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oil change

American  
[oil chaynj] / ˈɔɪl ˌtʃeɪndʒ /

noun

  • oil changes
    plural
  1. Automotive. an instance of or the process of removing used motor oil from a vehicle and replacing it with new oil.


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We remember your car needs an oil change, and make sure you remember, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

She told lottery officials that she bought a Scratchers ticket at a Walmart Supercenter in Pittsburg, Calif., where she had gone to get an oil change on her car.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023

Running your AC on old filters is like driving your car hard without an oil change.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

The family owns eight oil change outlets in Virginia; Ted’s three older siblings work in the family business.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2023

It needed an oil change and the brakes squealed—and those were just the things I knew to watch out for.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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