Cadillac CTS 2008-2013 Maintenance Plans

This schedule outlines the main maintenance jobs and their indicative intervals. Actual intervals depend on driving conditions, the specific engine, and the manufacturer's recommendations. For full details regarding operations, sub-tasks, and technical specifications, please consult our technical manuals.
3.6 V6 Bioethanol (E85),Gas (LFX)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 80,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs first change at 96,000 km; then every 64,000 km
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 40,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 3.6 V6 Bioethanol (E85),Gas (LFX) · Normal conditions

Job Oil service (service indicator) 40,000 km/12 months 80,000 km/24 months 120,000 km/36 months 160,000 km/48 months 200,000 km/60 months 240,000 km/72 months 280,000 km/84 months 320,000 km/96 months 360,000 km/108 months 400,000 km/120 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●○○○○○○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●○○○○○○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake pad and lining thickness ○●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●
3.6 V6 Gas (LLT)
Normal conditions, 2007 Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 80,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 160,000 km
  • Check the exhaust system every 40,000 km
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months; only when DOT 4 is used

Service intervals · 3.6 V6 Gas (LLT) · Normal conditions, 2007

Job Inspection I (service indicator) Inspection II (service indicator)
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●
Renew the oil filter ●●
Check for oil leaks ●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks ●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ●●
Brakes
Check the brake pad and lining thickness ●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ○●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●
Normal conditions, 2008 Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 80,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 160,000 km
  • Check the exhaust system every 40,000 km
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months; only when DOT 4 is used
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 40,000 km

Service intervals · 3.6 V6 Gas (LLT) · Normal conditions, 2008

Job Oil service (service indicator) 40,000 km/12 months 80,000 km/24 months 120,000 km/36 months 160,000 km/48 months 200,000 km/60 months 240,000 km/72 months 280,000 km/84 months 320,000 km/96 months 360,000 km/108 months 400,000 km/120 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●○○○○○○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●○○○○○○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake pad and lining thickness ○●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●
Normal conditions, 2009 Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 80,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 160,000 km
  • Check the exhaust system every 40,000 km
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months; only when DOT 4 is used
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 40,000 km

Service intervals · 3.6 V6 Gas (LLT) · Normal conditions, 2009

Job Oil service (service indicator) 40,000 km/12 months 80,000 km/24 months 120,000 km/36 months 160,000 km/48 months 200,000 km/60 months 240,000 km/72 months 280,000 km/84 months 320,000 km/96 months 360,000 km/108 months 400,000 km/120 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●○○○○○○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●○○○○○○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake pad and lining thickness ○●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●
Normal conditions, (2010 - 2013) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 80,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 160,000 km
  • Check the exhaust system every 40,000 km
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 40,000 km/12 months; renew more frequently when driving regularly in dusty conditions

Service intervals · 3.6 V6 Gas (LLT) · Normal conditions, (2010 - 2013)

Job Oil service (service indicator) 40,000 km/12 months 80,000 km/24 months 120,000 km/36 months 160,000 km/48 months 200,000 km/60 months 240,000 km/72 months 280,000 km/84 months 320,000 km/96 months 360,000 km/108 months 400,000 km/120 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●○○○○○○○○○○
Renew the oil filter ●○○○○○○○○○○
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake pad and lining thickness ○●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●

Repair Guides

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Easy 0h30–0h45

Change Car Air Filter

Very easy 0h30

Change Car Battery

Very easy 0h30–0h45

Change Car Cabin Filter

Very easy 0h30

Change Car Clutch

Technical 5h00–6h00

Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Easy 1h30

Change Car Front Brake Pads

Easy 1h00

Change Car Fuel Filter

Easy 0h30

Change Car Handbrake Cable

Very easy 0h30

Change Car Oil Filter

Easy 0h30

Change Car Rear Silencer

Easy 1h30

Change Car Spark Plugs

Easy 1h30

Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Very technical 5h00

Change Car Water Pump

Easy 2h00–5h00
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