Oil chg interval occurs during trip.

[steve10b]

Hi,

I've had my 06 Prius since January. It currently has a little over 3,000 miles. We are going on a cross country trip next week to Washington and will probably put on 3,000 or more miles. Should I get the oil change done before we leave or would it be ok to wait until we get back. I would like to have it done at our local dealer and not on the road or in Washington?

Steve in Mi.

[IsrAmeriPrius]

How much do you value keeping your warranty?

[nmrickie]

I wouldn't worry about your warranty. They can only void your warranty if failing to change the oil caused a problem. Going 1000 miles past the recommended mileage probably wouldn't hurt anything.

If it were me, and because it's a new engine, I would probably go ahead and change the oil beforehand.

[steve10b]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(nmrickie @ Apr 24 2006, 01:58 PM) [snapback]244352[/snapback]</div>

I wouldn't worry about your warranty. They can only void your warranty if failing to change the oil caused a problem. Going 1000 miles past the recommended mileage probably wouldn't hurt anything.

If it were me, and because it's a new engine, I would probably go ahead and change the oil beforehand.
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I think I will just make time to get it done before we go. Better to be safe than sorry.

Thanks for the responses.

Steve

[eagle33199]

i had the impression that changing the oil is pretty much the same as in every other car, so should it really matter if it's changed at a dealer or not? (so long as you keep receipts as proof for warrenty stuff) If it's ok to change it someplace other than a dealer, i'd just do a google maps search for jiffy lube's or something similar in the area you'll bne traveling and spend 20 minutes having it done when you get there...

[bestword]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(eagle33199 @ Apr 25 2006, 10:02 PM) [snapback]245353[/snapback]</div>

i had the impression that changing the oil is pretty much the same as in every other car, so should it really matter if it's changed at a dealer or not? (so long as you keep receipts as proof for warrenty stuff) If it's ok to change it someplace other than a dealer, i'd just do a google maps search for jiffy lube's or something similar in the area you'll bne traveling and spend 20 minutes having it done when you get there...
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I would strongly recommend not going to any of those quick-change oil places. I always heard the stories, but now I'm a believer. Please allow me to elaborate - an oil change establishment on Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks, placed some DOT 5 brake fluid in my Honda Odyssey and caused a failure of the master brake cylinder (it's supposed to take DOT 3). The other incident occured on my other car - they (same quicky-lube) put the plastic road shield on with zip ties instead of putting the original screws back in and it flew off on the freeway and pretty much destroyed the plastic shield. After these two experiences and a few other relatively minor incidents, I no longer feel confident in thier level of training to do even simple things like changing oil and checking brake fluid. I used to be a mechanic and even owned my own business, so I understand how these things should be performed. I either take the car to the dealer or if I could find a good independant mechanic, I would take it to them. I think at least the independants and dealers have a vested interested in keeping you as a customer.