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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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I picked up an STP brand oil filter (S10158) for my '06 GS300. The ends of the filter are sealed with a clear disc except for the center hole. All the other filters I've seen have open ends. Is this filter ok?
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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Here's what it looks like. See the clear plastic "discs" molded into the ends? (I'm not talking about the little clear plastic drain attachment on the top)

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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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Wow. No one here has seen a filter like this in an '06 Lexus GS300?
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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it's just molded to keep the folds of the filter material in place... some manufacturers do it that way, some use a plastic spacer, pretty normal...
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