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I've installed countless oil filters in my lifetime its scary to never truly know what's going on in the can. I been watching YouTube videos of oil filters that get inspected either new or that have been in service and I read the comments that most people obsess over fiber end caps and silicone adbv's.My big concern was the frozen bypass. Honestly I don’t think filters bypass all that often on Toyotas. I find soot in the cans, but rarely does even a spec of spot accumulate in the VVTI filter. If you need it to bypass it’s a critical feature.
It makes sense now. It’s usually a metal, fiber or plastic disc in a bypass. Rubber would seem like a good choice because it seals, but I hadn’t thought about getting pushed through the hole and seizing.