Have faith in the oil.
Change oil before or after 1000 mile trip?
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Triple_Se7en
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Originally Posted By: Danh
Nothing wrong with adding the remaining quart, but in practice it's pretty hard to drain out exactly 1 quart of oil from the sump (unless you have a Fumoto valve).
No it isn't. All that's needed is to slowly unscrew your drain plug until a slow drip exists. Underneath the drip is a measuring cup.
Stop at 32 ounces / one quart.
Another quicker way is to remove your filter and reinstall it, then do a shorter cycle drip from the drain plug. Most filters hold about a half-quart.
Nothing wrong with adding the remaining quart, but in practice it's pretty hard to drain out exactly 1 quart of oil from the sump (unless you have a Fumoto valve).
No it isn't. All that's needed is to slowly unscrew your drain plug until a slow drip exists. Underneath the drip is a measuring cup.
Stop at 32 ounces / one quart.
Another quicker way is to remove your filter and reinstall it, then do a shorter cycle drip from the drain plug. Most filters hold about a half-quart.
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Originally Posted By: Triple_Se7en
Originally Posted By: Danh
Nothing wrong with adding the remaining quart, but in practice it's pretty hard to drain out exactly 1 quart of oil from the sump (unless you have a Fumoto valve).
No it isn't. All that's needed is to slowly unscrew your drain plug until a slow drip exists. Underneath the drip is a measuring cup.
Stop at 32 ounces / one quart....."
You have a lot of time on your hands. (Not necessarily a bad thing, just not a luxury that everyone has.....)
Z
Originally Posted By: Danh
Nothing wrong with adding the remaining quart, but in practice it's pretty hard to drain out exactly 1 quart of oil from the sump (unless you have a Fumoto valve).
No it isn't. All that's needed is to slowly unscrew your drain plug until a slow drip exists. Underneath the drip is a measuring cup.
Stop at 32 ounces / one quart....."
You have a lot of time on your hands. (Not necessarily a bad thing, just not a luxury that everyone has.....)
Z
1000 miles is a long trip??? OP, if you're moving change it ahead of time so it's one less thing you need to do while getting settled. I would prefer to change it now and run the next batch for a longer OCI because long steady driving takes much less of a toll on the oil. Whatever you do won't change how long the engine lasts.
gathermewool
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Originally Posted By: horse123
Ignoring the irony of you 2 doing nothing but wasting thread space...
Is there any reason to not dump in the quart of oil I have left from my last change and then drain out the same amount? I always buy the case of 6 because I need a little bit more than 5, so I always have an extra quart. I have no idea where the last 4 or 5 bottles went, but I know where one is. I really don't want to bring a potential oil bomb into a car with my belongings in the back with it.
1. Lookup the definition of irony again
2. It wasn't just '2'
3. Change your oil when you get back. A partial change before you go is ridiculous.
Ignoring the irony of you 2 doing nothing but wasting thread space...
Is there any reason to not dump in the quart of oil I have left from my last change and then drain out the same amount? I always buy the case of 6 because I need a little bit more than 5, so I always have an extra quart. I have no idea where the last 4 or 5 bottles went, but I know where one is. I really don't want to bring a potential oil bomb into a car with my belongings in the back with it.
1. Lookup the definition of irony again
2. It wasn't just '2'
3. Change your oil when you get back. A partial change before you go is ridiculous.
Why do you ask a question looking for advice, and then act like know-it-all snark master when people are looking for more info?
If you freaking know it all don't bother wasting our time.
If you freaking know it all don't bother wasting our time.
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