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We believe the best way to avoid expensive repairs is to keep up with regular schedule maintenance. Most
car owners change oil every 3000 miles or so but overlook or are unaware of some important areas of their car's
needs. In fact, the most expensive maintenance item is an oil change!
At around $30.00 every 3000 miles you would spend $300 in oil changes for every 30,000 miles. On the
other hand, a transmission service is around $120 and should be done every 30,000 miles. That is only a third of
what your costs are for oil changes in the same time frame.
Most cars and light trucks have maintenance schedules in the owners manual, but they vary little between
makes or models, most often operator use is the obvious variable. Extreme driving conditions such as starting
and stopping, in town use or towing are examples that require maintenance needs more often than average or
normal use. Weather and temperature are a big concern as well, living in the south, In January at below zero
when you start your engine, consider this, all fluids are cold. Then, during operation , oil, transmission fluid,
power steering fluid, coolant and differential fluid temperature rise quickly causing breakdown of additives that
turn into harmful varnish or sludge deposits. Now imagine doing this every day and think of the thousands of heat
cycles your car or truck goes through.
Most maintenance items are under $100, that's a lot cheaper than the average repair.
For more information on how to keep your car safe, reliable, trouble free and fuel efficient, call us.
car owners change oil every 3000 miles or so but overlook or are unaware of some important areas of their car's
needs. In fact, the most expensive maintenance item is an oil change!
At around $30.00 every 3000 miles you would spend $300 in oil changes for every 30,000 miles. On the
other hand, a transmission service is around $120 and should be done every 30,000 miles. That is only a third of
what your costs are for oil changes in the same time frame.
Most cars and light trucks have maintenance schedules in the owners manual, but they vary little between
makes or models, most often operator use is the obvious variable. Extreme driving conditions such as starting
and stopping, in town use or towing are examples that require maintenance needs more often than average or
normal use. Weather and temperature are a big concern as well, living in the south, In January at below zero
when you start your engine, consider this, all fluids are cold. Then, during operation , oil, transmission fluid,
power steering fluid, coolant and differential fluid temperature rise quickly causing breakdown of additives that
turn into harmful varnish or sludge deposits. Now imagine doing this every day and think of the thousands of heat
cycles your car or truck goes through.
Most maintenance items are under $100, that's a lot cheaper than the average repair.
For more information on how to keep your car safe, reliable, trouble free and fuel efficient, call us.
Maintenance
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