Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Check fluid level | Item: Clutch master cylinder | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: In a manual-transmission vehicle with a hydraulically actuated clutch, a small-bore hydraulic cylinder mechanically connected to the clutch pedal that actuates a slave cylinder, which in turn actuates the clutch fork that disengages the clutch when the clutch pedal is depressed. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Check level | Item: Differential fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The liquid used for lubricating gears inside the differential. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect |
Item: Battery | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brakes, rear | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | 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. Also used to refer to the brake system's most frequently replaced parts, brake pads and/or brake shoes. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Clutch lines & hoses | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: In a hydraulically actuated clutch, the tubes that carry fluid between the clutch master cylinder and the slave cylinder. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Clutch pedal | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | 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: Inspect | Item: Cooling system | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Drive belt(s) | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Exhaust system | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Fuel lines & hoses |
Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The tubing that carries fuel throughout a vehicle. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action:
Inspect | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Transfer case fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Lubricant used in the transfer case. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.02 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The liquid in a transmission that allows it to function and serves as a cooling and lubrication medium. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect & adjust air pressure | Item: Wheels & tires | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect & lubricate | Item: Hinges, locks & latches | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | 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: Lubricate |
Item: Parking brake cable guides | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Lubricated guides used in routing the parking brake cable between the control handle/pedal and brakes. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Lubricate | Item: U-joints | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Universal joints, which are flexible joints used on drive shafts that are composed of two U-shaped yokes that share a common cross-shaped member. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Perform | Item:
Road test | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Torque | Item: Wheel lug nuts | Interval
in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The nuts that hold a wheel onto its hub. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Engine oil | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.28 | Parts Units: 7.1 | 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Adjust | Item: Headlights | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Primary form of lighting used to illuminate a vehicle's path. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Check operation | Item: Electrical equipment | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Devices utilizing or creating electric current on a vehicle. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Check operation | 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Accelerator pedal linkage | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The linkage between the accelerator pedal and a vehicle's throttle body or carburetor. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Air filter | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.04 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A device that filters incoming air fed to the engine. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Chassis | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The frame of a vehicle to which the body attaches. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Cooling system | Interval in Month(s): | 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: Distributor cap | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.03 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The nonconductive cap of the distributor that contains the contacts leading to each individual spark plug. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Distributor rotor | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.03 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The rotating, nonconductive component of a distributor that contains contacts and that, when aligned, complete an electrical circuit between the ignition coil and a spark plug. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Electronic Air Suspension system | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A suspension system that utilizes load or height sensor-adjusted air bellows at the rear or sometimes at all four wheels to control vehicle height or handling characteristics. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Spark plugs | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Cables that carry a high-voltage electrical charge from the distributor cap or ignition coils to the spark plugs. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Steering | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Wheel alignment | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The adjustment of various components to meet predetermined specifications for camber, caster, toe and ride height. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Inspect/adjust | Item: Shift linkage | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Any collection of mechanical connections between a vehicle's operating control(s) and its transmission. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Lubricate | Item: Lock cylinders | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The part of a hatch or door's latching mechanism into which the key is inserted. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Torque | Item: Drive shaft | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A sturdy metal tube with universal joints on either end that connects the engine to a differential on a rear-wheel or four-wheel drive vehicle. |
Distance: 15,000 miles (24,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Clutch fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.6 | Parts Units: 3 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The liquid used in a hydraulic clutch system that helps disengage the clutch from the flywheel. |
Distance:
22,500 miles (36,000 km) | Action: Check/adjust | Item: Ignition timing | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Ignition delivery in relation to crankshaft position expressed in degrees before the number one piston is at its highest point of travel within its cylinder, or before top dead center (BTDC). |
Distance: 22,500 miles (36,000 km) | Action: Inspect & lubricate | Item: Drive shaft | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A sturdy metal tube with universal joints on either end that connects the engine to a differential on a rear-wheel or four-wheel drive vehicle. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect/clean | Item: PCV valve & hoses | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve, an emissions related device that allows venting of combustion gases from the crankcase to the intake system rather than the atmosphere. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Spark plugs | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 8 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Cables that carry a high-voltage electrical charge from the distributor cap or ignition coils to the spark plugs. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Service | Item: Electronic Air Suspension system | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.3 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A suspension system that utilizes load or height sensor-adjusted air bellows at the rear or sometimes at all four wheels to control vehicle height or handling characteristics. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Differential fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 3.6 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The liquid used for lubricating gears inside the differential. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 4 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The liquid in a transmission that allows it to function and serves as a cooling and lubrication medium. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Brake fluid | Interval in Month(s): | 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: Flush/replace | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.7 | Parts Units: 2 | 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: Flush/replace | Item: Power steering fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 3 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Hydraulic fluid used in a power steering system. |
Distance: 37,500 miles (60,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Brakes | Interval in Month(s): 36 | 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. Also used to refer to the brake system's most frequently replaced parts, brake pads and/or brake shoes. |
Distance: 37,500 miles (60,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Shock absorbers | Interval in Month(s): 36 | 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: 37,500 miles (60,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Wheel cylinders, rear | Interval in Month(s): 36 | Labor Units: 0.3 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: In drum-type brakes, small-bore hydraulic cylinders that are fitted between the brake shoes and are actuated when the brakes are applied. |
Distance: 52,500 miles (84,000 km) | Action: Check/adjust | Item: Ignition timing | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Ignition delivery in relation to crankshaft position expressed in degrees before the number one piston is at its highest point of travel within its cylinder, or before top dead center (BTDC). |
Distance: 52,500 miles (84,000 km) | Action: Check/adjust | Item: Idle speed | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.15 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The RPM of the engine free from load (all accessories off), at normal operating temperature and in neutral (or, in the case of an automatic transmission, park or neutral). |
Distance: 52,500 miles (84,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Emissions hoses & tubes | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Hoses and tubes utilized by any of a vehicle's emission control devices. |
Distance: 52,500 miles (84,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Evaporative control system | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: An emission control system that prevents raw fuel vapors from entering the atmosphere. |
Distance: 52,500 miles (84,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Fuel filler cap | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A cap used to seal a vehicle's fuel filler neck. |
Distance: 52,500 miles (84,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Fuel filter | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.3 | 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: 52,500 miles (84,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: PCV filter | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Positive crankcase ventilation filter/positive crankcase ventilation valve. Devices that allow the venting of combustion gases from the crankcase to the intake system instead of into the atmosphere. |
Distance: 52,500 miles (84,000 km) | Action: Reset | Item: Service reminder light | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.02 | 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: 52,500 miles (84,000 km) | Action: Service | Item: On-board diagnosis system | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.25 | 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. |