Category Archives: Maintainance Schedules
Recommended Service Intervals
Your recommended maintenance schedules are designed to achieve basic standards in three general categories: Protection, Efficiency and Safety. Continue reading
Busting Automotive Myths
Myths start with a grain of evidence and are then built up with a lot of imagination and very elastic logic. Let’s examine a couple of the more popular rants and look at the truth behind them. Continue reading
Are Modern Vehicles Maintenance Free?
Any good myth has some elements of truth. No offense to Big Foot fans, but this maintenance-free myth has more evidence than most. Continue reading
Fall and Spring Checkup
I was telling a friend that it’s about time to get into the shop for my checkup and he said that he read on the internet that modern cars don’t need seasonal service. Continue reading
Deciphering The Menu Board: Part 1
Service centers have a board that lists the routine services they provide. But some people don’t know what these services really are unless they ask. Continue reading
10 Overlooked Services
We have a list of 10 service items that are often overlooked. They’re all very important and need appropriate attention. Continue reading
Risk of Extended Oil Change Intervals
You’ve probably heard the old rule of thumb: Change your oil every 3,000 miles/ 5,000 kilometers or 3 months, whichever comes first. But some car manufacturers have introduced extended oil change intervals. Continue reading
Maintenance Free Myth
Did you know that a modern engine would not run for more than a few months using motor oil formulas from 30 years ago? Today’s automotive fluids contain a much higher percentage of additives to protect your vehicle’s components. Continue reading
Severe Service Requirements
A lot of our viewers have asked whether or not they should use their severe service maintenance schedule, which is listed in their car owners’ manual. It can be confusing. Let’s clear the air on this subject. Continue reading
Higher Mileage Service Intervals
As cars age, their performance drops, they have difficulty idling for long periods and are more sensitive to weather extremes. Fortunately today’s cars are up to the challenge – but they need a little help to keep on going. Continue reading
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