oil change
noun
: the process of removing old, dirty oil in a vehicle and replacing it with clean oil
The car needs an oil change.
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Clean up the area, then start the lawn mower to check that the oil change was a success.
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024
Riding mowers can typically go for a longer period without any oil change.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024
Just like your car, your lawn mower occasionally needs maintenance in the form of new spark plugs, an oil change, new tires, and a new air filter.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
Schools will no longer have fuel, coolant or oil change expenses.
—Hannah Poukish, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
Rosenau had its own agenda for the 7500-mile service and charged us for not only the oil change and tire rotation but also a fuel-system additive and a graphite oil treatment.
—Don Schroeder, Car and Driver, 11 June 2023
Occasionally the biotech service station would do a ‘bug change’ rather than an oil change.
—Bennett Daviss, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The formerly industrial neighborhood was a better place to get an oil change than to see an exhibition.
—Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
Every car needed more than just an engine oil change, but with limited funding, Kintner and his team of volunteers could only help with the basics.
—Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2023
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024
Riding mowers can typically go for a longer period without any oil change.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024
Just like your car, your lawn mower occasionally needs maintenance in the form of new spark plugs, an oil change, new tires, and a new air filter.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
Schools will no longer have fuel, coolant or oil change expenses.
—Hannah Poukish, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
Rosenau had its own agenda for the 7500-mile service and charged us for not only the oil change and tire rotation but also a fuel-system additive and a graphite oil treatment.
—Don Schroeder, Car and Driver, 11 June 2023
Occasionally the biotech service station would do a ‘bug change’ rather than an oil change.
—Bennett Daviss, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The formerly industrial neighborhood was a better place to get an oil change than to see an exhibition.
—Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
Every car needed more than just an engine oil change, but with limited funding, Kintner and his team of volunteers could only help with the basics.
—Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2023
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“Oil change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20change. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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