The manual that came with my car includes an overview of the suggested maintenance. Aside from that there are some very good resources online, especially make o

The manual that came with my car includes an overview of the suggested maintenance. Aside from that there are some very good resources online, especially make or model specific forums, and some handy Youtube videos that give step by step instructions. I have an older car, model year 2000, which probably makes things a bit easier but my friend has a newer 2010 Lexus and doing the oil change on that car wasn't much more difficult. The oil/oil filter was a bit more expensive and the oil filter was a bit harder to reach, but not bad overall. Doing your own oil change can be pretty darn easy. The oil filter costs me $6 and the actual oil comes to around $10-$15. Warming up my car, putting it on jacks, putting down some cardboard, draining the oil, installing a new oil filter, refilling the oil, and then cleaning up takes me about 20 minutes by myself. It also forces you to know a bit more about your car than most people which can come in handy even if your aren't particularly into cars.