Three Service Tasks You May Have Forgotten

Routine maintenance is important — it ensures that your vehicle is always ready to hit the road. While examples like a flat tire or an oil change immediately come to mind, there are other essential service tasks you may have overlooked. Tasks like fluid exchange for your brakes and power steering should also be conducted regularly.

If you’re overdue for vehicle service, schedule an appointment with our expert team of technicians and they’ll get you sorted in no time. Let’s take a look at a few service tasks that have likely slipped your mind.

Fuel Filter

Your fuel filter plays the important role of ensuring all the fuel that goes into your engine is clear of gunk and debris. This, in turn, protects the critical components of your fuel system. Make sure to replace the fuel filter every few years to prevent your engine from stalling out or struggling to start.

Power Steering Fluid

Your vehicle’s steering wheel is a part that you use all the time. Still, replacing the fluid that keeps it functioning is easy to forget. Over time, it becomes grimy and will begin to affect the hydraulic components that make up your steering system.

Replacing this essential fluid after around 50,000 miles will maintain the effective performance of your vehicle.

Car Battery

Your car battery is a component that you likely never think about until it dies. Car batteries eventually lose their ability to hold a charge — you’ll want to have yours replaced before this point. Our service will be able to easily diagnose how much life your battery has left in it, and we can have it replaced if needed.

Get Fluid Exchange Service at Serra Buick GMC Champaign

Addressing overdue service tasks is as easy as scheduling an appointment at our GMC service center. We will make sure your vehicle leaves our service center in great shape. See you soon!