When you should visit our Charlotte Toyota Service Center
- You need to get oil changes in Charlotte as your owner's manual and driving tendencies dictate – ask one of our auto mechanics what schedule best suits your vehicle. Typically, it's about every 3,000-7,000 miles.
- You should also get the fluids checked in your Toyota, as well as replace the air filter as needed – this is important to keep your engine functioning efficiently. Do this around every 20,000 miles.
- Replace your spark plugs and wires every 40,000 miles or so (or as recommended)
- Replace your battery every 35,000 miles, and have it inspected each time you come in to check for damage or wear.
- Change your brake pads, brake fluid, and coolant every 60,000 miles or so.
- Take a look at your Toyota's timing belt! Typically cars will need a new one every 60,000 to 100,000 miles, and you don't want to avoid this repair – the timing belt keeps all the parts in your engine synchronized.
- Consider having all of the fluids flushed and refilled at the 100,000 mile mark – that's a pretty long span of time, and this will ensure that no sludge or debris has a chance to cause problems in your different tanks.
- Check your tires – how are they wearing? 100,000 miles is usually a good marking point to get a new set and get an alignment if you're due for it. Some drivers haven't hit this point yet or have already replaced their tires.
- Get a tune-up when you hit 100,000 miles – this will ensure that your engine is running in the most efficient shape that it can, and that all the different parts are correctly doing their jobs.