Well, I am gonna open up a can of worms. I may be criticized and made fun of but that's ok. Check out what I found out about Toyota's OEM filter efficiency.
I have access to an Engineer at Toyota as he comes to my church when he is in town. He works in US and has been to Japan several times. I asked him to find out why Toyota OEM filters have such "poor" efficiency ratings based on what I know. I have no proof but I read where a lot of peoples say their micron efficiency is so much less than what we can by from Fram, Mobil, Amsoil, etc.
He's said he would try and find out. It has been over 2 months and he has been to service twice in that time. Last Sunday he came and apologized as he has been unable to get anyone to tell him why. He said I do have one other avenue to approach and he promised to let me know. Well, guess what? He finally got someone to talk with him off the record.
Here is the direct quote of his text to me:
Well, probably not the answer you wanted to hear but I've gathered the reason why Toyota use "subpar" filtration is it's cheaper, they've evaluated it and determined that is doesn't pose a risk to the longevity of the engine.
How is this supposed to make me feel?
I have access to an Engineer at Toyota as he comes to my church when he is in town. He works in US and has been to Japan several times. I asked him to find out why Toyota OEM filters have such "poor" efficiency ratings based on what I know. I have no proof but I read where a lot of peoples say their micron efficiency is so much less than what we can by from Fram, Mobil, Amsoil, etc.
He's said he would try and find out. It has been over 2 months and he has been to service twice in that time. Last Sunday he came and apologized as he has been unable to get anyone to tell him why. He said I do have one other avenue to approach and he promised to let me know. Well, guess what? He finally got someone to talk with him off the record.
Here is the direct quote of his text to me:
Well, probably not the answer you wanted to hear but I've gathered the reason why Toyota use "subpar" filtration is it's cheaper, they've evaluated it and determined that is doesn't pose a risk to the longevity of the engine.
How is this supposed to make me feel?