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This is a discussion thread titled "Oil analysis results with Toyota oil filter", within the 1Gen-Tundra forum, part of the Truck Forums category.
Wanted to share some info for those concerned about using the Toyota oil filter adn opting for a more expensive alternative. Here are some results from my oil analysis on my 25k mile truck.
My insolubles 0.2%
Recommended level <0.6%
I use the Toyota filter, Mobil1 5W30 oil, and change the filter every 5k miles (and oil 10k miles).
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Jerome
'06 Tundra AC Ltd 4x2 - Phantom Gray
'89 Porsche 944 Turbo (track car / wallet deflator)
Wanted to share some info for those concerned about using the Toyota oil filter adn opting for a more expensive alternative. Here are some results from my oil analysis on my 25k mile truck.
My insolubles 0.2%
Recommended level <0.6%
I use the Toyota filter, Mobil1 5W30 oil, and change the filter every 5k miles (and oil 10k miles).
I'm switching from M1 filters to Toy after I used the two I have left.
How would results look if you went 10 & 10; oil and filter?
I don't know. The test lab recommended I try that, but you know, for the $4 it costs me and 10 minutes of my time, I think I'll stick w/ the 5k mile filter changes, especially while my truck is somewhat new and more sensitive to stuff floating around.
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Jerome
'06 Tundra AC Ltd 4x2 - Phantom Gray
'89 Porsche 944 Turbo (track car / wallet deflator)
IN 1997 I bought my first new car ever a Mustang GT. Actually it was for my wife as I am a truck person myself.
When it had about 38 thousand trouble free miles I changed the transmission oil and filter on the auto.
I used the house brand at Wal-Mart (Supertech) and got the filter from NAPA.
Within a thousand miles it developed severe clutch shudder (shake the car and act like it was binding up). As I had never experienced anything like that before I concluded the tranny was going out and started pricing new ones. One of my friends said it sounded like clutch shudder and suggested I change the oil again. After changing to Valvoline auto trans fluid the clutch shudder went away and we traded the car with 100k plus on it and no more issues.
No more house brand cheap crap (such as supertech) with little or no additives ever again in my vehicles!
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If you don't tell or write lies you have much less to remember and it only takes one to have ZERO credibility M.F..
oh i use super tech dex III in my tundra auto tranny too. yes, the one all u clowns keep blowing up.
no problems here.
where did u get your degree in petroleum engineering?.
if u r using m1 and doing a 5k oci you r wasting your money.
i run supertech dino 5w-30 and have gone out as far as 7.5k oci with no ill effects.
i use the supertech filters also.
feel frree to dis aggree, ( nOT LIKE U WOULDNT)
the 4.7 tundra is very easy on oil.
i had the whole m1 synthetic trip myself, when my tundra was new in '00.
i wasted money.
but have your fun
Jeff, please read my post again. I don't change the M1 @ 5k miles, and agree that changing M1 @5k is a waste. I wait until 10k, and could probably wait longer as the TBN on my last sample was still fine (2.7). For the extra $3/qt it costs me over Supertech, it saves me the work of an additional change.
This thread wasn't intended to start a debate about oci's with M1, but rather the effectiveness of the $4 Toyota filter.
Have you checked your oil to confirm the Supertech filter is working? If so, I'd be interested to hear so I can save an additional $1 in the future.
Regards,
Jerome
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Jerome
'06 Tundra AC Ltd 4x2 - Phantom Gray
'89 Porsche 944 Turbo (track car / wallet deflator)
Who would use a Toyota filter except the dealer? Might be just OK, but I'm sure M1 is far superior. I just switched to M1 after reading a scary analysis on Fram filters. It would be neat to do oil analysis (with chemical beak downs) with different oil/filter combos at different mileages on the tundra.
Perhaps Supertech ATF is great or even average now.
It obviously was not back in 2000.
Or perhaps it was just a bad "Batch"
All it takes is one to lower my perception of your entire line.
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If you don't tell or write lies you have much less to remember and it only takes one to have ZERO credibility M.F..
Last edited by Ltning/QC10nomas; 05-03-2008 at 06:52 PM.
The Toyota filter is just OK, compared to an M1 filter its apples to oranges, if you do 5k mile OCI's the $4 or $6 at the dealer Toyota filter is the one to buy due to price. I think the M1 filter is better, silicone anti drain back valve, synthetic blend media, heavy gage construction, but overpriced for that reason I wont use it, unless its cheap deal.
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Oil analysis results with Toyota oil filter
for that reason I wont use it, unless its cheap deal.
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