Simple Answers from Auto Rebuilders Service Center in Del RIo : Severe Service

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Question:
What is a severe service maintenance schedule?

Auto Rebuilders Service Center Answer:
When I was a kid in Del RIo, Sunday meant having a bath, getting dressed for church and then hanging up my Sunday clothes soon as we got home. Mom didn't have to wash those clothes but once a month or so.

Now, Saturdays were another story entirely: catching lizards, splash contests in mud puddles and crawling through the brush with GI Joe. Those clothes went straight into the laundry basket. My Sunday clothes – easy use. My Saturday clothes – hard use. They required a different laundry schedule. Severe service maintenance schedules are kind of like that for Del RIo drivers. “Normal” driving has a regular schedule; “hard” driving has a severe service schedule. Service intervals are shorter on the severe schedule.

Most owner's manuals will describe severe service as:
Stop and go driving
Short trips
Low speed driving
Extreme hot or cold
Dusty conditions
Carrying heavy loads
Towing

For most people in Del RIo, some “severe” driving is part of their everyday routine. You can ask your friendly and knowledgeable service advisor at Auto Rebuilders Service Center about how you drive around the area and see if your routine is closer to the regular or severe definitions and adjust your service intervals for things like oil changes, transmission and cooling system service.

Give us a call.

Auto Rebuilders Service Center
102 Shirley Raye Dr
Del RIo, Texas 78840
830-774-6117
www.autorebuildersservicecenter.com