Hi,

has anyone used these oil filters ? They’re such a great deal!!

https://smile.amazon.com/PS-7023-Fil...08+Lexus+LS460

 

While I run K&Ns for the engine air, I prefer these for the oil: And if my math is correct, they're an even better deal.

 

I bought those Toyota brand filters the last time and I still have 3 left. I was using the Mobil 1 filters before.

 

thank you!!! Just bought!

 

Always go with OEM ,Never been a fan of KN filters

 

yep! Just bought 5 of these Toyota branded oil filters!!! Yeehaw!!

 

OEM here....

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Qty-10-Toyo...YAAOSwBSxbG~4c

 

Grab some of these too (or buy from a Lexus dealer). Never re-use an aluminum oil drain plug gasket.

 

Silly me. I've never installed a new crush washer on mine. I'll get one and see if it increases my MPG. I'm still getting 28 mpg on my hwy runs.

 

The washer doesn't increase your MPG and neither does a fresh coat of wax, driving mostly downhill or an air freshener hanging from the mirror. It is simply a process with an oil change (Filter, Oil and Washer). It costs far less than 10 percent of the filter so why would you skimp for that price? I mean seriously.. skipping it might earn you an extra half a stack of breath mints for your pez dispenser.

That is up to you. I prefer to follow the manual and replace both the filter and the crush washer. New owners have no idea how long that washer was re-used and it just makes sense to replace it as insurance. Please don't be a jackass for the sake of what used to pay for a local phone call. The salty response isn't warranted or needed in this forum.

Peace out,
Jeffrey

 

My goodness Man. I was just kidding about the MPG. I apologize to you Sir. It won't happen again.

 

Wow. A crush washer on a drain plug bolt is the very least critical part of any engine. In south America we used the same one for 400,000 +km and all the oil changes and never had an issue. Talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill.

 

Well you certainly crushed it with that answer brother! Back in the day, if we didn't have a new crush washer, we just flipped the old one over and reused it. And like you, we didn't ever have an issue. As you well know, often it's not really a matter of cost so much as it convenience/necessity/availability. ;-)

For those that may be interested, I ordered this and installed it during my most recent oil change on 11/23/20. I'll report back next oil change with my findings and thoughts on it.

I ordered black so it would match my tires. <BFG>

 

Though, I have reused oil pan drain washers, I never flipped it. The reason is when it gets crushed, it does it so by almost perfectly fitting surfaces it gets pushed against. When you flip the the washer it might not align as well as it did before. But I guess you had no problem with that in the past.

You could just buy one those small coin magnets and install it on your existing plug. You could use one of this -