I'm hoping some of you can explain why some of these filters seem to be built differently, and is it anything I should be concerned with?
I have a new Toyota Tacoma with the 3.5L, V6 engine. From the videos I've seen on YouTube, I think the OEM cartridge has no end caps at all. When I change my oil, I'd like to use a FRAM Ultra, (https://bit.ly/2Lg10RF) XG9972. I see the Fram has endcaps, but doesn't look to have any o-rings that are built into the endcaps. Contrast that with the Toyota TRD (https://amzn.to/30BlOFI) which has both endcaps and o-rings that are built into the endcaps.
For your viewing pleasure, here's a page from Rock Auto (https://bit.ly/2Lo1FPY) showing several filters and a variety of construction methods.
Do you think the design of the Fram Ultra, without the o-rings in the endcaps is a perfectly safe design or should I play it safe and maybe run the TRD filter, even though its filtering efficiency isn't *quite* as good as the Fram Ultra (98% efficiency @20 microns -vs 99% efficiency @20 microns)?
Comments? Thoughts?
Thank you,
Ed
I have a new Toyota Tacoma with the 3.5L, V6 engine. From the videos I've seen on YouTube, I think the OEM cartridge has no end caps at all. When I change my oil, I'd like to use a FRAM Ultra, (https://bit.ly/2Lg10RF) XG9972. I see the Fram has endcaps, but doesn't look to have any o-rings that are built into the endcaps. Contrast that with the Toyota TRD (https://amzn.to/30BlOFI) which has both endcaps and o-rings that are built into the endcaps.
For your viewing pleasure, here's a page from Rock Auto (https://bit.ly/2Lo1FPY) showing several filters and a variety of construction methods.
Do you think the design of the Fram Ultra, without the o-rings in the endcaps is a perfectly safe design or should I play it safe and maybe run the TRD filter, even though its filtering efficiency isn't *quite* as good as the Fram Ultra (98% efficiency @20 microns -vs 99% efficiency @20 microns)?
Comments? Thoughts?
Thank you,
Ed