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Heavy_Metal_Doc's avatar
Oct 04, 2014

Long trip tow vehicle maintenance

So, we're still newbies with a handful of trips / one year experience in the world of TT camping /traveling. So far our longest trip has been about 1000 mile round trip. We are now planning for a big trip that will end up being well over 3K miles, maybe closer to 4K depending on how it goes.
So what do most people do for regular service / oil changes on the tow vehicle in this scenario? Service it right before the trip and just let it run over the regular interval 'till you get home? I'm sure this is fine for our expected length of trip, considering the number of "never changed the oil in a gazillion miles" stories you hear around shops / vehicle discussions. I guess I'm just kinda thinking out loud that I wonder if some might take time out of a trip to tend to the vehicle a little and which way they do it?
  • Change that Oil early, Don't even think of trying to save 35 or 45 dollars.

    just do it!
  • Heavy Metal Doctor wrote:
    So what do most people do for regular service / oil changes on the tow vehicle in this scenario? Service it right before the trip and just let it run over the regular interval 'till you get home? I'm sure this is fine for our expected length of trip, considering the number of "never changed the oil in a gazillion miles" stories you hear around shops / vehicle discussions.

    Depends on your vehicle and how well it is maintained in the first place. I was on a 3800 mile round trip in August and my oil service went to zero while on the trip. I simply waited until I returned home and did the change them. But then my truck only gets Mobil 1 and the oil is changed whenever the computer says. I did nothing else to prepare for that trip other than air up the tires and check the coolant.