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I am familiar with some low end oil filters but I was not with this ST 3614. I could not view the end caps or bypass valve design on this filter by looking at them in the store. So I bought one to C&P, unused. Sharing here if you are interested. This filter fits four of my vehicles. Looks good...

2004 Lexus ES 330 @240,303 miles, 5262 OCI over 7 months Out: Havoline Pro DS Synthetic 5W-30, Fram XG3614 filter In: Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5W-30, NAPA Platinum

Why a stash? 1. I have five vehicles and they can all use the same oil. So I need a lot -- 50 quarts a year. 2. Four vehicles can use the same filter -- 8 filters a year. 3. I buy almost all of my oil on sale, as much as 50% off. 4. About half the filters I have were on sale also. 5. I never...

Five Vehicles -- first group of filters (10) fits four vehicles, the second group of filters (2) fits one vehicle 1 XG3614 Fram Ultra 1 PFL 41348 NAPA Plat 1 FL-910S Motorcraft 1 FL-400S Motorcraft 6 90915-YZZD1 Toyota OEM 1 CH9018 Fram 1 TG9018 Fram

Thanks Superbuick96 for the chart of the 2023 results.

Lexus ES 330 2005 @ 125,000 miles OCI 5000 miles Out: NAPA (blend) 5 qt and a Toyota D1 Filter In: Castrol GTX 5w-30 (blend) 5 qt. and a Toyota D1 Filter Tightened front valve cover bolts because it began to leak slightly, 1/4 qt over the OCI.

2013 Malibu Eco @ 119,936 miles. 1000 miles OCI in 6 months. It has some fuel dilution going on so I changed it early, and before winter begins. Strong gasoline smell in the old oil. Out: Mix of Mobil and Valvoline FS 5w-30 and Fram EG In: Kirkland FS 5w-30 and Fram EG

Lexus ES 330 2005 Yesterday

My mother's Honda Odyssey 2007 @ 148,000 miles. 3k OCI in one year. Out: Pennzoil 5w-20 YB. In: Pennzoil 5w-20 YB and kept the Super Tech 7317 filter for another OCI

Per the date code on the can, it appears to have been produced on July 23, 2021.

I recently took off a 910S that had just 3700 miles on it. The filter looked good overall with one exception. It had a small section of the end cap which had no adhesive holding about four filter pleats to the end cap. See the pics. So there was a path around the filter media that oil could (and...

2002 4 Runner SR5 @169,669 miles, 3704 OCI Out: NAPA Blend 5W-30 and Motorcraft FL 910A filter In: Chevron Supreme 5W-30 and Toyota D3 filter. No consumption, no make up oil.

Thanks. I have checked the frame for rust and have observed none of any significance in this area. The vehicle was in Orange County and not near the ocean. We did not drive in the salt last winter, but instead drove our other vehicles last winter in PA. I did replace the radiator immediately...

I have owned a 3rd Gen 4 Runner with a 3.4L (2002) for just nine months. It spent most of its life in CA owned by my aunt, the original owner. When she got too old to drive it any longer, I bought it from her. I know it had good maintenance with either 5W-30 or 10W-30 when she owned it in CA. I...

2004 Lexus ES 330 @235,000 miles, 5000 OCI over 9 months Out: M1 EP 5W-30, NAPA Platinum filter In: Havoline Pro DS Synthetic 5W-30, Fram XG3614 filter