Preventative Maintenance for Your Chevrolet: A Checklist for Longevity and Reliability

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When it comes to Chevy maintenance, there’s nobody in the business who knows more about what your car needs than your Chevy dealer. And like every car, proper preventive maintenance is not only essential to keep your vehicle running smooth, but the right care at the right time can prevent costly breakdowns and extend your vehicle’s life. Here’s our guide to a long and happy partnership with your Chevy.

Oil Changes

Perhaps the most frequent service your Chevy will need throughout its lifetime is the humble oil change. Motor oil lubricates the engine, helps remove debris and particulates that can cause wear and damage over time, and helps exchange excess heat when your Chevy revs hard. Your maintenance team can help you decide how often to change your oil, and what kind of oil to change it with.

Battery Service

Anyone who’s lived through one will tell you that Wisconsin winters are no joke, but what you may not realize is that even the best car batteries tend to degrade their performance in hotter or colder conditions. Routine battery service allows your maintenance team to check your battery and ensure it will run well all year around, or to change it early so you never wind up trying to start a Chevy with a dead battery.

Fluid Services

Transmission fluid, motor oil, front and rear windshield washer fluid, and more are all crucial in keeping your vehicle operating smoothly and safely. Routinely having your fluid levels checked can make sure you never run into a situation where a critical fluid runs low and performance starts to take a hit, or worse, a safety feature like windshield washers doesn’t work at all.

Brake Service

Your attention and your brakes are the two most critical safety features of all in preventing accidents and mishaps on the road, and while your mechanic team at your Chevy’s home dealership can’t help with your attention, they’re experts at keeping your brakes tuned up so your Chevy can stop on a dime at a moment’s notice.

Air Filters

Both you and your Chevy rely on fresh, clean oxygen to help run your best. And to keep you both in top condition, the cabin and engine air filters in your Chevy will need to be replaced every so often. Your manual will list suggested timeframes, but if you drive in dusty, sandy, or high-pollen environments, you may need to change your filters sooner than expected.

Tire Rotation

Even with robust and well-built vehicles like your Chevrolet, tires will wear unevenly, both from front to back and from left to right, usually due to uneven weight distribution. Rotating your tires not only ensures even wear but can prevent tires from wearing out prematurely.

While your owner’s manual will have a suggested maintenance schedule, if your oil is almost expired, performance starts to dip, or you notice a change in your Chevy’s performance, it’s time to bring it in for a check-up. So book your next maintenance appointment at Larsen Auto Center in Frederic, WI, and let our automotive experts help build you a custom maintenance plan to keep your Chevy in great condition. 

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