Service intervals beyond stated schedule?

[intergetz]

Hi all,

This may sound like a stupid question, but my car's service schedule in the manual goes up to 96 months/120,000km (I have attached a picture). How do I interpret the servicing schedule beyond this?

I understand that for engine oil and filter you just replace every year as listed, but the timing belt confuses me for example. If the belt is replaced (as indicated at 72 months), do you just count from the beginning again for that specific item? So in this picture, it would be inspected on the 4th service, and replaced again on the 6th?

Sorry this sounds silly as I type it, but just want to check!

TIA!

[CraigyMc]

intergetz said:

Hi all,

This may sound like a stupid question, but my car's service schedule in the manual goes up to 96 months/120,000km (I have attached a picture). How do I interpret the servicing schedule beyond this?

I understand that for engine oil and filter you just replace every year as listed, but the timing belt confuses me for example. If the belt is replaced (as indicated at 72 months), do you just count from the beginning again for that specific item? So in this picture, it would be inspected on the 4th service, and replaced again on the 6th?

Sorry this sounds silly as I type it, but just want to check!

TIA!

The way lots of manufacturers do this is as a repeating pattern. Lotus do AABAAC then repeat it over and over again. A = basic oil and filters, B = air filter C = plugs, belts.

Anything other than that (eg. timing chains and things that last for a very long time) I'd do on condition.

[Pica-Pica]

intergetz said:

Hi all,

This may sound like a stupid question, but my car's service schedule in the manual goes up to 96 months/120,000km (I have attached a picture). How do I interpret the servicing schedule beyond this?

I understand that for engine oil and filter you just replace every year as listed, but the timing belt confuses me for example. If the belt is replaced (as indicated at 72 months), do you just count from the beginning again for that specific item? So in this picture, it would be inspected on the 4th service, and replaced again on the 6th?

Sorry this sounds silly as I type it, but just want to check!
TIA!

In the absence of a manufacturer’s recommendation, just tack another grid on the end and repeat as the previous chart.

[intergetz]

Thanks people, much appreciated!

[samoht]

intergetz said:

the timing belt confuses me for example. If the belt is replaced (as indicated at 72 months), do you just count from the beginning again for that specific item? So in this picture, it would be inspected on the 4th service, and replaced again on the 6th?

This is correct, timing belt should be inspected at the 4th service since it was fitted, and replaced at the 6th.

Note that for the belt, repeating the grid won't work as you'd end up inspecting at the 6th and replacing at the 8th since fitted (because there are two extra blank cols to the right of the replacement entry).
Repeating the grid will work for all the rest though.

[intergetz]

samoht said:

This is correct, timing belt should be inspected at the 4th service since it was fitted, and replaced at the 6th.

Note that for the belt, repeating the grid won't work as you'd end up inspecting at the 6th and replacing at the 8th since fitted (because there are two extra blank cols to the right of the replacement entry).
Repeating the grid will work for all the rest though.

Yeah thanks, I thought that more and more after I looked at it! Thanks for the help!