Oil change early or late before road trip?

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??

2014 Mazda 6 Grand Touring
378,xxx miles

Have you gone from a hypothetical question, “ Let’s say”, to a real question about your own vehicle?

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…

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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.

Do you perhaps mean “The ACA managed to reduce the number of uninsured Americans from 48M to 26M.” . . . ? :thinking:

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Oddly my reply, about the drive time to nearest hospital increasing from 20 minute to 45 minutes was flagged as being off topic.

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I just counted, at least 6 were flagged not counting the one that Mustangman deleted… No it wasn’t me… lol

Someone likes to play childish games. Only ones I’ve ever flagged are ones with spam.

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It is not too late to explain why that trip would necessitate an oil change.

They highjacked someone thread to discuss politics. I didn’t flag anyone; it is childish to believe that this forum will improve.

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.

It’s pretty easy to accidentally flag a poster. Is there a way to recall a flag?

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.

Me 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.
:smirking_face:

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You’re irresistible, @VOLVO-V70 :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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I doubt there are very many regular posters here who were around to remember that. :grinning_face:

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.

One - Yes. 6 - NO

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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… :man_facepalming:

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