Idell Mulliniks: In your case I recommend you simply follow your car manufacturer's maintenance schedule in your owner's manual. Your car dealer is the BEST place to start with routine fluid and filter changes for many reasons. It may cost slightly more than a "quick jiffy lube" chain store, but you'll have factory trained technicians installing manufacturer parts and fluids just like your manufacturer says they should be installed. For repairs, always get the dealer's diagnosis and parts/labor quote to take to a recommended independent shop for comparison and deciding where to get the repairs done.find local repair shops at http://www.IATN.net/shopfinder...Show more
Bettye Arre: The easiest way is looking in the owners manual that came with the car. Most of the time they have guidelines to go by that tells you all you need to know and when to do it. Some of the basics are:-Oil AND FILTER every 3000-5000 miles (synthetic lasts longer, recommended)-Air filter no mo! re than 5000 recommended.-Alignment once a year (twice if you live in a area with really rough roads)-Check tires PSI once a month-New spark plugs every 75000 miles!-Fuel filter every 30k on average-Rotate and balance once a year on average (or if the ride gets bumpy)-Transmission and brake fluid Id recommend every 50K - 75K miles, some ppl wait a lot longer.Hope this helps!...Show more
Renita Sefton: I'm going to answer your question a little differently because I think I know what you're asking. You can read owner's manuals or repair manuals all day long, or take it to the dealer or a shop or whatever (all of which are great ideas), but really, you need to get your hands dirty. Find someone you know, a friend, parent's friend, whatever, who is willing to spend some time with you doing some hands-on stuff to your car. Have them show you how to change oil, how to change a tire, and have them explain how it all works. Best case, do it yourself. Have them talk y! ou through it while you do the work. There is no substitute f! or some good hands-on time with your car. Get in there, get dirty and look around. You'd be surprised at how much you learn, and even sometimes how fascinating some of it is from an engineering standpoint....Show more
Imogene Neiswander: Bobweb is dead on correct! Let the manual and schedule of service book be your very best guide. I strongly suggest returning the car to your new car dealer for oil changes and normal *scheduled servise work at least while the car is under its warranty period. There is a trick which helps the tires last longer and you won't be bothered as much with the onboard tire inflation warning light. Find a tire dealer or servise center in your phone book that has the capability of letting the air out of your tires, purging and inflating them with *nitrogen. The molecules of the inert gas nitrogen are enormus as compared with outside air. It will not leak off as quickly plus it maintains a more even tire pressure wheather it's cold or hot. The! re's also no water in nitrigen as their is in every darn regular air hose you regularly use. Water in regular air will corrode & rust the inside of your wheels....Show more
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