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Maintenance

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A question that continues to be asked "How do I drive my Volkswagen to 1 Million miles" One word: MAINTENANCE. The economical way to maximize the life of your Volkswagen is to keep it on the Maintenance curve. These schedules are totally dependant on the quality of the parts you use. If you use low quality parts, your VW will tell about it by breaking down long before it should. Like the "FRAM" commercial once said, "You can Pay now or you can Pay me later." The only problem is paying later will be MUCH higher! It cannot be stressed enough, you much use high quality parts if you want to get the most out of your VW. Check out our Links page for some suggested places to call. Also we have a downloadable copy of this list on our Downloads page. Some of the recurring mileage related service schedules are shown below to help get you VW to a million miles and beyond:

Suggested maintenance schedule

Mileage Interval	Maintenance Items to do
@ Every 3,000 miles	Valve Adjustment
	Oil Change
	Lubricate doors, hood, and locks
	Battery: add DISTILLED water
	Battery Clean and grease terminals
@ Every 6,000 Miles	Adjust “V” belt tension
	Adjust timing with timing light
	Check air filter and air cleaner
	Adjust throttle cut off valve
	Check exhaust system for damage
	Check and Adjust Clutch pedal free play
	Check kick down switch (automatic trans)
@ Every 12,000 Miles	Maintenance tune up: clean, regap or replace
	BOSCH spark plugs
	BOSCH ignition points
	Distributor cap
	Condenser
	Fuel filter
@ Every 15,000 miles	Adjust Brakes
	Adjust Master cylinder piston rod
@ Every 24,000 miles	Clean Cooling Fins on the Torque Converter
	Change ATF (Automatic Transmission Fluid): Especially if towing a trailer, stop and go traffic, or high temperature is involved with either of the two conditions. (90% of all failures in Automatic Transmission are due to HEAT.
@ Every 30,000 miles	Repack front and rear wheel bearings with molybdenum grease
	Change 85w90 in manual transmission
	Change 85w90 in the carrier of automatic transmission
	Check steering box and fill if required
	Check Constant Velocity (CV) joints and repack
@ Every 60,000 miles	Disk brake rotors should be turned to remove ridges
	Flush out brake system with new fluid