The Schedule of Scheduled Service.
From the Industry Experts
An experienced auto-mechanic or a Car owner who had spent a
whole lot of money on his car will always suggest you to get your car service at regular intervals. It is probably the only bare-minimum thing that you can
do to your car to make it running smoothly and trouble-free. The funny as well
as the most unfortunate thing about the car is, it won’t let the owner know
that something is going to go wrong. It is only after something or the other
has failed then, we come to know about it; and sometimes, it may cost a fortune
as well. The good news is that we can prevent the extra cost, by spending
considerably little amount at regular intervals. That is why the regular
scheduled Services are also known as Preventive Maintenance Service (PMS).
What “Car service” all about?
In Contrary to most popular belief, the PMS does not only
include changing of Oil, Oil filter and cleaning the air filter. It is in-fact much
much more than that. Every Manufacturer sets out a service schedule for each
model which they believe, will help the car run reliably. This consists of
about 40-80 check points and affecting as low as 2 to as high as 20 changes to
your vehicle. To know this better, read the User Manual that you have kept
locked in the glove box. If you are in love with your car, (which I believe you
are, judging from the fact that you are even considering reading this article),
you should not just take that book for granted. If you just follow the simple
things mentioned in that book, your car will provide better performance, no
matter whether you own a Maruti Alto or a Lamborghini Aventador. Most Car
lovers know how important this is and it is also important even for the people
who doesn’t even consider themselves interested in how their car works.
How Manufacturers decide the schedule?
Most Manufacturers do know the capability of their product
and thus recommend the service intervals as “Nth Service at XXXX km or YY months
whichever is earlier”. The purpose of mentioning two variables is obviously
because the elements that are due to be changed at a particular service
interval, degrades with time as well as running.
An Example.
Mr. A uses his car for daily commuting to his office. His
car manufacturer recommends “First Service at 1000 km or 2 months, whichever is
earlier” and “Second Service at 10000 km or 12 months Whichever is earlier”.
When he was buying the car, the dealership asked him to visit after two months
for general check-up, which he did. This service was totally free. During
handing over the car the Service Center told him that the next service is due
at 10000 km. Now His car has very low running as he lives nearby to his office.
After a year of running, Mr.A notices his car has run 6500 km and he isn’t
facing any problem with his car. So he doesn’t bother visiting the Service
Center and waits until his car covers 10k, Which might be another 8 months..
Now let us have a look at what Mr.A might face by taking
this uninformed decision.
·
The Engine oil of the vehicle was due to change
during this Service. Engine oils have got certain properties which decays with
time and running. By avoiding the service at the mentioned time, Mr.A exposed
his Engine to run on a degraded Oil. This oil will eat away the life of the
Engine, and he will be requiring an Overhaul much sooner than expected. We all
know very well that overhauling may cost some where close to Rs.1 lakh.
·
The Manufacturer Authorized Service Center gets
every right to charge him the labor cost for the service, which otherwise had
been free if he had availed the service at the right time.
·
Since he missed the recommended service
Interval, the Manufacturer Authorized Service Station gets every right to
reject warranty repair of his vehicle. Imagine this, he faced a problem with
your vehicle, he took it to the nearby authorized car workshop, they says it
will cost something around 30k, he is not bothered as his vehicle is under
warranty, and then they say that he can’t avail warranty just because you
missed the service. Sounds Scary? It in-fact is.
·
We know that Cars are assembly of various
machine parts and Machines can fail. Not that they will, but they might.
Suppose there had been a Leakage from the oil filter. Since the vehicle was not
taking for Servicing it was not noticed. And Just like Majority of Car owners,
Mr.A didn’t notice this himself as well. He keeps on running his vehicle.
Suddenly one day he sees a light in the form of an oil can on his instrument Cluster.
He takes his vehicle to the nearby car workshop. Gets that rectified. But the
damage might have already been done. That light indicates low oil pressure in
Engine; if that comes up, it means the Engine is not getting proper
lubrication. Sounds Scary? Again it in-fact really is.
The list can go on and on. Not that all bad things will
happen if you miss the service, but again, it might. Why not just prevent it
altogether?
Moral of the story.
Though a car may seem to work fine even if you skip or prolong
a Regular service parts in your car are deteriorating and this will cause
damage. The bad part is that this damage is irreversible which goes to say that
if a regular service is delayed the wear done to the internal parts cannot be
reversed by doing the next regular service earlier than required.
Avail the service whether you have covered the km or the
months. Don’t wait for both.
Sounds Complicated? Then Visit Carworkz.com today. Take an
informed decision, and save on unnecessary expenses.
