The interval at which you should get your car a tune up varies depending on your vehicles manufacturers specifications in your owners manual. However, as a general rule of thumb your car should receive a tune up at least once yearly.
Most cars built in the last 20 years need a tune-up at around 80-100,000 miles.
You need to tell us what sort of tune up you are talking about ... HOME , CAR .... etc.
every 3,000 miles
The rate of a tune-up varies depending on where you live and where you take your car. You should pay more than $100 for a tune-up by a professional.
Tune UpAccording to the Toyota website your vehicle isn't due for a tune-up for 120,000 miles.
You can perform a basic car tune up for your car by firstly, going to your local mechanical works store or hardware store and purchasing a car tune up kit and following the instructions.
Should only be required at 100,000 miles
That depends on the car. Some vehicles with points in the distributor needed a tune-up every 10,000 miles. Solid state ignitions have changed that number and many of the GM vehicles are advertising that you don't need your first tune-up for 100,000 miles. Refer to the owners manual for the recommended interval between tune-ups.
No, a car warranty will not cover a tune up. A tune up is considered a minor fixing of a normally occuring problem with the car. A warranty is used to cover major problems with the car, problems that were caused by the manufacturer.
Generally a tune up consists of spark plugs, wires, cap and rotor(DIS ignition has no cap/rotor), fuel filter, air filter, PCV valve. This is the general type. Others may define tune up another way and include other things. I define it this way. Going a bit further, there can be a timing belt replacement and further. But the general idea of tune up is the necessities I listed in the first line.
A driver must have a car tune up every six months.