Your maintenance reference
ASE Master Technicians · Family owned since 2000
Preventive Maintenance Schedule
Print this and keep it in your glove box. When you bring your car in to Kobar's, bring it with you — we'll check it off together. We'll never recommend work your vehicle doesn't actually need.
Print and keep this in your glove box. We'll check it off together when you bring your car in.
By mileage
Cumulative — perform the items in every applicable category each time you cross a mileage marker.
Regularly
Check often and replace as needed
Replace
- Headlights
- Small bulbs
Every 3,000 miles
About every 4 months
Replace
- Oil filter
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- Lube & oil
Every 6,000 miles
Inspect
- Battery
- C-V boots
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- Tire rotation
Every 12,000 miles
Annual service
Inspect
- Air filter
- Breather filter
- Emission service
- Exhaust components
- Fuel filter (carburetor)
- MacPherson struts
- Muffler
- Shock absorbers
- Steering parts
- Wiper blades
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- Cooling system service
- Engine tune-up (non-computer)
Every 24,000 miles
Bi-annual service
Inspect
- Brakes
- C-V joints
- Rear axle bearings & seals
- Suspension parts
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- Air conditioning service
- Engine tune-up (computer)
- Fan & accessory belts
- Fuel injector cleaning
- Power flush service
- Transmission maintenance
Every 30,000 miles
Inspect
- Oxygen sensor
Every 36,000 miles
Tri-annual service
Inspect
- Universal joints
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- Cooling system hoses
- Vacuum modulator
By time interval
Independent of mileage. Many drivers underestimate these — they keep your vehicle reliable in Arizona's heat.
Inspect
Every 4 months
- Four wheel alignment
Every 12 months (annually)
- Canister filter
- Engine analysis
- Fuel filter (injection)
Replace
Every 12 months (annually)
- Canister filter
- Fuel filter (injection)
- Wheel bearings repack & seals
Every 24 months (bi-annually)
- PCV valve
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Every 12 months (annually)
- Cooling system service
Every 24 months (bi-annually)
- Air conditioning service
- Power flush service
- Transmission maintenance
Every 36 months (tri-annually)
- Cooling system hoses
- Vacuum modulator
Time for a service?
Call us. We'll tell you the truth about what your car needs.
Kobar's Auto Service — Family-owned in Gilbert since 2000. ASE Certified Master Technicians. We'll never sell you work you don't need.