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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 02:23 PM
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First car I've ever taken care of with a cartridge filter. Are you using Toyota or some other brand?What filter are you using?
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 02:39 PM
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I heard wix is a good brand
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 03:10 PM
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OEM filter is great quality and very reasonably priced; it's the only one I've used on this car.
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 03:18 PM
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If it matters, I'm gonna be using a synthetic at 10K OCI's. I'm wondering if the Toyota will be good for that long or if I should change it out at 5K?
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 04:29 PM
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I bought an entire box of the OEM filters and have never had a problem. I know Lexus recommends 10k intervals so it's only logical the filter will last that long.
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by jennie
I bought an entire box of the OEM filters and have never had a problem. I know Lexus recommends 10k intervals so it's only logical the filter will last that long.
Thanks for info! I did not know that.
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 04:44 PM
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I use only oem.
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 05:02 PM
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Toyota OEM, also replace the drain plug gasket each time.
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only ever used OEM
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Old Jul 21, 2015 | 12:53 PM
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OEM only here too.
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Old Jul 21, 2015 | 03:12 PM
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Old Jul 21, 2015 | 05:06 PM
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What do you guys think of the Mobil 1 filters? That's what I normally use with Mobil 1 fully synthetic oil as well
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Old Jul 21, 2015 | 07:03 PM
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I've been using wix but plan on going back to OEM when I run out. I bought 120K miles worth of filters when I bought the car...
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Old Jul 21, 2015 | 07:56 PM
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Well.....I guess I got my answer

Just got 3 for $11.00
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Old Jul 21, 2015 | 08:02 PM
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I've always been a Purolator filter fan, but have been considering Toyota filters lately. When looking the Purolator filters over, I've noticed inconsistencies in how the layers are grouped as well as "debris" (loose pieces of filter material stuck between the folds of their filters. I'm mental about most things but more so when it comes to oil filtration. Some of the filters I've looked at have folds that are really, really close together and others that are spread way apart. I will make a note to take some example pics in the future.

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