Here are the basic things about car service that are usually do by some car repair shop:
- Black oil
Non-synthetic black oils need to be change on every trip that reaching 5,000km or 3 months. If synthetic oils, are likely to be in 7,500km or 10,000km journey.
- Filter
Normal mineral oil – 5000km
Synthetic Oil – 7500km to 10000 km
Normally, when converting the engine oil, then also switch the oil filter (oil filter)
- Spark plug
20,000 km travel according to maintenance schedule book. But if you used it up to 30,000 to 40,000 km it does not matter because these tools are not very critical.
- Car battery
18 months to 2 years old, up to the way of use.
- Timing belt
When traveling up to 60,000km please change, no matter what car are you using.
- Clutch plate
Only change when a “clutch slipping” symptom occurs during our drive.
- Fuel filter
You can change it when the car journey reaches around 40,000km.
- Water filter & Air filter
Change every 20,000km, but for those who change to K & N type, this item does not need to be changed, just as you clean it yourself.
- ATF- Automatic Transmission Fluid
This oil is very important for the AUTO car. In the manual book mentioned that every 20,000km it need to change. But it can be extended up to 30,000km to consumers who want to save.
- Gear oil
For those who use the gearbox manual. Your car does not need ATF, but instead use Gear Oil. It can be change in 60,000km journey once.
- Air-cond belt/ alternator belt
The belt must be changed at the same time with timing belt.
- Maintainance schedule
It is reminded maintenance schedule follow base on”km” or “3 months” “6 months” and so on
- Black oil mineral
Mineral oil for 5000km / 3 months, semi-synthetic oil for 10,000km / 6 months, fully synthetic oil for 15-20,000km / 1 year.
- Manual gear oil
Should be changed every 40,000km for new cars (less than 5 years), every 20,000km for cars over 5 years or when the shift gear is tight.