oil change
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At a Ford dealership in Canton, Ohio, lube tech Brandon Burgardt perks up when he sees a Ford Fusion coming through for an oil change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
“It’s like getting an oil change for your car. You maintain it, you give it tuneups and oil changes. You keep it safe and keep it in proper working order.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
Running your AC on old filters is like driving your car hard without an oil change.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
Phones lack the helpful reminders that mechanics provide to car owners, like the sticker showing the date of the next oil change, but you can do this yourself.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
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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