So I'm still about a month off of changing my oil, however I've already bought some Valvoline Durablend 10W-30 for my 05 I4 camry. Today I went looking for filters. I was going to buy one each of Valvoline, PureONE and the OEM Denso filter, however the toyota shop was shut today.
The valvoline part number is VO 41 and the pureone PL14477.
So there are a number of differences between the valvoline and PureONE filters.
The valvoline weighs in at 240 grams, pureone @ 198 grams. Noticeable weight difference.
THe valvoline came with a shirnk-wrapped end and sealed box while the pureone was just sitting in the box.
The central outlet area of the filters indise the cartridge: pureone seems to have machined circular holes with a seam running vertically. valvoline seems to be tiny slits cut into a metal sheet then punched out to have outlets perpendiular to the plane of the sheet. the valvoline seam runs diagonally.
both have rubber type anti drain back valves visible, I know the pureone is silicone, not sure about the valvoline.
they both seem the same diameter as the OEM denso, but both seem shorter. (can anyone confirm this?) the pureone is slightly longer.
I notice a spring at the back and in the inside centre of the valvoline, however the pureone only has a metal plate and no spring at the back/top of the inside of the cartridge. Is this normal?
my car has 53,000km on, warranty till 60,000km or this december. do about 18,000km a year so it will be based on km's.
what are your experiences of these two filters. which one should i try first? Or should I just go with Denso.
valvoline was $13.59 (made in china) and pureone $9.99 (made in USA). The denso made in Thailand is about $15 from the dealer.
my biggest concerns are that the pureone doesn't have spring which I assume is for the bypass valve? and that the threads are imperial/US and not metric while I assume the Toyota would have metric threads. Is this a big deal? Websites say 3/4-16 but was does that mean in words. I'm a metric kind of guy. (I know its some fraction of inches).
The valvoline part number is VO 41 and the pureone PL14477.
So there are a number of differences between the valvoline and PureONE filters.
The valvoline weighs in at 240 grams, pureone @ 198 grams. Noticeable weight difference.
THe valvoline came with a shirnk-wrapped end and sealed box while the pureone was just sitting in the box.
The central outlet area of the filters indise the cartridge: pureone seems to have machined circular holes with a seam running vertically. valvoline seems to be tiny slits cut into a metal sheet then punched out to have outlets perpendiular to the plane of the sheet. the valvoline seam runs diagonally.
both have rubber type anti drain back valves visible, I know the pureone is silicone, not sure about the valvoline.
they both seem the same diameter as the OEM denso, but both seem shorter. (can anyone confirm this?) the pureone is slightly longer.
I notice a spring at the back and in the inside centre of the valvoline, however the pureone only has a metal plate and no spring at the back/top of the inside of the cartridge. Is this normal?
my car has 53,000km on, warranty till 60,000km or this december. do about 18,000km a year so it will be based on km's.
what are your experiences of these two filters. which one should i try first? Or should I just go with Denso.
valvoline was $13.59 (made in china) and pureone $9.99 (made in USA). The denso made in Thailand is about $15 from the dealer.
my biggest concerns are that the pureone doesn't have spring which I assume is for the bypass valve? and that the threads are imperial/US and not metric while I assume the Toyota would have metric threads. Is this a big deal? Websites say 3/4-16 but was does that mean in words. I'm a metric kind of guy. (I know its some fraction of inches).
