Appendix B
Specifications and Maintenance Records
On the following pages, you’ll find a Specifications Record and a Maintenance Record that you can keep and update regularly for your vehicle. Make photocopies of the blank versions before you fill them in, however, so that you have them for several vehicles. Take the Specifications Record to the store with you when you go to buy parts, and take the Maintenance Record to a service facility when you go in for maintenance and repairs to provide technicians with a history of the work done on your vehicle. These records are also valuable when it comes time to offer the vehicle for sale or trade-in.
Specifications Record
Make ____________________ Model _________________________ Year _________
VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) ______________________________________
Engine displacement _________________________ Color _____________________
Type of vehicle (gasoline, diesel, hybrid, EV, NGV) _________________________
Engine type and number of cylinders (V-6, and so on) ______________________
Horsepower ______________ Type of fuel injection _________________________
Air conditioned? Y/N ______ Type of refrigerant ____________________________
Automatic, manual, or CV transmission ___________________________________
Type of transmission fluid or grease _______ PCV valve part number _________
Type of power-steering fluid _________ Accessory belt part number _________
Type of ignition (electronic ignition or distributorless?) ____________________
Spark plug gap and size ______________ Cylinder firing order ________________
Battery model _______________ Date purchased __________ Est. life ____ years
Oil weight (summer/winter) ____ Oil capacity ____ qts. Oil filter number ______
Coolant type ________________________ Amount required to change ______ qts.
Top radiator hose number _________ Bottom radiator hose number _________
Other hoses (types, inner and outer diameters, and part numbers) __________
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Air filter part number ______________ Fuel filter part number _______________
Tire size ______________ Type of spare (full, mini, or run-flat) _______________
Min. and max. tire pressure: Front ______ psi Rear ______ psi Spare ______ psi
Disc or drum brakes: Front ______ Rear ______ Brake fluid type _____________
Windshield wiper replacement part numbers: Front _________ Rear _________
Additional equipment and parts: _________________________________________
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Maintenance Record
Vehicle: ____________________________________
From: _______________ To: ________________
