Synthetic Oil

[tomjasz]

Originally Posted by 07WYarisRS

http://www.mr2.com/TEXT/oil_filter_test.html

Good land man, thats a 11 year old article from Finland! Current Toyota is almost identical to Purolator...

[dandj]

At any rate here are the #'s for purolator PL14476, WIX 51394

[07WYarisRS]

Originally Posted by tomjasz

Good land man, thats a 11 year old article from Finland! Current Toyota is almost identical to Purolator...

Almost?

I could show you ten filters and they al almost look alike.

Glad yo hear you have all the inside info and specs

Lets see all the newest details you have.



FWIW Fram was crap back then and guess what, they are just as bad to date. What makes you think Toyota has improved their quality in filter suppliers?

[07WYarisRS]

Nobody said they were bad for the car.

filter is a filter as long as they are all within' specs (bypass PSI, flow rates etc)
Some just have better quality then others.
if Toyota filters were top notch they would not offer a performance filter upgrade.

[Violin]

AMSOIL might be good for 35,000 miles but doesn't the filter still need to be changed more often?

[argylesocks]

Originally Posted by tomjasz

(how can vegans avoid foods produced with animal products?)

easy. read the ingrediants. read online to find out which companys dont test on animals.

now if you mean, can a person be 100% vegan? no.
but that doesnt mean i just give up. for me, i do my best to reduce any form of animal cruelty wherever i can - and i can feel good about that :)

[ketel0ne]

The dealer is changing mine over to synthetic today at the 5k mile service. They had no issue with doing so.

[argylesocks]

Originally Posted by ketel0ne

The dealer is changing mine over to synthetic today at the 5k mile service. They had no issue with doing so.

how often u plan on changing?

[nsmitchell]

I'm think I'm might flip flop back to Mobil-1 and use NAPA Gold Oil filters. They use a synthetic filter media, kinda like Mobil-1 Oil filters.

[07WYarisRS]

Originally Posted by Violin

AMSOIL might be good for 35,000 miles but doesn't the filter still need to be changed more often?

Depends on the filters

Yes cheaper ones should be changed more often, but the amsoil filters are good for 35,000 miles
I use wix filters (NAPA / UAP) and change mine every 6 months.

[ketel0ne]

Originally Posted by argylesocks

how often u plan on changing?

My next scheduled is 15k maint, I am sure that damn little light will come on again :)

[tomjasz]

Originally Posted by argylesocks

easy. read the ingrediants. read online to find out which companys dont test on animals.

now if you mean, can a person be 100% vegan? no.
but that doesnt mean i just give up. for me, i do my best to reduce any form of animal cruelty wherever i can - and i can feel good about that :)

I was just curious since the primary fertilizers used in organic foods are bone meal blod meal and chicken feathers. Pretty much makes me nut. The idea with organic was to create healthier foods and then growers turn around and use fertilzers comprised of dead diseased and road kill....go figure...congratulations on your committment...

[tomjasz]

Originally Posted by 07WYarisRS

Depends on the filters

Yes cheaper ones should be changed more often, but the amsoil filters are good for 35,000 miles
I use wix filters (NAPA / UAP) and change mine every 6 months.

Amsoil and thier filters are good to 35,000 miles WITH TESTING!!!

[07WYarisRS]

Originally Posted by tomjasz

Amsoil and thier filters are good to 35,000 miles WITH TESTING!!!

Service Life
AMSOIL Ea Oil Filters are guaranteed for 25,000 miles or one year, whichever comes first, when used in conjunction with AMSOIL Synthetic Motor Oil. AMSOIL recommends changing the oil filter at the time of oil change.

If used in conjunction with AMSOIL Motor Oil that is being changed at intervals less than 25,000 miles, the EaO Filter should be changed at the same time. AMSOIL EaO Filters are not guaranteed for 25,000 miles when used with any oil other than AMSOIL Motor Oil and should be changed according to vehicle OEM recommendations.

Amsoil is good FAR beyond 35,000 miles with testing.

I change my Wix/purolator filters every 6 months and that works out to about 12-15,000km
I've cut open my filters and inspected them and they were no way even close to being plugged up at that time.

[ketel0ne]

Instanteous improvement in FE just by switching to Mobil 1 from the factory oil at 5k miles.

[argylesocks]

Originally Posted by ketel0ne

Instanteous improvement in FE just by switching to Mobil 1 from the factory oil at 5k miles.

really? how much???

[ketel0ne]

The tank overall is going to be fairly average (still over 40) because of traffic issues and rain in the morning translating into 2 hour commutes, but last night we recorded the first 1 way trip over 45mpg for the 60 mile commute. We are starting to believe with some more mods 50mpg is doable even in the automatic.

[argylesocks]

Originally Posted by ketel0ne

The tank overall is going to be fairly average (still over 40) because of traffic issues and rain in the morning translating into 2 hour commutes, but last night we recorded the first 1 way trip over 45mpg for the 60 mile commute. We are starting to believe with some more mods 50mpg is doable even in the automatic.

wow. thats really cool.
u are running both the M1 oil AND filter??

u think im safe changing every 10k miles with that setup?