# Oil change early or late before road trip?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350>\
**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:** 3\
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**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 10, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/72 "2025-06-10T14:33:01Z")

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> [@MikeInNH](#):
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> > [@johnlump\_191311](#):
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> > It’s pretty easy to accidentally flag a poster
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> One - Yes. 6 - NO

I’ve never flagged anyone six times. In fact I’ve only flagged just one person once.

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**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 10, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/73 "2025-06-10T15:09:44Z")

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Yeah you’re right. Forgot about the reasons. Was thinking of likes. Have not flagged in maybe five years.

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**Author:** ![Robert-Gift](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/robert-gift/32/356_2.png) [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-early-or-late-before-road-trip/200350/74 "2025-09-14T19:28:00Z")

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_Have they heard about these new inventions called Helicopters?_

They wanto keep thelicopters, with life-saving personnel and equipment, available for patient treatment and transport.  
Usually we can get what is needed to the hospital before they run out.  
Sometimes a little close.

Years ago, RX350 in the garage on plastic ramps.  
Loosening the oil drain plug, oil getting on my fingers, naturally a hospital calls. Answer the cordless telephone while on my back.  
Tightened the oil plug, screwed the under-cover panel back on, washed, dressed and departed.

After the several hundred mile transport, I went to the local Walmart and bought Mobil1 5-quart container and filter.  
Walmart kindly allowed me to change the oil there and I found a raised cement pad.  
Rolled the front wheels onto it and it worked well.  
Drained the hot oil and poured the used oil into Walmart’s used oil tank.

Glad to drive home with fresh clean oil.

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