Caterham Seven Service Schedule

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	Miles	First 500	Every 3000	Every 6000	Every 12000	Every 24000
	Model	All	Classic	All	All	All
Item	Operation
Engine oil	Drain and replace	*	*	*	*	*
Engine oil filter	Replace	*	*	*	*	*
Differential oil level	Check and top up	*	*	*	*	*
Gearbox oil level	Check and top up	*	*	*	*	*
Screen washer fluid level	Check and top up	*	*	*	*	*
Screen washers	Check operation and alignment	*	*	*	*	*
Brake fluid	Check level and top up	*	*	*	*
Coolant	Check level and top up	*	*	*	*
Coolant hoses	Check for condition, leaks and security	*	*	*	*	*
Alternator drive belt	Check tension and condition, replace if necessary	*	*	*	*	*
Carburettor	Check and set balance and idle settings	*	*	*	*	*
Lights and bulbs	Check all lights and replace bulbs as necessary	*	*	*	*	*
Switchgear	Check operation	*	*	*	*	*
Wheel nut torques	Check for tightness	*	*	*	*	*
Clutch	Check operation	*	*	*	*	*
Handbrake operation	Check and adjust	*	*	*	*	*
Brake pads	Check for wear, replace if necessary		*	*	*	*
CV gaitors	Check condition		*	*	*	*
Tyres	Check condition and advise if replacement necessary		*	*	*	*
Seatbelts and harnesses	Check for condition and operation		*	*	*	*
Horn	Check		*	*	*	*
Wipers	Check condition and operation, replace if necessary		*	*	*	*
Steering joints and gaitors	Check		*	*	*	*
Trunnions (Classic only)	Lubricate		*	*	*	*
A frame bush	Check, replace if necessary		*	*	*	*
Wheel bearing endfloat	Check and adjust		*	*	*	*
Brake hoses	Check condition and for leaks	*		*	*
Brake discs	Check for condition and wear, replace if necessary			*	*	*
ECU diagnostics	Check if possible			*	*	*
Spark plugs	Clean and adjust			*
Headlight alignment	Check and adjust	*		*	*	*
Exhaust system	Check mountings and exhaust condition			*	*	*
Clutch cable	Check condition and adjustment			*	*	*
Suspension security	Check and retorque bolts	*		*	*	*
Suspension bushes	Check and replace if necessary			*	*	*
Wheel alignment	Check and adjust if necessary	*		*	*	*
Brake pipes and unions	Check for security and leaks	*			*	*
Air filter	Clean or change if necessary				*	*
Battery	Check security, condition and connections, top up				*	*
Engine mountings	Check				*	*
Spark plugs	Replace				*	*
Sump foam baffle	Replace				*	*
Fuses	Check sizes and integrity, replace if necessary				*	*
Steering rack	Check security and lubricate if necessary				*	*
Wheel bearings	Repack				*	*
Brake hoses	Replace					*
Coolant	Drain and replace					*
Brake fluid	Replace					*
Fuel filter	Replace					*
Fuel lines	Check for security and leaks					*
Coil lead	Replace					*
Distributor cap	Replace					*
Rotor arm	Replace					*
Road test	To check dampers, brakes, steering, instruments etc.	*	*	*	*	*
Cam Belts		Replace every 48,000 miles, or sooner if preferred

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