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2018 Toyota Sequoia 92,600mls. Out: Denso Air filter after 15,000mls. In: Denso: AC filter after 15,000mls: Out: WIX In: MAHLE. I must say that WIX was perfect fit! MAHLE kind of has play in the box:

I checked yesterday some, and I am sad to say, but FRAM looked like higher quality. At least based on material how it feels.

Not sure about Amsoil. Redline should have more. HPL does too but not sure what is %.

Idk what “good reliability “ means, but definitely doesn’t mean grenading engines at 3,000mls or overheating transmissions in vehicles with few hundred miles. But, Toyota crowd will always find excuse: “i know your engine locked up, but on bright side, you could have bought Supra and have leaky...

This is first time I am running them. I ran OE, Mobil 1. From my understanding they should be of good quality. I got them when they had sale of Castrol Edge 0W30. But, not sure they add any value over OE.

They run that all the time! But then they come to BMW DIY Facebook page and: "My VANOS solenoids are bad. IDK what caused it, I ran full synthetic oil all the time."

Euro manufacturers generally use very good filters. Stick to MANN, Mahle or Hengst if not using OE. I have never seen distorted cartridge from those manufacturers and I track car on those filters. I once bought K&N oil filter for BMW becasue I was chasing some sound when I installed oil cooler...

BMW engines run super hot to increase efficiency and power density. So if there is a bit of deposits that esters wash off, it is not surprising. It is 263,000 miles.

2018 Toyota Sequoia, 92,600 miles. Out: Motul X-Clean+ 0W30 EFE 7,500 OCI, CarQuest Premium filter. In: Mobil 1 ESP 0W30, CarQuest Filter CarQuest Premium Filter after 7,500 miles. I have seen less distortion on OE Toyota filters. Maybe next time will run OE filter. On BMW which also has...

Mobil 1 ESP 0W30 has around 2% esters, so it will clean it.

Just something to add about WS. Few years back, pour point of WS was -39. Now it is below -50. I think there is a good reason why they switched to better stock.

I run DOT4 in BMW and VW, and I see temperatures far lower than that. Both recommend LV.

Based on pour point, it is PAO or Ester as it is below -50c. It is actually very good fluid. But, hiking up temperature in transmission in my Sequoia here at altitude over 225 just around town is piece of cake. Over mountain passes, like Eisenhower tunnel, easily 240f, without pushing it.

Changed oil on friend’s 2014 Toyota RAV4. 155,000 on the clock. Out: Mobil1 ESP 0W20 X2 and Mobil 1 filter. In: Valvoline Restore & Protect 0W20 and Toyota filter. The engine always consumed oil since they bought it with some 120k miles. There is small leak on VCG, but not that much to amount...

Either will work.