For a long time and sometimes still today, standard practice at many lube shops is to suggest oil changes every three months or 3,000 miles. In order to know when the best time to get your oil changed is, check the owner’s manual of your specific model for manufacturer-recommended intervals.

Unfortunately, no matter how reliable your vehicle is, most likely one day you are going to see some form of fluid leaking from the bottom of it. Being concerned is good, however, before you get too worried, you should have an idea of how to properly examine the fluids and determine where they’re from.

One type of indicator that we don’t typically think about is a smell. One of the indicators that are shown by smell is when the transmission fluid has a burnt odor, in addition to the odor, it usually also makes a lot of noise when your vehicle is either in neutral or even when the transmission jumps back to neutral.

Vehicle parts and systems eventually wear out, and the only way your vehicle can alert you that something is wrong is with a little light. Even if your vehicle seems to be running without any difficulties, continuing to drive with the check engine light on is a poor decision.