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2004 Hyundai Elantra Road trip at risk

Tiny
JALENSHELL
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  • 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
  • 2.0L
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 137,000 MILES
Ok, I have been driving with a bad o2 sensor upstream for a year.
One day my gas tank was very low/close to E.
My car then started jerking back and forth while I was trying to accelerate(it didnt accelerate).
Luckily I got gas right when it happened. Then I got gas to full, then the problem was solved.
The next day when I was going 50 mph up a hill, it was jerking back and forth when accelerating(it didnt accelerate) it actually was slowing down to a stop. (On a full tank). I restarted my car and everything was fine.
The next two weeks after that malfunction, It's still fine and I finally replace my o2 sensor upstream. Since then everythings still fine.
Everything on my car is fine now.
Question: should I still go on a 2,000 mile round trip total. With my same car?
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Thursday, August 6th, 2015 AT 11:03 AM

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Tiny
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As the fuel got so low I would also replace the fuel filter as a precaution as with the tank so low, you can stir up the rubbish that settles on the bottom of the tank and block the filter.
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Friday, August 7th, 2015 AT 3:56 AM

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