Regular car maintenance
When you buy a new car from a dealership, it usually comes with a regular maintenance schedule that lists the service intervals. But what if there is no such information, for example, when you buy a used car? This article answers the questions of what, why and how often you should have your car serviced, even if nothing is broken. Timely maintenance makes a big difference to the life of your car and improves reliability, reducing the chances of you being stranded on the road or suffering serious and costly damage. Of course, the resale value of a car that has been serviced regularly and on time will also be higher, and a well-maintained car will have lower fuel consumption, making the cost of maintenance worthwhile. Here are the maintenance tasks that every car should have on a regular basis to ensure it lasts long and well.
For more detailed service information and maintenance intervals for specific cars, see "Maintenance schedules and info" for oil change intervals, volumes and specifications, service information for filters, plugs, belts and other car components for more than 300 different car models.
Change engine oil and filter
Usually every 10-20.000 km or once a year
Why and how often should I change the oil in my car engine and how much does it cost?
Replacing the air filter
Usually every 20-30.000 km
When should I change engine air filter? How much does an air filter cost and is it difficult to change?
Fuel filter change
On average every 30-60.000 km
Why change the fuel filter, how often should I do it and what will happen if I don't?
These are not all regular car maintenance tasks, but the most common and frequent ones. We are already preparing descriptions for other jobs, so bookmark Auto ABC and come back whenever you need some car-related information.