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An adequately maintained car can be driven..."for ever". Proper maintenance is also about maintaining your vehicle's dependability and safety.
Here are the most typical maintenance intervals you can use as a reference in case you have no idea about the specific maintenance schedule of your vehicle. Click on the highlighted keywords for more details about the intervention. Make sure to note well all the interventions on your vehicle regardless of whom performed them. Check our template and use it !. |
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Maintenance to be carried out based on mileage
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Every 2,000 Km
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Every 5,000 Km
- Oil change with filter if your average speed is less than 39 Km/h i.e. if you live in traffic congested areas and/or on a hill or mountain.
- Tire rotation on SUV, MPV, Station Wagon, 4x4, Sport and Muscle cars, Crossovers.
Every 10,000 Km
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Every 15,000 Km
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Every 20,000 Km
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Every 30,000 Km
- Check and replace your front brake pads if needed. These could last more, see below.
- Replace the PCV valve.
- Clean your throttle body.
- Clean your pressure and air flow sensors.
Every 40,000 Km
Check and replace your front brake pads if needed. These could last more, see below.
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Every 60,000 Km
- Replace your front brake pads if you did not do so earlier.
- Check and replace your front brake discs if needed.
- Check and replace your rear brake pads if needed.
- Replace the serpentine belt (accessory belt)
- Replace the timing belt if your engine manual states this frequency or if you drive uphill every day.
- Decarbonize the intake valves if your engine is a direct injection engine.
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Every 75,000 Km
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Every 100,000 Km
- Replace your rear brake shoes.
- Replace your manual gearbox oil
- Replace your automatic gearbox oil except if your gearbox is maintenance free (i.e. some do not require any intervention prior to the 400,000 Km).
Every 120,000 Km
Replace your water pump if you are replacing the timing belt for the second time.
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Every 150,000 Km
Replace your water pump if you are replacing the timing belt for the second time.
Replace your rear brake discs. Diagnose your catalytic converter and O2 sensors if you live in a country with good fuel quality. |
Every 200,000 Km
Check and diagnose the suspension: triangles, ball joints, shock absorbers, bearings.
Check and diagnose the handbrake cable and/or mechanism-motor.
Check and diagnose the handbrake cable and/or mechanism-motor.
Maintenance to be carried out based on time
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Every 3 months
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Every 2 years
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Every 3 years
Replace your tires if their width is equal to or smaller than 185 mm.
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Every 5 years
- Replace your coolant.
- Top-up your A/C refrigerant