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What activates oil change light?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

When you are low on oil, your oil is dirty, or when the oil filter needs to be replaced. Some cars also will turn on the light periodically based on the number of miles that the average driver takes to need new oil.

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