Maintenance Schedule as Provided by OEM Documentation
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Differential, front | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.05 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A set of gears that transfers the power of the rotating driveshaft to drive wheels in front and rear-wheel-drive vehicles. The differential also allows each of the opposing wheels to turn at a different speed when cornering. |
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: 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Steering linkage | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units:
0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The arrangement of rods and lubricated joints connecting the steering gearbox to the wheel spindles. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Inspect | Item: Transfer case fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.1 | Parts Units: 0 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Lubricant used in the transfer case. |
Distance: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: 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: 7,500 miles (12,000 km) | Action: Check level | Item: Manual transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): | 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): | 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): | 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: Inspect | Item: Brakes, front | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Inspect/adjust | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Lubricate | 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: Change | Item: Front differential fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 1.3 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The liquid used for lubricating gears inside the differential. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Rear differential fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 1.2 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Lubricant that permits quiet and low friction operation of the differential. Can be gear oil, transmission fluid, or a more specialized fluid specified by the manufacturer. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Transfer case fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 2.6 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Lubricant used in the transfer case. |
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: Fuel filter | Interval in Month(s): | 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. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Spark plugs | Interval in Month(s): | 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: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Automatic transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 4.2 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling an automatic transmission. |
Distance: 30,000 miles (48,000 km) | Action: Change | Item: Manual transmission fluid | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.5 | Parts Units: 3.6 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The fluid used for lubricating and cooling a manual transmission. |
Distance: 52,500 miles (84,000 km) | Action: Flush/replace | Item: Coolant | Interval in Month(s): 36 | 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: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Distributor cap | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.6 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: The nonconductive cap of the distributor that contains the contacts leading to each individual spark plug. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Distributor rotor | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.01 | Parts Units: 1 | 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: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Serpentine belt | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.3 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: A ribbed drive belt that drives more than one engine accessory. |
Distance: 60,000 miles (96,000 km) | Action:
Replace | Item: Spark plug wires | Interval in Month(s): | 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: Vacuum lines & hoses | Interval in Month(s): | Labor Units: 0.4 | Parts Units: 1 | Drive Type: ALL |
Description: Flexible tubing used to carry air, fluids, vapors or pressurized gas. |
Distance: 82,500 miles (132,000 km) | Action: Replace | Item: Oxygen sensor | Interval in Month(s): | Labor
Units: 0.2 | Parts Units: 1 | 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. |
