Hey everyone, did my pre road trip oil change on the 4Runner today. Truck had 5009 miles on this oil change according to the ODO which is ~6% slow so actual miles on this OCI is 5310, 183 hours of total run time of which 53 are idle hours. Oil used was Lubro Moly (Liqui Moly) 10w40 MOS2. ADBV was cut through in 2 places by the baseplate and had 3 total cuts in it ( 1 didn't make it all the way through) the baseplate holes were razor sharp so I'm not surprised it was cut.
The filter was part of an oil change special that I got a while ago so I figured what the heck, I'll use it. There was little to nothing in the media, could've stayed in service longer. The only thing wrong with the filter was the ADBV, media was sturdy and intact "wire backing" was a cloth mesh as pictured. Loovers are relatively small but there are a ton of them, in each row of loovers one set of holes faces the baseplate the other faces the dome, makes the center tube unidirectional I suppose. I certainly won't be going out of my way to buy a Boss anytime soon...
The filter was part of an oil change special that I got a while ago so I figured what the heck, I'll use it. There was little to nothing in the media, could've stayed in service longer. The only thing wrong with the filter was the ADBV, media was sturdy and intact "wire backing" was a cloth mesh as pictured. Loovers are relatively small but there are a ton of them, in each row of loovers one set of holes faces the baseplate the other faces the dome, makes the center tube unidirectional I suppose. I certainly won't be going out of my way to buy a Boss anytime soon...