Regular car maintenance has a number of advantages, including better handling, a smoother ride, enhanced fuel efficiency, and most significantly, a reduced risk of breakdown. Your car’s maintenance plan will vary depending on the manufacturer, how old it is, and how much it has been driven.

Let’s start by defining a whole service before anything else.
A complete service is a car inspection that maintains your vehicle’s operation in a safe, dependable, and fully functional manner in accordance with the standards established by your car’s manufacturer.

The rule of thumb is that you should get your automobile properly serviced once a year, or every 10,000–12,000 miles, as this keeps it operating smoothly and efficiently and lowers the likelihood that it will break down and require expensive repairs, or worse, cause an accident.

Typically, a car service can include fifty or more component and system checks and adjustments including:

• Checking of lights, tyres, exhaust
• Checking the operation of brakes and steering
• Change of engine oil and/or filter replacement
• Checking hydraulic fluid and coolant levels
• Checking the cooling system including the radiators to the pumps and hoses
• Making sure you engine is tuned to run in its peak condition
• Suspension checks
• Check of car battery condition
• Steering alignment
• Review and change of spark plugs

An interim service is intended to be performed every six months or 5,000–6,000 miles and is less thorough than a full service. This does not take the place of an annual maintenance visit; rather, it aids in identifying any potential problems before they become serious. This is due to the negative effects on your car that long commutes and congested roads can have.

What Is Included in an Interim Service?

An interim service typically entails component and system checks and modifications, such as:

• Vehicle safety check
• Change of engine oil and filters
• fluid analysis
• Refill of screen wash, antifreeze, and brake fluid

At Tyre Central-Autocentre Bradford we offer both full and interim services and your dealership warranty will be protected. Call us on 01274 945051 if you want to talk to our friendly staff about the services we provide in Bradford.