Regular maintenance on your alternative fuel vehicles will prolong the lifespan of your vehicle and the maintenance cost. In the previous articles we have discusses about the lists of the things you need to do in maintaining your alternative fuel vehicle from every 300 miles to 15.000 miles or weekly to 6 months. Here are the next lists to do in the next time and mileage intervals.
Every 30,000 miles or 30 months you need to drain, flush and refill cooling system, and manual transmission oil, if equipped. You also need to drain and refill automatic transmission fluid and change filter (normal conditions) and it is also necessary to drain and refill differential oil. The next thing to do is to replace fuel filter and air filter element if you operate your vehicle in normal conditions). Do not forget to clean and repack the wheel bearings as well as check and service the emissions system component.
Operating vehicles in severe condition like often having short trips, driving in harsh dusty or particularly humid conditions, requires enhanced maintenance intervals. What are you supposed to do then? In every 3,000 miles or 3 months you need to change engine oil and filter. In every 15,000 miles air filter element needs to be changed. It is also necessary to drain and replace automatic transmission fluid and change the filter