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Consult your owner's manual for recommended oil-change intervals. Newer cars alert the driver when the oil needs to be changed, and the quick-lube industry has done an excellent job of promoting 3 months or 3,000 miles—whichever comes first—as a safe interval. For the do-it-yourselfer, an easy way to remember the 3,000-mile window is to change oil every time the odometer hits 3300, 6600 and 0000.
As far as most people know, motor oil is motor oil. But, this isn't necessarily so. Just as different brands of gasoline have different chemical blends, "additive packages" in oil varies among manufacturers. One petroleum engineer told us that the average motorist can cut to the chase simply by picking one brand of oil and sticking with it.
