Subaru Scheduled Maintenance Lakewood
Comprehensive Subaru Car Maintenance
You and your trusty Subaru have gone through many adventures together. From everyday activities like driving to work, school, the vet or the grocery store, to conquering dirt tracks, exploring all sorts of terrain, and family trips on the open road. However, various factors can cause wear and tear on your trusty Subaru, from weeks of intense heat, raging blizzards, poor road maintenance, stop and go traffic, and everything in between. Avoid expensive repairs by making and following a comprehensive Subaru maintenance schedule with SubieSmith. Avoid major repairs by using SubieSmith for proper vehicle maintenance in Lakewood, throughout the Denver Metro Area, Thornton, and more!
Our factory-trained, expert service technicians will conduct a comprehensive inspection of your vehicle and perform the full range of maintenance services, from a tire rotation to an oil change, to keep it in tip-top shape. Our reputable service center provides the kind of preventive maintenance that will keep your Subaru running smoothly for years. We are strong believers that the minds who designed your vehicle are the ones most qualified to advise you on how to maintain it. By following the recommended scheduled maintenance provided by Subaru, we can keep your car on the road for many miles to come with the lowest overall cost.
Contact SubieSmith to schedule your Subaru maintenance today!
Complete vehicle inspection – free
Information at SubieSmith is always free. When we perform a bumper-to-bumper inspection on your car, you will receive a full report on what we find, good and bad. With every maintenance visit, if we find that your vehicle needs repairs or more extensive service we don’t hard sell you. We provide an explanation for how the problems may impact vehicle operation, our best estimates of the timeframes for repairs, and helpful hints and tips to minimize the risk of damage if repairs need to wait.
Modified Vehicle Policy
Is your Subaru modified? Have you added some high-performance parts or a lift kit? If so, these modifications may exclude your vehicle from being able to be serviced at SubieSmith. Our standard diagnostic information and part sources may not be useful depending on the modifications made.
Please contact us with any questions about the impact your modifications may have on our ability to service your vehicle.
Subaru Models we Service
Get comprehensive car maintenance for your Subaru. We service all Subaru car models. A few examples of the models we service are:
Save Money in the Long Run with Regular Maintenance
Subarus generally have more extensive maintenance services recommended every thirty thousand miles. For most people, this is every two to three years. The recommended items can include filters, fluids, and spark plugs. And don’t forget about the timing belt. The proper performance of your Subaru depends on it.
Take factory-recommended maintenance for your Subaru seriously. SubieSmith‘s state-of-the-art service department is equipped with all the technology Subaru recommends for accurate diagnostics, services, and repairs for your model. An ounce of maintenance prevents thousands of dollars for repairs.
So schedule with SubieSmith for all your maintenance services. We are the Lakewood Subaru service center you can trust!
Leave The Subaru Timing Belt Install To Our Experts
The timing belt in your Subaru’s engine plays an integral part in the performance of your engine. If your timing chain breaks or slips the result can be severe damage to your engine. That’s why maintaining the timing belt is of the utmost importance. If it breaks, the damage to your engine could end up costing you thousands of dollars in repairs.
Gain peace of mind when you let our team take charge of your Subaru timing belt replacement. As a business centered on servicing Subaru vehicles exclusively, we possess the specialized tools and knowledge necessary to properly install timing belts.
Spark Plugs
Spark plugs are parts of the ignition system that naturally undergo wear and tear. These plugs handle tens of thousands of volts of electricity with every engine cycle. It’s a tough job in your engine’s most challenging environment, and the spark plugs’ electrodes slowly wear away. The more the electrodes wear down, the more energy it takes to jump the electrode gap. This increases the workload for the rest of the ignition system and can cause premature failure.
Worn-out spark plugs lower your vehicle’s fuel economy and cause increased tailpipe emissions. They may also damage the catalytic converter, which can be costly to replace. When completely worn out, they lead to a dead misfire, where the affected cylinder isn’t contributing power.
Save money on fuel and avoid costly repairs by regularly replacing your spark plugs according to Subaru’s car maintenance schedule. We use factory-recommended NGK spark plugs and wires and install them right every time. Contact SubieSmith to schedule your maintenance today!
Fluid Services
Our fluid services include labor and a high-quality fluid specific to the vehicle. Our services cover most Subaru models from current models to 2009 and earlier. Based on the Subaru recommended maintenance schedule we will provide one of the following services:
While we follow Subaru’s recommended routine maintenance, we also check the fluid systems whenever you bring your car in for a regular service appointment. If we see there is a problem, we let you know even if it is not specifically required by the maintenance schedule. Our goal is to keep your Subaru running and to avoid costly repairs. We don’t just do the minimum; we educate you on what you can do to spend less over time and get the most out of your Subaru.
Brake Fluid Flush
Brake fluid is the hydraulic fluid used in your brake system. It’s the physical connection between your brake pedal and the brake calipers located at each wheel.
When you push down on your brake pedal, the fluid is compressed. The increased pressure moves the pistons inside the brake calipers, squeezing the brake pads against the brake rotor and slowing the vehicle down.
Over time, brake fluid absorbs moisture from the atmosphere and draws copper out of the brake lines. The friction from braking can cause the brake calipers and the fluid inside to get very hot, turning the moisture into steam.
Should this happen, drivers will feel the brake pedal get soft and spongy. They might have trouble fully applying the brakes, or worse, not be able to apply them at all. This is extremely dangerous, especially when driving on sloped roads like in the mountains.
When you come to SubieSmith for our comprehensive services, we keep your safety top of mind. We make sure that you keep your brakes in good condition to avoid potentially fatal accidents by replacing your vehicle’s brake fluid with a brake fluid flush. Contact us today to find out if your Subaru needs a brake fluid flush.
Automatic Transmission Fluid & Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) Fluid
The core function of the transmission is to allow for a range of gear ratio options between the engine’s speed and the speed of the wheels. While an automatic transmission and a continuously variable transmission accomplish this function in different ways, the role of the fluid in them is similar.
The fluid performs three basic functions:
As the transmission fluid breaks down, it becomes less efficient at performing these tasks. This results in more wear and tear on the transmission, one of the most expensive parts to replace.
Draining and refilling the transmission fluid is one of the most essential scheduled maintenance items. Let us replace your vehicle’s transmission fluid for a few hundred dollars to avoid a much more costly part replacement or repair services for a few thousand dollars.
Contact SubieSmith today to keep expensive repairs away!
Differential Fluid
Subarus are all-wheel-drive vehicles. To get the power from the engine to all four wheels, they require differentials. These are extra mechanical systems that split the energy that comes out of the transmission between the tires.
All-wheel-drive systems require two differentials, one for the front tires and one for the rear tires. The differentials are full of oil that coats the gears. When the differential fluid is low, the gears rub against each other, causing a grinding or humming noise. This heats up and damages the gears.
Prevent damage to the gears and bearings with a differential fluid drain and refill service. Bring your Subaru to SubieSmith, where we make sure that your gears stay in tip top shape.
Manual Transmission Fluid
Manual transmissions are much simpler than automatic transmissions or CVTs. It performs the same function of determining the ratio of engine speed to wheel speed. However, unlike with automatic transmissions, the driver decides the gear ratio and not a transmission control computer.
Manual transmission fluid has no hydraulic function to perform. Instead, its function is much more closely related to differential fluid. The fluid used in manual transmissions is the same kind.
Like in differentials, when the fluid breaks down, there is excessive heat and friction. When this happens, drivers might have trouble shifting gears and experience shaking, lurching, or sudden jerks. Have your manual transmission fluid replaced during regularly scheduled maintenance at SubieSmith to avoid these problems.
Cabin Air Filter
The cabin air filter filters out dust, dirt, and pollen from the air that comes through the vents for the climate control system. Air drawn into your car by the heater or A/C first passes through this filter.
It’s one of the most overlooked maintenance items. It’s also one of the few maintenance items that directly affect your health.
A dirty cabin air filter is covered with debris. When moisture from the A/C comes into contact with it, the debris can mold or rot. This results in a moldy or musty smell from the vent system and may cause asthma attacks and other respiratory problems.
With our knowledgeable service advisors, you can be sure that your cabin filter will be replaced when needed so you can breathe easy.
Engine Air Filter
The engine air filter filters dust and debris out of the air before it is drawn into the engine. Modern engines have very tight tolerances between internal moving parts, so any foreign material that gets inside may cause significant damage. It’s important that the engine air filter is working properly.
While it’s an important part, it’s a maintenance item we see serviced more often than necessary. While we follow the regular Subaru service intervals, we also understand the value of a dollar and we will be honest about whether you actually need any particular service. Trust SubieSmith to give you an honest assessment and an honest price for all your maintenance needs. Schedule your maintenance with SubieSmith.
Why Follow The Recommended Maintenance Schedule?
Vehicle manufacturers create recommended maintenance schedules based on ideal mileages and maintenance intervals. If your vehicle isn’t maintained often enough, it won’t last long and will quickly wear down. If maintained too often, the costs add up even when maintenance isn’t needed.
Following the recommended maintenance schedule for your Subaru will keep your car running for as long as possible while minimizing the number of times you need to avail of maintenance services.
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