Benefits of Regularly Scheduled Maintenance For Your Car From 30,000 to 90,000 Miles
The amount of money you put into buying a car will no doubt make you hope it will last for years to come. Besides lasting, you also want it to remain in perfect shape. Sticking to a regularly scheduled maintenance plan is crucial if you want your vehicle running smoothly and efficiently.
You don’t want a vehicle that would get to the middle of the road and then refuse to go any further, especially when you have an important appointment to keep or when you have an emergency that needs prompt attention.
The same way you depend on your car to be there for you when you need it, your car also depends on you to take proper care of it. Not maintaining your car as regularly as you should puts you at risk and may lead to substantially larger repair bills. Benjamin Franklin wisely said “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”, and the axiom is as relevant today as it was in Franklin’s day.
Autowerks of Plano is here for you to provide you with repairs, factory level service and scheduled maintenance on vehicles like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Audi, Lexus, Acura, Infiniti, Volkswagen, Mini Cooper, Honda and Toyota.
Advantages of Regularly Scheduled Maintenance
Sometime in the future, you may think about selling your vehicle. When that time comes you can feel confident about making a good sale when your records show that you maintained your vehicle on a regular basis.
This maintenance is more than just changing your car oil, it’s also about keeping to the maintenance schedule. Whether it’s every 30,000, 60,000 or 90,000 miles. You have to strictly comply with scheduling routine maintenance if it’s important to you that your vehicle will last a long time.
The Maintenance for 30,000 Miles.
Maintaining your vehicle at 30,000 miles should not be difficult at all because it is still in its prime especially if you have been receiving regular checkups. At this stage, what it needs most is a healthy transmission so that it can remain in excellent driving shape. You can do this by changing the transmission’s filter, the oil and checking if there are any leaks.
Once your car reaches the 30,000 mile mark, you should try as much as possible to follow this checklist but this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t welcome other upkeep options. They include A/C filter, air filter, lubricating door hinges, checking the suspension and suspension bolt torque, checking the hoses and belts, replacing the wipers, checking the steering system and checking the brakes.
Maintaining your car at 30,000 miles basically requires that you check to be sure that everything is safe and fine with your car. If you have not had a recent oil change or have not rotated your tires in the last 3000 to 5000 miles, you should consider doing so now. Keeping a good record of your various checkups would really prove beneficial to you.
If have been maintaining your car properly up until this point, then you are on the safe side; you would only have a lot of work on your hands if you’ve been a negligent vehicle owner.
The 60,000 Miles Maintenance Mark
Automobiles are unique in their own different ways, but one major maintenance item you will need to consider at this stage is replacing the timing belt. It might be indicated in the owner’s manual that it should be changed at or close to the 60,000 mileage. This might not be the limit for all cars though.
The timing belt is an integral part of your engine; without it, your engine becomes useless. It’s almost the same as trying to ride a bicycle with damaged spokes—it takes you nowhere. In other words, at 60,000 miles, checking your timing belt is really crucial. You should also consider replacing the brake fluid and if necessary, include your standard tire rotation and oil change.
So You Made It To 90,000 miles – What’s Next?
If your car has made it to this stage, congratulations! Hopefully, your records show that you’ve been maintaining your car properly. Anyway, maintenance at this level is very important even if has to do with repeating much of everything that you did in the previous stages. If your timing belt hasn’t been replaced up to this stage, you should definitely replace it at this stage.
How Do You Know You’re Doing Things The Right Way?
All in all, by sticking with your scheduled maintenance plan you can have peace of mind knowing that you are good for the next 30,000 miles or more with your vehicle.
Want to know more on what to do once your car goes beyond 100,000 Miles? Read our article on 100,000 Miles Auto Maintenance Service.
Autowerks of Plano makes getting your regularly scheduled maintenance a breeze. Give Chad a call today to schedule an appointment at (214) 682-2080.
