# Oil change early or late before road trip? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [May 19, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350 "2025-05-19T18:18:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/45 "2025-06-03T19:23:56Z")
2500 miles a month, change ever 5K, I’d change it when I got back at 6K… A lot of the newer vehicles can go 7-10K between oil changes… Again, I would not make it a habit of going over, but I have pushed mine over many times simply due to customers cars 1st, I worked mine in when able in the past… What is the year make and model?? ---
**Author:** ![raycyrx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@raycyrx](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raycyrx)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/46 "2025-06-06T18:04:23Z")
2014 Mazda 6 Grand Touring 378,xxx miles ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/47 "2025-06-07T18:18:43Z")
Have you gone from a hypothetical question, “ Let’s say”, to a real question about **your** own vehicle? ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 1:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/48 "2025-06-08T01:34:35Z")
> [@raycyrx](#): > > 2014 Mazda 6 Grand Touring Isn’t the oil change interval on your vehicle 7500 miles anyway?? If so and you are running the correct oil, then going from 5K miles to 6K miles will not hurt anything given you can go 7500 miles anyway… ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/52 "2025-06-08T13:42:41Z")
> [@raycyrx](#): > > Let’s say you’re 1000 miles away from next SCHEDULED oil change, and you’re about to leave on a 2000 mile road trip Remember folks, this is a hypothetical question asking for opinions. My **opinion** change it before, then after the trip. 2400 miles (1200 each way) much at, presumably interstate travel may free up old sludge and deposits. Had a car purchased new, little interstate travel, oil always clear light amber between Shante. At about 20,000 miles took a trip from Florida to California, by the time we got to CA, oil was dark. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/55 "2025-06-09T01:36:21Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > The ACA managed to reduce the number of insured Americans from 48M to 26 M. Do you perhaps mean “The ACA managed to reduce the number of uninsured Americans from 48M to 26M.” . . . ? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/56 "2025-06-09T13:19:40Z")
Oddly my reply, about the **drive** time to nearest hospital increasing from 20 minute to 45 minutes was flagged as being off topic. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/57 "2025-06-09T13:40:00Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > Oddly my reply, about the **drive** time to nearest hospital increasing from 20 minute to 45 minutes was flagged as being off topic I just counted, at least 6 were flagged not counting the one that Mustangman deleted… No it wasn’t me… lol ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/58 "2025-06-09T13:42:11Z")
> [@davesmopar](#): > > I just counted, at least 6 were flagged… No it wasn’t me… lol Someone likes to play childish games. Only ones I’ve ever flagged are ones with spam. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/59 "2025-06-09T15:58:19Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > Oddly my reply, about the **drive** time to nearest hospital increasing from 20 minute to 45 minutes was flagged as being off topic. It is not too late to explain why that trip would necessitate an oil change. > [@MikeInNH](#): > > > [@davesmopar](#): > > > > I just counted, at least 6 were flagged… No it wasn’t me… lol > > Someone likes to play childish games. They highjacked someone thread to discuss politics. I didn’t flag anyone; it is childish to believe that this forum will improve. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/60 "2025-06-09T16:31:28Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > Oddly my reply, about the **drive** time to nearest hospital increasing from 20 minute to 45 minutes was flagged as being off topic. In case you thought I might have flagged your post, I didn’t. I thought that I was agreeing with you. Me flagging a post is extremely rqre. ---
**Author:** ![johnlump\_191311](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@johnlump\_191311](https://community.cartalk.com/u/johnlump_191311)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/61 "2025-06-09T17:53:49Z")
It’s pretty easy to accidentally flag a poster. Is there a way to recall a flag? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/62 "2025-06-09T18:37:25Z")
I thought you left? Yeah you just click on it again. On off, on off. While cali burns gotta make sue nothing political is posted. My hospital is about five miles away. Another 10, and buyers choice, 30 miles. Still I would not consider changing oil first before making a necessary trip. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/64 "2025-06-09T19:11:22Z")
Me thought you were gone for good ? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/65 "2025-06-09T19:17:50Z")
> [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > thought you were gone for good ? Sarah Bernhardt announced her “Farewell Tour” in 1905, and then repeated that “last” tour 3 more times in the following years, so I think we have to give people some wiggle room when it comes to farewells. 😏 ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/66 "2025-06-09T19:28:06Z")
> [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > Me thought you were gone for good ? You’re irresistible, @VOLVO-V70 😄 ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/67 "2025-06-09T19:48:03Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > Sarah Bernhardt announced her “Farewell Tour” in 1905, and then repeated that “last” tour 3 more times in the following years I doubt there are very many regular posters here who were around to remember that. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/68 "2025-06-09T19:53:35Z")
> [@asemaster](#): > > I doubt there are very many regular posters here who were around to remember that. Well, that was even before _my_ time, but I thought that stuff like this is in some people’s “Trivia Storehouse”. If I can recall that factoid, there should be at least a few others. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/70 "2025-06-09T22:20:11Z")
> [@johnlump\_191311](#): > > It’s pretty easy to accidentally flag a poster One - Yes. 6 - NO ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/71 "2025-06-10T08:23:37Z")
> [@MikeInNH](#): > > > [@johnlump\_191311](#): > > > > It’s pretty easy to accidentally flag a poster > > One - Yes. 6 - NO Really?? Don’t you have to click on the 3 dot show more thing and then find and click on the flag icon, then give a reason for the flag?? So you can easily on accidentally go through 3 or 4 steps to flag someone?? Heck, I have a neurological disease that causes me to hit the same letter 3 times or click on something multiple times etc etc and I have yet to accidentally flag someone, give them a thumbs up yes, but never a flag… 🤦‍♂️ [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350.md?page=2) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350.md?page=4)