Hey Guys, to add to your collection of oil filter porn
I recently took over the maintenance of my Dad’s Lexus RX300 with a 3.0L 1MZ-FE engine.
Oil Filter was in service for approximately 2 years and 5 months. 14,000 Km, approx. 9K miles. Majority of the miles were “severe duty” short trips of 4 miles or less. I believe the last oil fill was Shell Helix Ultra 15W50. Current fill: Mobil1 15W50 with Fram Ultra XG 3600 (Oversized)
Overall, the filter media held up really well but the nitrile ADBV didn’t do so well. It was starting to get hard and it didn’t really prevent the backflow when I shook the oil filter and pretty much drained the can of oil before I cut it open.
No visible black crud, all the soot was suspended in the oil which was pretty dark.
I mangled the can a fair bit getting it of as it was screwed on tight. Unfortunately, I was not able to pry out the bypass valve easily due to the can deformation.
Overall, I am impressed by the build quality of the Original Toyota filter but I would not use this filter for such an extended OCI (2-2.5 years)due to the nitrile ADBV. If it was silicone, I would.
Enjoy!
I recently took over the maintenance of my Dad’s Lexus RX300 with a 3.0L 1MZ-FE engine.
Oil Filter was in service for approximately 2 years and 5 months. 14,000 Km, approx. 9K miles. Majority of the miles were “severe duty” short trips of 4 miles or less. I believe the last oil fill was Shell Helix Ultra 15W50. Current fill: Mobil1 15W50 with Fram Ultra XG 3600 (Oversized)
Overall, the filter media held up really well but the nitrile ADBV didn’t do so well. It was starting to get hard and it didn’t really prevent the backflow when I shook the oil filter and pretty much drained the can of oil before I cut it open.
No visible black crud, all the soot was suspended in the oil which was pretty dark.
I mangled the can a fair bit getting it of as it was screwed on tight. Unfortunately, I was not able to pry out the bypass valve easily due to the can deformation.
Overall, I am impressed by the build quality of the Original Toyota filter but I would not use this filter for such an extended OCI (2-2.5 years)due to the nitrile ADBV. If it was silicone, I would.
Enjoy!