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Maintenance & Servicing services near you
Maintenance and servicing on your owner’s manual schedule for cars, pickups, vans, RVs and trailers, from shops and technicians near your postal code.
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What Maintenance & Servicing covers
Your owner’s manual lists what a vehicle needs at each interval of kilometres or months, whichever comes first: fresh oil and filters, tire rotations, fluids, belts and plugs, plus a look over the brakes, suspension and steering. Servicing on that schedule catches small problems while they are cheap to fix and leaves a dated record that helps when you sell.
This group covers three kinds of vehicle. Cars and crossovers go in for a scheduled maintenance service. Pickups, cargo vans and other work trucks carry more oil, more drivetrain fluids and heavier loads, so they have a truck and van service of their own. Travel trailers, fifth wheels and motorhomes need bearings, brakes, seals and the propane and water systems checked, which is the RV and trailer service.
Many owner’s manuals treat short trips, stop-and-go traffic, towing and very cold weather as hard use, so ask the shop which schedule fits how you drive. Post a job with your vehicle and your budget and nearby shops that do the work compete with their bids, or book a maintenance deal from a shop’s weekly flyer. Some of this work can also be done in your driveway or at your workplace.
Scheduled maintenance service
Scheduled maintenance service to your owner’s manual: oil and filter, rotation, fluids, plugs and an inspection, with a dated record for your vehicle.
Truck & van service
Truck and van service for pickups, cargo vans and light-duty diesels: oil, filters, drivetrain fluids, greasing, brakes and tires, sized for loads and towing.
RV & trailer service
RV and trailer service: wheel bearings, brakes, tires, seals, lights and hitch gear checked on travel trailers, fifth wheels, cargo trailers and motorhomes.
How it works
Tell shops the job. They compete.
You set the budget and choose the shop. Posting is free, and you pay the shop you hire only once the job is 100% done.
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Post your job
Choose the service, describe the job and your vehicle, and set your budget. It takes two minutes and costs nothing.
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Shops compete
Nearby shops that do the work see your request and send their best offer: price, when they can start, what is included.
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Accept the best offer
Compare bids, ratings and distance, then hire one shop. The others are told, politely.
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Talk and get it done
Your conversation with the shop opens right away to agree on the day. You pay only after the job is complete.
Questions
Questions about maintenance & servicing
General answers for drivers in Canada. The shop you hire confirms the details for your vehicle.
How often does my vehicle need servicing?
Go by the schedule in your owner’s manual, which gives one interval in kilometres and another in months; whichever arrives first counts. Many newer vehicles also have an oil-life monitor or a maintenance reminder that counts down for you. If most of your driving is short trips, stop-and-go traffic, towing or cold starts, look for the manual’s severe-service schedule, which asks for shorter intervals.
Which service do I choose for a pickup, cargo van, RV or trailer?
Choose the truck and van service for a pickup or cargo van used for work, or any truck that tows, and the RV and trailer service for a travel trailer, fifth wheel or motorhome. Cars, crossovers and minivans go to the scheduled maintenance service. The truck and van service allows for larger fluid capacities, extra drivetrain fluids and heavier duty, while RVs and trailers wear in their bearings, brakes and propane systems.
Does the maintenance light on my dash mean something is wrong?
Usually not. A maintenance or service-due reminder is a timer or a distance counter, set by the manufacturer to say a service is coming up, and the shop resets it after the work. A check engine light is different: it means the engine computer has stored a fault, and it needs a diagnosis rather than a service.
Why should I keep my service records?
A folder of dated invoices, with the kilometres and what was done, shows the next buyer that the vehicle was looked after, and it settles the question if a warranty claim depends on proof of servicing. It also tells the next technician what has been replaced and when, which avoids repeating work or missing a timing belt.
For repair and service shops
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Repair and service shops across Canada: drivers post their Maintenance & Servicing requests here. Publish your weekly flyer, open the appointment windows you can take and bid on the jobs near you. Free while we launch, no commission.