What are the items/ services being provided by the workshops when a vehicle is being serviced?
What are the main job to be carried out to ensure that your car is safe to drive on road?
Different workshops have different list of stuffs to check but genearlly pretty similar.
Below is a list of items/jobs where I normally perform on my customer's car.
PASSENGER CAR SERVICING JOB LIST
a) Engine compartment (Under the hood)
- Engine oil (Change)
- Engine oil filter (Change)
- Air filter
- Radiator coolant level
- Radiator reservoir coolant level
- Radiator hoses and hose clips conditions
- Radiator cap condition
- Power steering fluid level (If any)
- Automatic transmission fluid level (If any)
- Brake fluid level
- Clutch fluid level (If any)
- Battery water level (If any)
- Wiper washer reservoir fluid level
- Belts tension and conditions (I.e alternator, fan, aircon, power steering and etc.)
- Any fluid leakages
b) Vehicle roadwheels
- Tyre pressure
- Tyre thread wear
- Tyre rotation (If any)
- Front brake disc pad
- Rear brake disc pad / brake drum lining
- Cleaning of rear drum brake and adjustment (If any)
- Brake fluid leakages
- Shock absorbers leakage
c) Vehicle exterior
- Vehicle body damage (If any)
- Wiper condition checks
- Number plates damages
d) Vehicle lightning
- Front side lights
- Rear side lights
- Signals (Left & right, front & rear)
- Number plate lights
- Headlamp (normal beam)
- Headlamp (high beam)
- Rear brake lamps
- Reverse lamps
- Reverse sensor (If any)
- Cracks on covers
- Panel lightning (in vehicle)
- Dome light (in vehicle)
Items in red are required to change in all servicing!
Others only need to check.
Replace only when NECESSARY!
* The above list is just for reference not a guide!*
Next question is can vehicle owners perform their own servicing?
Well everyone has the capabilities to do it but you must have the correct knowledge and tools to do it.
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