Hello everyone, I'm Xiao Li. Many people decide to change the oil of their vehicles before they go on a long-distance business trip by car, or before they are ready to drive a long distance back to their hometown. But many old drivers say that there is no need to change the engine oil before running long distances, because many cars usually drive less, the engine oil has not expired, and it is just a waste of money to change the engine oil in order to run long distances. After driving more than 6,000 kilometers in one go, I realized the need to change the engine oil before running a long distance.
I have an article to tell you before, more than 400 kilometers of the distance, it is a long distance, in fact, for many people more than 200 kilometers of the distance, are considered long-distance, if you just to run these three or five hundred kilometers to change the oil, that is really a stupid person with a lot of money, purely to waste money, really unnecessary. However, if you have to run a long distance, like me, from Guangxi to Lhasa in Tibet, and then back in Lhasa, which is more than 6,000 kilometers, then it is really necessary to change the engine oil before going out.
Because many people are accustomed to doing maintenance in 4S stores, most of the engine oil changed in 4S stores is not fully synthetic, and the quality is not too bad, but it is relatively general. If your car is a cheap car for tens of thousands of yuan, the 4S store will even give you mineral engine oil directly. The service life of this oil is relatively short, usually 5,000 kilometers, so it is very necessary to replace it in advance before setting off. Although some friends use better engine oil, they have been using it for a while, and the car has traveled a lot of mileage. It is very likely that the mileage is exceeded when running long distances, and when the time comes, you will find a repair shop in an unfamiliar place to maintain the car, and the possibility of being pitted is still relatively large.
I did not change the oil before I drove the car before I drove a car on a road trip, and when I ran 6000 kilometers back, the total mileage of the oil has reached 14000 kilometers, although when I came back to change the oil, the state of the oil was relatively good, but I have always insisted on using 0W-20 of this SP level of fully synthetic engine oil for the engine, the quality of the oil is better and I do not get stuck in traffic during the whole process of self-driving travel, so it can be maintained after more than 4000 kilometers. If your car is maintained like me, and you are willing to use high-grade fully synthetic engine oil for a long time, then you don't need to change the engine oil before running a long distance, the engine itself is better protected, and occasionally delaying a little oil change will not hurt the engine. But if you are usually reluctant to spend money on maintaining your car, then you should pay attention and change the oil in time to ensure that everything is working properly.
In fact, maintenance is not as simple as changing the oil, especially before preparing for a long run, we need to check the car in place to make sure that there is no problem before we can set off, which is also very necessary. For example, if you buy a car and never change the brake pads, the brake pads may have been worn to the limit and you don't understand, and if you check and replace them in time, you may be in danger in the process of running long distances. And some car tires have trauma, although it is a tire that has just been replaced, but there is a trauma to change before you can start, otherwise there is a possibility of a puncture halfway.
In addition, those signal lights on the car should also be checked to see if everything is normal, such as brake lights, turn signals, these are all signals that increase safety, and you will be punished if you are still on the road if they are broken. If your car has been driving for some years, it is necessary to check the engine starting battery to avoid igniting in an unfamiliar place. I didn't change the battery when I was traveling by car, but I carried a spare battery with me to use electricity and prevent the car from starting out of power.
These are to check clearly before running long distances, in general, there is no need to change the oil before the car that is willing to maintain the car for a long distance, and it is usually not willing to spend money on the maintenance of the car, so it is necessary to maintain it before departure. If you think what I said is useful, don't forget to give me a thumbs up and thank you.