Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brake system | Interval in Month(s): 7 | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Steering | Interval in Month(s): 7 | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Suspension | Interval in Month(s): 7 | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect boots & seals | Item: Drive axles | Interval in Month(s): 7 | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect/rotate | Item: Wheels & tires | Interval in Month(s): 7 | Labor Units: 0.3 | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Lubricate | Item: Hinges, locks & latches | Interval in Month(s): 7 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The devices that allow or prevent the opening of doors and hatches. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action:
Inspect | Item: Automatic transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): 7 | 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: Check level | Item: Manual transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): 7 | Labor Units: 0.2 | 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: Inspect | Item: Clutch pedal | Interval in Month(s):
7 | Labor Units: 0.02 | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Engine oil | Interval in Month(s): 7 | Labor Units: 0.15 | Parts Units: 3.8 | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Oil filter | Interval in Month(s): 7 | 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: 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 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 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: 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: Cooling system | Interval in Month(s): 15 | 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: 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 | Item: Valve clearance | Interval in Month(s): 15 | 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Manual transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): 15 | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 2.5 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling a manual transmission. |
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: Water pump | Interval in Month(s): 30 | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A device that circulates coolant through a vehicle's cooling 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: 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: 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: Flush/replace | Item: Brake fluid | Interval in Month(s): 60 | Labor
Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 2 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used in the hydraulic brake system. |
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: 100,000 miles (160,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Automatic transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 0.8 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling an automatic transmission. |