Oil filter recommendations

[jgue467]

I find it interesting you're discarding the thought of using OEM and are buying the Bosch because of their claims about their filters. ...
A friend of mine a very long time ago who was a paid mechanic advised me to always buy OEM oil filters...

Very well said. :cowboy:

 

[T4R2014]

The best oil filter is a reputable brand that is changed at an appropriate interval. Once in use.. they're all kinda the same.

 

[T4R2014]

I find it interesting you're discarding the thought of using OEM and are buying the Bosch because of their claims about their filters. Whose to say the Bosch folks aren't full of shit? What's backing up their claims about what their filter can do?

A friend of mine a very long time ago who was a paid mechanic advised me to always buy OEM oil filters and I followed his advice and have always bought OEM filters for my vehicles. Anyway, I've blabbed enough. Good luck with your Bosch filters.

The OEM filter has changed design a few times since the early 90s. The filter they sold you in 1999 is not the filter they sell today. I'd argue the older ones were better, and more similar in design to the Wix or Bosch filters (aside from media material). I believe the old part number was 90915-20004. Made in Japan too.

Similar to the supposed OEM radiators for $120 bucks, Toyota needs to sell something under their brand to compete with the aftermarkets. For every 50 Taiwan Denso rads that are sold they might sell 1 Japanese Denso rad.

The OEM oil filters are small enough and sold in enough quantities to justify higher quality IMO. I use them and they do the job.

 

[HiLife]

The thing to consider too is how is the filter bypassed?
And how relevant it that spring holding that filter in a closed loop. Filter media could be dirty or be too restrictive making the filter bypassed and flowing unfiltered dirty oil back into the engine.
There has to be a happy medium between the filter media and it's bypass spring.
Fram is the worst with cardboard filter ends and a bymetalic flat steel for a spring.
I put my money on toyota, wix/napa and k&n.

 

[phattyduck]

One thing that the OEM filter has that I have not found on aftermarket filter: An actual o-ring. The rest are square 'o-rings' that don't seal as easily (require more torque on the filter). That alone is enough to use the OEM filter (oh, and the o-ring is pre-lubed).

If I don't have an OEM, I generally run Purolator or Bosch, based on previous experiences and research.

-Charlie