | 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: 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: Spark plugs | Interval in
Month(s): 30 | 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: 51,000 miles (81,600 km) | Action: Change | Item: Automatic transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): 51 | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 0.8 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling an automatic transmission. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Wiring harness | Interval in Month(s): 60 | Labor Units:
0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The groups of wires and connectors that carry electric current through the vehicle. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Spark plug wires | Interval in Month(s): 60 | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 1 | 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): 60 | Labor Units: 2 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A "toothed" belt that drives an overhead camshaft or camshafts (and in some vehicles a water pump). |
Distance: 90,000 miles (144,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Timing belt | Interval in Month(s): 90 | 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: 120,000 miles (192,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Evaporative control canister filter | Interval in Month(s): 120 | Labor Units: 0.3 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A filter on the evaporative control canister that filters incoming air as fuel vapors contained in the canister are being drawn back into the engine. |
Distance: 120,000 miles (192,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Fuel filter | Interval in Month(s): 120 | 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. |