^^^^Ye its cause im on Castrol GTX and I had this oil since the car was new so im not planning on switching...thats why i do my oil changes every 2800-3000 miles

 

There is no issue with fitment whatsoever with these larger filters on the v8. In fact, it's very easy to remove them with my hands... love these. I'll take pic when I do my oil change.

 

They had a pack of 2 for $11.31 so it's about the same price.

 

new or new to you?

oh well still def cheaper than my MOBIL1 filter i been using

 

LOL blocked mentally....

 

[QUOTE=sakataj;5914369]new or new to you?

brand New with 0 miles

 

I've used several filters on this car, K&N, Wix (Napa), Mobil 1, and Purolator. My favorite so far is the purolator. I do used oil analysis (UOA, from Blackstone Labs) and the PureOne filters turn in excellent results, the same as the wix and M1 filters but it costs 5 dollars. Nice price and it's readily available. The PureOne filters have a rough surface all around them, easy to get on and off. Also the failure rate on Purolator filters is exceedingly low and I like their silicone anti-drain back valve design. I'm not saying that M1 or Wix are worse, they are all top shelf products, IMO.

The benefit to running this larger oil filter is that because the filter media is so huge, the by-pass valve (which opens according to a pressure differential between the dirty and clean sides of the media) doesn't open as often, so basically 100% of your oil gets filtered all the time. The amount of oil this filter can clean is huge because it's media is huge. It also helps with oil pressure, just a bit. Running a large oil filter can also extend oil drain intervals. It also gives me more peace of mind, knowing that the filter can probably handle, say, 15K miles but I change it at about half that and do an oil analysis. Doing 3K changes is a waste of money and oil, IMO. This engine has gone 14K miles on Valvoline SynPower 5w-30 and the UOA has come back excellent, in fact the oil was still fit for service with all wear indicators and TBN exceptionally good, but I had already changed it.

 

thanks for the info Tinman...very informative post

 

nice

these UOA, you do them? like is this a kit you buy or you take them someplace to get it done?

 

i wonder why wouldnt toyota had come up with this idea, i know my landcruiser too uses the same filter also and is also bigger and oem. i know this is off topic and i apologize, yet did you know that the toyota previa 91-97 uses the same tranny used in the 95-97 ls400 WOW, i had a previa with 998k miles and the original motor finally went out, and still had the original tranny WOW !Go yota!

 

Heres the 411 Brian... I've started doing these a few years back.. its like getting a blood test done on your oil..

http://www.blackstone-labs.com/

 

Yup. They will send you a free kit. It's 22 dollars for the analysis. They give lots of info. I like Blackstone because they will give you a nice paragraph detailing the results of the analysis they just did. You want to take the sample of oil when it's warm, after a drive. When you are changing your oil, let the oil run out for a few seconds, then take the sample. The idea is to get oil from the "middle", not the top or the bottom.

 

cool, thanks. how often should/do you guys have it tested?

yeah i just ordered my kit, although the sample is $25 bucks now PLUS $10 if you want to know about the additives left in the oil to see fi you can extend your oil "life"

 

The ten dollars will give you TBN, which is Total Base Number. Think of this as the acid-neutralization additive in your oil. Getting the TBN is used for extended drains. It's not normally needed unless you are doing 12-15K+ oil changes. I normally do mine once a year just to check for problems. Several people I know do theirs every oil change, but I do not.

 

Same here, I do mine once a year. I don't bother with getting the TBN data because my drain intervals rarely go over 5k.