Workshop Manual

0B–1
MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATION
AXIOM
GENERAL INFORMATION
Maintenance and Lubrication
CONTENTS
Maintenance Schedule List 0B–1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Explanation of Complete Vehicle Maintenance
Schedule 0B–5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants 0B–8. . . .
Lubricant Viscosity Chart 0B–9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recommended Liquid Gasket 0B–11. . . . . . . . . . .
Recommended Thread Locking Agents 0B–11. . .
Maintenance Service Data 0B–12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance Schedule List
Normal Vehicle Use
The maintenance instructions in this Maintenance
Schedule are based on the assumption that the vehicle
will be used as designed:
B to carry passengers and cargo within the limitations
specified on the tire placard located on the inside of
the glove compartment door;
B to be driven on reasonable road surfaces within legal
operating limits;
B to be driven on a daily basis, as a general rule, for at
least several miles/kilometers;
B to be driven on unleaded fuel
Unusual or severe operating conditions will require more
frequent vehicle maintenance, as specified in the
following sections.
Severe Driving Conditions
If the vehicle is usually operated under any of the severe
driving conditions listed below, it is recommended that the
applicable maintenance services be performed at the
specified interval shown in the chart below.
Severe driving conditions:
B Towing a trailer, using a camper or car top carrier.
B Repeated short trips of less than 8 Km (5 miles) with
outside temperature remaining below freezing.
B Extensive idling and/or low speed driving for long
distances, such as police, taxi or door–to–door
delivery use.
B Operating on dusty, rough, muddy or salt spread
roads.
ITEMS
INTERVAL
CHANGE ENGINE OIL AND OIL FILTER Every 3,000 miles (4,800 km) or 3 months
CHANGE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID Every 20,000 miles (32,000 km)
CHANGE REAR AXLE OIL Every 15,000 miles (24,000 km)
REPLACE TIMING BELT Every 75,000 miles (120,000 km)
REPLACE AIR CLEANER FILTER See explanation of service, page 0B–5
CHANGE POWER STEERING FLUID Every 30,000 miles (48,000 km)
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