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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.
When changing the oil, the filter also should be changed, and the filter MUST be changed within the first oil changes of the first 5,000 miles of a vehicles driving life.