Scheduled Maintenance

Preventive maintenance is the best way to keep your car running safely. Neglecting even simple preventive maintenance, such as oil changes and fluid levels, can lead to poor fuel economy, unreliability, or costly breakdowns, and could invalidate your warranty.

And performing scheduled maintenance in accordance to your manufacturer’s guidelines, you will prolong your vehicle’s life as well as ultimately lower the cost to maintain it. Check your owner's manual for schedules and guidelines.

Oil Changes

Most manufacturers recommend an oil change every 3,000 miles. Some manuals recommend an oil change every 7500, but only under certain driving conditions. Before choosing to wait that long for an oil change, be sure your vehicle fits those conditions.

Master Tire & Auto Service's expert and experienced mechanics will change the oil filter and replace your vehicle's oil with the manufacturer-recommended weight and grade of oil. Most manufacturer's use 5W-30, a number that indicates viscosity in cold and heat. The first number indicates how the oil will flow at low temperatures: the lower the number, the lighter the oil. The second number references the flow at high temperatures. So, a 5W-30 oil flows as 5-weight oil at zero degrees Fahrenheit and 30-weight at 210 degrees Fahrenheit. This is the optimal weights for most cars.

Why change your oil?

Oil reduces friction and provides lubrication for your engine, lessening wear. It also forms a seal between the pistons, rings and cylinder walls and helps cool the engine parts while reducing engine noise. Without new oil, carbon and varnish buildup would ruin the engine. And without oil, your engine would generate so much heat that the engine would lock up.

Over time, all oil breaks down. There are many factors that contribute to the breakdown of the oil in your engine, but heat is the biggest contributing factor. In addition to the breakdown of the oil itself, there are also additives that are put in engine oil. These begin to break down and lose their effectiveness over time. There is also the issue of contamination. Small bits of dust, dirt and debris get into your engine and make the or way into the oil. All these little bits of "stuff" make the oil much less slippery and much less effective at cushioning the moving parts of the engine.

Other Scheduled Maintenance Items

We'll also perform other scheduled maintenance checks and replacements, top-off your fluid levels, and ensure your belts and hoses are in good condition.

Other Fluids

Automatic transmission fluid - an oil that lubricates and cools the transmission.

Brake fluid - hydraulic fluid used to transmit pressure evenly through the brake lines.

Coolant/antifreeze - the mixture of water and antifreeze used in your engines cooling system to maintain the engine's temperature.

Air Filters

Clean air filters increase engine performance and fuel mileage and reduce engine wear.

Battery

A weak battery creates strain on the alternator and starter, especially during cold weather

Belts & Hoses

Belts and pulleys drive the alternator, water pump, fan, power steering pump, air conditioning compressor and air injection pump. Hoses and steel lines transfer coolant, brake fluid and fuel throughout the vehicle. Over time, these parts may crack, rust or leak. So, protect yourself by following the factory maintenance schedule.

Timing belts
These are toothed, reinforced belts used to drive the camshaft via a sprocket to a crankshaft. They ensure the synchronization of the engine's camshaft, crankshaft and distributor.

Maintenance Tips

AIR CONDITIONING - BRAKE SERVICE  - CV JOINTS & AXLES - ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS - EXHAUST EMISSIONS SYSTEM
FUEL INJECTORS - HEATING & COOLING - MUFFLERS - SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE - MAINTENANCE TIPS - STARTING & CHARGING
STEERING & SUSPENSION - TIRES & TIRE SERVICE - TRAILER HITCHES - TRANSMISSION SERVICE - TUNE-UPS- WHEEL ALIGNMENT