Elite Auto Works, LLC.
3440 Bridgeview Road, Stewartstown, PA 17363 717.993.9900

Simple Answers from Elite Auto Works, LLC. in Stewartstown : Severe Service

Last Updated: Jul 01, 2025

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Question:
What is a severe service maintenance schedule?

Elite Auto Works, LLC. Answer:
When I was a kid in Stewartstown, 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 Stewartstown 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 Stewartstown, some “severe” driving is part of their everyday routine. You can ask your friendly and knowledgeable service advisor at Elite Auto Works, LLC. 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.

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Elite Auto Works, LLC.
3440 Bridgeview Road
Stewartstown, PA 17363
717.993.9900