Maintenance
At Elston Auto Repair we believe the best way to avoid expensive
repairs is to keep up with regular schedule maintenance. most auto
owners change oil every 3000 miles or so but overlook or are unaware of some
important areas of their car's needs. In fact the most expensive maintenance
task is an oil change.
At around $25.00 every 3000 miles you would spend $250
in oil changes for every 30,000 miles. On the other hand, a transmission
service is around $100 and should be done every 30,000 miles. That
is only a third of what your costs are for oil changes in the same time frame.
Most cars and light trucks have maintenance schedules
in the owners manual, but they vary little between makes or models, most
often operator use is the obvious variable. Extreme driving conditions
such as starting and stopping, in town use or towing are examples that require
maintenance needs more often than average or normal use. Weather and
temperature are a big concern as well, living in the Midwest, most vehicles
are driven in extreme cold and hot conditions. In January at below
zero when you start your engine, consider this, all fluids are at below 0, during operation
, oil, transmission fluid, power steering fluid, coolant and differential
fluid temperature rise quickly causing breakdown of additives that turn
into harmful varnish or sludge deposits. Now imagine doing this every day
and think of the heat cycles your car or truck goes through (thousands).
Most maintenance items are under $100, thet's a lot
cheaper than the average repair.
Let the professionals at Elston Auto Repair go over or recommend what maintenance
items your car needs most. **Here are some samples:
- Fuel Filter
24,000 to 30,000 miles
$20 to $30
- Transmission
Service 30,000 miles
$100
- Oil and filter
change or LOF, 3,000 miles
$25
- Power steering
flush 60,000 miles
$40
- Cooling system
flush 2 years or 60,000 miles $80
- Differential
service 60,000
$45
- Tune-up 60,000
miles
$120
** Listed prices are approximate prices only. Prices may vary.
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