vehicle is a 2014 Lexus GS 350 with the 3.5 V6. I removed an STP filter and couldn’t figure out how to make the mobile 1 filter fit properly in the same place. Compared the lengths, and they are wildly different. I figured I bought the wrong filter by mistake. Drove back to Walmart and nope- the mobile filter pictured is what is listed for this car. Then checked the autozone online lookup for the stp… it checks out too. What gives?
the m1 filter isn’t long enough to cover the inner cartridge tube it sits on- the tube extends past the filter leaving no rubber-to-metal sealing surface. The STP filter is longer than the inner tube, and probably seals fine, but is not mechanically completely braced on one end. And just to be certain, I double-checked- these are the filters listed for this car. See pic!
the m1 filter isn’t long enough to cover the inner cartridge tube it sits on- the tube extends past the filter leaving no rubber-to-metal sealing surface. The STP filter is longer than the inner tube, and probably seals fine, but is not mechanically completely braced on one end. And just to be certain, I double-checked- these are the filters listed for this car. See pic!