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Regardless whether you have a car with multiple belts or a vehicle with a serpentine belt (a singular belt that wraps and winds into multiple areas of the engine), the belt(s) need to be checked for cracking, dry rot, edge wear or excessive wear down that causes a shiny outer area, which allows for slippage.
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.
