Tune-ups are essential to maintaining a vehicles performance. Maintaining a
regular tune-up schedule will help your vehicle last longer, as well as get better gas mileage. Most vehicles require regularly
scheduled tune-ups around every 30,000 miles, with more aggressive tune-ups every 90,000 miles. Your vehicle's owners manuel
will provide you with the necessary intervals at which your vehicle should be tuned-up. A thorough tune-up performed by a
technician at Mr. Inspection includes:
- Replacing the air filter
- Replacing the fuel filter
- Replacing
ignition wires
- Installing new spark plugs
- Replacing the distributor cap (if equipped)
- Installing
a new ignition rotor (if equipped)
- Checking and topping off all fluids
- Checking the battery and cleaning
the terminals
- Replacing the positive crankcase ventilation valve
- Performing a fuel induction treatment
if carbon buildup is found in the upper engine plentum