OEM vs...

[ARCOgraphite]

Under warranty=OEM. If my only ther option is Super Tec then OEM. I don't trust ST so much-just a feeling. Ed

But toyota doesn't sell OEM filters for their Made in Japan vehicles in the U.S. - just some lesser service part.
Same with my Ford 2.0: below. it had a special white canister no name filter (Champ non E core) that is not generally available, The FL400S appear to work OK in this application, thankfully.

 

[Krieg]

Entertainment?

 

[HowAboutThis]

OP has not told us what the application or filter part numbers are. Hard to answer without that since all Toyota filters are not the same MFG and all ST's are not constructed the same either.

Outside of the original question, EG would be a solid choice for a low cost filter.

4967 and/or YZZF2 (Or something like that, from memory).

 

[supton]

Where do you get your oil filters? I have not shopped in a while but I used to buy them in a box of 10 for $40 off Ebay or Amazon. Maybe I got snookered but I want to say it wasn't far priced from local dealer pricing.

In the end, how many filters per year do you buy?

 

[tyman]

At only $7, Toyota OE.

 

[TheLawnRanger]

OEM

 

[HowAboutThis]

Where do you get your oil filters? I have not shopped in a while but I used to buy them in a box of 10 for $40 off Ebay or Amazon. Maybe I got snookered but I want to say it wasn't far priced from local dealer pricing.

In the end, how many filters per year do you buy?

1-2 depending on how many pandemics strike that increase my remote work. I put about 1500/mth on my car.

 

[Donald]

Is filter can color important?

What about one where its made in a country with a communist government?

An OEM filter will handle the interval listed in the owners manual.

 

[JavierH19]

I've ran the 10k rated supertech cans for 10k in my engine. Cut one open out of curioisity before I joined and it looked good. I played around with the media and nothing torn or split. My supertech had the metal caps but they may have changed them and if they did idc they're just used to seal the media in. Denso and others didn't even have any caps at all at one time. Switched to Mobil 1 then back to fram and may go to ac delco for the next interval. I have never used those $1 Saturday night specials from rock auto but even I dont think I'd take them to 10k.

 

[supton]

1-2 depending on how many pandemics strike that increase my remote work. I put about 1500/mth on my car.

Just buy OEM and be done, small price to pay. You could buy them by a box if you thought you were going to own for a long time and use them, that would drive down the per unit price.

 

[Eddie]

+1 supton. I agree. Ed

 

[tasch72]

The Fram EG is better efficiency. Does the ST have a silicone ADBV?

The new MP-series ST filters have a blue ADBV believed to be silicone. Heres's a Cut&Post

 

[UG_Passat]

The reason I joined this forum was due to "mysterious" toyota and Suzuki filter problems that shouldnt exist.

On my 1NZFE 1.5L the Made in Japan filter below was the ONLY filter where the engine ran as intended and quietly.


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WHen I get a HiHy, I hope a Japanese filter is available during warranty, even if it means I need to buy it during the complimentary service period

 

[Davejam]

I would recommend Fram Ultra in all situations...but at a lower price point Fram Tough Guard would still be a good choice.
Or OEM.

Supertech claims 99% at 30 micron in the link above, which is worse than both Fram options. So very hard pass for me.

 

[UG_Passat]

iirc, the Thai Denso filter is something like 94% efficiency... but it doesn't seem to affect the engines longevity.

And the almost no endcap design is very anti-BITOG

 

[ZeeOSix]

iirc, the Thai Denso filter is something like 94% efficiency...

At what micron size? Link showing efficiency specs?

 

[Suzuki-2000]

Buy Denso bulk filters on RockAuto. Silicone adbv's and coil spring's

 

[Job]

Either one that suits your comfort zone, won’t make any difference. I used a lot of Japan made, and the Thai filters absolutely cause no problems. I sorta like the $3 ST with the nylon cage they have now. Should be fresh, and it cheap, and it’s good.

 

[UG_Passat]

At what micron size? Link showing efficiency specs?

It should be pretty common knowledge on BITOG about how Toyota rates their filters, since they favor flow over filtering efficiency.

Honda oil filters follow the same philosophy.

 

[ZeeOSix]

It should be pretty common knowledge on BITOG about how Toyota rates their filters, since they favor flow over filtering efficiency.

Honda oil filters follow the same philosophy.

Only efficiency test ever seen on the Toyota filters is the Amsoil 4548-12 data showing 50% @ 20u.

No real such thing as "flow over efficiency" (for reasons below) ... just look at the ISO test data done in this thread - LINK

PD oil pump doesn't care if one filter has a few more PSID than the next ... the pump will still put out the same oil volume through the filter and oiling system. If you look at the data in the linked thread, filters with very high efficiency can flow better than ones that don't.