Maintenance intervals drivers should know | Features
Vehicles are among the most costly expenses individuals have. According to data from Kelley Blue Book, the average price paid for a new vehicle in the United States in September 2022 was $48,094. Canadian car buyers face an equally expensive reality in their country, where the average MSRP for a new car is more than $45,000.
Since vehicles are such sizable investments, it behooves motorists to do as much as they can to keep their cars and trucks running smoothly. Vehicle owner’s manuals typically recommend maintenance intervals and should be drivers’ first resource for information regarding how to take care of their cars and trucks. But the following are some standard maintenance intervals drivers can keep in mind.
k9bmb[___ >:=6Dk^9bm
kAm%96 b[___\>:=6 >2C<6C FD65 E@ 36 E96 36?49>2C< 7@C 492?8:?8 @:=[ 3FE >@56C? G69:4=6D 42? ?@H 8@ =@?86C 36EH66? @:= 492?86D] w@H6G6C[ :E’D DE:== 2 8@@5 :562 E@ 4964< @E96C 7=F:5 =6G6=D 6G6CJ b[___ >:=6D] (:?5D9:6=5 H2D96C 7=F:5[ 4@@=2?E[ 3C2<6 7=F:5[ EC2?D>:DD:@? 7=F:5[ 2?5 A@H6C DE66C:?8 7=F:5 D9@F=5 2== 36 4964<65 6G6CJ b[___ >:=6D 2?5 E@AA65 @77 :7 =6G6=D 2C6 =@H]k^Am
kAmxE’D H:D6 7@C 5C:G6CD E@ A6C7@C> D@>6 255:E:@?2= >2:?E6?2?46 4964<FAD 6G6CJ b[___ >:=6D] r964< E:C6 AC6DDFC6[ :?DA64E 9@D6D WH9:49 D9@F=5 ?@E 36 =62<:?8 @C 3F=8:?8X 2?5 4=62? E96 :?E6C:@C @7 E96 G69:4=6 6G6CJ b[___ >:=6D]k^Am
k9bmd[___ >:=6Dk^9bm
kAm|2?J G69:4=6 >2?F724EFC6CD ?@H C64@>>6?5 @:= 492?86D 6G6CJ d[___ >:=6D] %:C6 C@E2E:@?D 2=D@ 42? 36 A2CE @7 D6CG:46 G:D:ED 2E E9:D :?E6CG2=[ 2?5 5C:G6CD 42? 2D< E96:C >6492?:4 E@ 4964< E96:C 7F6= 7:=E6CD 2?5 32EE6C:6D 6G6CJ d[___ >:=6D 2D H6==] |2?J >2J 2=C625J 5@ E9:D 2D A2CE @7 E96:C 4@>AC696?D:G6 >2:?E6?2?46 A24<286D[ 3FE :E’D DE:== 8@@5 E@ 4@?7:C> :7 E96J 5@ 2?5 C6BF6DE E96J 5@ D@ :7 :E’D ?@E A2CE @7 E96 A=2?]k^Am
kAmsC:G6CD 2=D@ 42? C6BF6DE E92E 423:? 2:C 7:=E6CD 2C6 :?DA64E65 2E E9:D A@:?E[ E9@F89 E96J 42? 86?6C2==J =2DE 2 J62C 367@C6 E96J ?665 E@ 36 C6A=2465]k^Am
kAmpC@F?5 E96 d[___\>:=6 >2C<[ H:A6C 3=256D 2=D@ >2J 368:? E@ D9@H D:8?D @7 H62C 2?5 E62C[ :?4=F5:?8 DEC62<:?8 @? E96 H:?5D9:6=5 @C D4C2E49:?8 ?@:D6D H96? 😕 FD6] t249 @7 E9@D6 D:8?D :?5:42E6D E96 H:A6CD ?665 E@ 36 C6A=2465] w@H6G6C[ 5C:G6CD D9@F=5 E2<6 ?@E6 @7 E96D6 D:8?D C682C5=6DD @7 H96? E96J 2AA62C] $@>6 >2J ?@E >2<6 :E d[___ >:=6D 367@C6 E96J 368:? E@ H62C 5@H?] x? DF49 :?DE2?46D[ E96J D9@F=5 36 C6A=2465 :>>65:2E6=J C682C5=6DD @7 9@H >2?J >:=6D :E’D 366? D:?46 E96J H6C6 :?DE2==65]k^Am
k9bm`_[___ >:=6Dk^9bm
kAm$@>6 G69:4=6D >2J @?=J C6BF:C6 @:= 492?86D 6G6CJ `_[___ >:=6D] %92E’D ?@E F?4@>>@? 😕 G69:4=6D E92E FD6 DJ?E96E:4 @:=[ E9@F89 5C:G6CD 2C6 FC865 E@ 4@?DF=E E96:C @H?6C’D >2?F2=D]k^Am
kAmqC2<6 A25D 2=D@ >2J ?665 E@ 36 C6A=2465 2C@F?5 E9:D E:>6[ 2?5 @?6 E6==E2=6 D:8? @7 E92E 😀 2 DBF62<:?8 ?@:D6 H96?6G6C E96 3C2<6D 2C6 2AA=:65]k^Am
kAmsC:G6CD 42? 2D< E96:C >6492?:4D E@ 4964< E96 2=:8?>6?E @7 E96:C G69:4=6D 2C@F?5 E9:D :?E6CG2= 2D H6==] %9@F89 >2?J G69:4=6D H@?’E 56G6=@A 2=:8?>6?E :DDF6D[ :E’D 36DE E@ 4964< 7@C DF49 :DDF6D 6G6CJ `_[___ >:=6D @C H96?6G6C 2 G69:4=6 766=D 2D E9@F89 :E’D AF==:?8 😕 @?6 DA64:7:4 5:C64E:@?]k^Am
kAm|2:?E6?2?46 :?E6CG2=D 2C6 4C62E65 E@ D6CG6 2D 2 8F:56=:?6 7@C 5C:G6CD] p?J :DDF6D E92E 2C:D6 D9@F=5 DE:== 36 3C@F89E E@ E96 2EE6?E:@? @7 2 >6492?:4 C682C5=6DD @7 9@H >2?J >:=6D 92G6 366? 25565 E@ E96 @5@>6E6C D:?46 E96 >@DE C646?E EC:A E@ E96 82C286]k^Am
