Oil Filter

[Fenrizwolf]

You get what you pay for.....
I use the Toyota filter that is recommended.

[jambo101]

I use the dealer filter,its only $8 and i'm sure the engineers at Toyota have done testing to make sure its the optimum filter for the engine. Although there may be better filters out there as all filters are not created equal.Although the study is for a Ford motor it gives some good points to look for when trying to understand whats inside the filter and why i should buy one over another.
http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfi...lterstudy.html

[1stToyota]

Originally Posted by jambo101

I use the dealer filter,its only $8 and i'm sure the engineers at Toyota have done testing to make sure its the optimum filter for the engine. Although there may be better filters out there as all filters are not created equal.Although the study is for a Ford motor it gives some good points to look for when trying to understand whats inside the filter and why i should buy one over another.
http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfi...lterstudy.html

Best filter I've ever seen is the filter that came on the Yaris, from the factory, not the replacement found at the dealership...those appear to be good but nothing special. Factory filter looked like a premium Nippon, but with silicone valve, gasket and special construction for the media.

[Fenrizwolf]

Originally Posted by 1stToyota

Best filter I've ever seen is the filter that came on the Yaris, from the factory, not the replacement found at the dealership...those appear to be good but nothing special. Factory filter looked like a premium Nippon, but with silicone valve, gasket and special construction for the media.

there is another thread on here that explains the difference in these filters.

[1stToyota]

Originally Posted by Fenrizwolf

there is another thread on here that explains the difference in these filters.

I've never seen that. Maybe I'll look into it after I use up these 12 Pennzoil filters.

[nemelek]

[QUOTE=jambo101;365277]I use the dealer filter,its only $8 QUOTE]

Once and a while (twice a year) the Toyota dealers in my area run a mail special. $3.95 each.

[06silveryaris]

I use Pennzoil or valvoline in both my cars with oem for the yaris but puralator pure one for the 08crv, since the oem new Honda filters are made by fram. I have read alot of bad stuff on Fram for a while and saw cut filters of a few different brands and fram did look inferior. But what really did it was my neighbor uses fram or motorcraft and about 4 months ago his fram filter failed (seems to have come apart from the inside) and oil spilled everywhere. When he opened the the filter it looked like just a cup just filled with parts. There is a web site called bobistheoilguy.com which cover all this stuff in detail.

[1stToyota]

Originally Posted by 06silveryaris

I use Pennzoil or valvoline in both my cars with oem for the yaris but puralator pure one for the 08crv, since the oem new Honda filters are made by fram. I have read alot of bad stuff on Fram for a while and saw cut filters of a few different brands and fram did look inferior. But what really did it was my neighbor uses fram or motorcraft and about 4 months ago his fram filter failed (seems to have come apart from the inside) and oil spilled everywhere. When he opened the the filter it looked like just a cup just filled with parts. There is a web site called bobistheoilguy.com which cover all this stuff in detail.

Maybe Fram has or is starting to get serious and up their game a bit...this cut-away doesn't look inferior, in fact it looks better than most, and same goes for their P/N for the Scion xD motor; that one looked as good as, maybe even a little better than OEM and WIX, as far as construction was concerned.

[b_hickman11]

Originally Posted by Fenrizwolf

You get what you pay for.....
I use the Toyota filter that is recommended.

They're made by the same company that makes filters for VW and other name brand filters.