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Same oil and filter back in. He wants to keep it consistent since he's been doing UOAs. I've never used Castrol myself but seeing how it does for him I'll certainly never shy away from it if the price is right.

Originally Posted by Ihatetochangeoil Originally Posted by ZeeOSix Originally Posted by Ihatetochangeoil I can put a drop of each on white paper, but does anyone honestly think you'll be able to pick the 2,128 mile sample from the 37,774 sample? Only one way to find out. Took me a little...

Originally Posted by dippschtick 04152-YZZA5 for my 5th gen 4runner. My Corolla takes the same one. They are great filters I've never had an issue with them. Can be found for about $3.50 each too if you buy a 5 or 10 pack.

Filter from my brothers Chrysler 300, ran with Castrol GTX for 10,560 miles. UOA pending. He ran the last change 6k and Blackstone suggested he could do 10k. I thought the filter looked great, hopefully the UOA comes back good as well.

Originally Posted by Mad_Hatter Originally Posted by Ponchinizo I'm hoping with some more talking about his car and oils to use, he'll end up here on BITOG overthinking every little aspect of his oil and filter. I thought you said you liked the guy...‚...‚...‚ thanks for the belly laugh

Originally Posted by Hootbro Rather than be his White Knight, make your co-worker do the actual oil change that doing it for him. I get he does not have the space, but if you are using your space and tools, your co-worker can be the one doing the wrench turning and understanding what it takes to...

Originally Posted by Mad_Hatter All bs aside you're a good friend for doing this for him. +1👠While we take this stuff for granted and almost 2nd nature, this is a reminder that not everyone shares our "passion" for cars and their upkeep. Doesn't make him (your friend) a bad person per se...

My 09 Corolla had a slight oil leak (a seep? It took a long time before it made a noticeable spot of oil on the engine) and switching to HM oils stopped it. Maxlife and PPHM mostly.

Thats a good looking filter, thanks for the c&p

Originally Posted by Jetsfan421 50k miles, so basically one last oil change...

Originally Posted by bullwinkle Think I would send him to the auto parts store for a few Hengst made AC Delco filters, a case of PYB, a socket for his oil filter cap, and teach him how to do it himself. So I don't get blamed when it clogs the oil pump pickup strainer & throws a rod... He knows...

Originally Posted by NormanBuntz It would seem that the either the owner is letting his change interval run too long, or his oil change place is screwing him by not replacing the filter. I can't believe there could be that much crud in a decently maintained motor. Luckily for him I'm his oil...

Originally Posted by UncleDave Thanks. Could be alternatively described as " Owner failure" UD no kidding! I'm glad he got to see it for himself so he knows what not to do and why not to do it next time. That poor lil Ecotec.

Originally Posted by vw7674 Looks like the oil filter is just slightly bigger than a decent 1970s fuel filter. Sad. The OEM ones in my Corolla are about this size but they look beautiful after 5-7.5k miles, this what I'm used to seeing when I do an oil change.

Unknown brand filter off a coworkers 05 Chevy Malibu with the 2.2 Ecotec. 130k miles on it. I believe he said he ran this OCI some 7 or 8 thousand miles. Bulk conventional oil, only 2 quarts drained out when I changed it. I hope you can see the hole clean through the media in those pictures...

Originally Posted by bubbatime Originally Posted by Ponchinizo My question for BITOG is The question should be, why are you putting a transmission into a $500 scrap value car with 175K miles on it? https://www.carfax.com/vehicle/JTDBL40EX99019490 It's still worth quite a bit more than...

Originally Posted by Oro_O Quote I would just love it if I could put 171k miles on this transmission too, so I may be overthinking this a bit. I'd be awfully disappointed if I only got that out of a quality Aisin transmission that I had maintained properly, and did not abuse. Follow what...

I have a 09 Corolla with 171k miles and a dead transmission. The shop is putting in a used one with 73k miles on it, and are giving me a 12k mile, 1 year warranty on the replacement, which I thought was nice. The owner must feel good about this unit, since the yard he got it from only offered...

Originally Posted by Farnsworth It's doing to be hard to do engine repair with oils and filters. Maybe it is the valve stem seals, do the downhill smoke test. 5w-30 instead of 20 and a Supertech cartridge filter made by Champ labs for $3 IMO would work as well as any. Or the Toyota OE. No...

Originally Posted by Linctex Efficiency won't matter inthis case. If you are trying to : "attempt to clean carbon build up out of my piston rings to stop or reduce my oil consumption" ... then the stuff you will be dislodging will be too small to get trapped by the filter, but will get flushed...