How often should you service your car?

Each car has a recommendation for different levels of service. These are usually put at X number of miles or X months - depending on which comes first.

So if you are a high mileage user then you should have your car serviced more often than someone who only drives small amounts.

mervyn11 wrote: »

Certainly do not agree with this post..........
Service your car according to the manufacturers service schedule there is absolutely no point ( other than wasting money of course) on changing your oil and filter between services.

Plus on modern cars you need a computer to clear the engine management system when you drop the oil. My OH has a friend who decided to change his oil in between services and it cost him a fortune to get the garage out to clear it as it wouldn't start.

As others have said each vehicle has a recommended service interval and for low mileage drivers at least once a year, mine usually has two:eek:

I change my oil every 6k on my Peugeot 406 HDi.

The reason?

I only pay for the filter,the oil is free.

Ken.

I get my 10-year-old Mk2. Mondeo serviced every 10,000 miles, which is approximately yearly. Some things (ie. cabin air filter) are due every so many years, others (ie. spark plugs) are due every so many thousand miles. I do as much as I can myself.

However, I get the oil and filter changed (at National Tyres for either £20 less 10% for online booking, or £15 with a voucher from a national paper) every 5,000 miles. It is like an internal interim service.

The cambelt (and the pulleys and tensioner wheels, etc.) is due every 5 years or 50,000 miles, whichever comes sooner. Therefore, mine is due this year, even though the mileage will only be 90,000. As a true MSE, I will be getting the Ford kit of the parts online for less than the garage charged me back in 2002!