Weird filter for 2013 Toyota Sienna

[LavaRand]

I bought a used 2013 Toyota sienna and this is what came out. I've never seen a filter without end caps before. Won't the oil just leak out the sides instead of being filtered? Is this a common design and does anyone know what brand this might be?

I replaced it with a Fram that looked normal with the typical end caps.

 

[Furious]

All Toyota filters are like this, even regular style filters are like this.

They seal perfectly fine and no oil does not leak out the sides.

 

[CharlieBauer]

I replaced it with a Fram that looked normal with the typical end caps.

Your Fram is much much more likely to leak unfiltered oil than the Toyota.

 

[Chris142]

Normal Denso filter

 

[kschachn]

My favorite kind, those and fiber end caps. They don't come off.

 

[Drewby83]

You will find several brands look like these for Toyotas. For Tundras and 4runners the Carquest premiums do (made in Korea). Pureones too. I've seen some Fram CH and TG like these as well but not sure if they make them like that anymore. I know they don't for the TG in my applications.

 

[ZeeOSix]

The end of every pleat is glued to seal it from leaking dirty oil past the media. Tear a few pleat ends apart and you'll see for yourself.

 

[fantastic]

Like already mentioned, perfectly normal OEM filter style for Toyota's. I can understand the concern about the oddball appearance though since it's more of an exception rather than the rule we see with most filters with endcaps.

 

[dwendt44]

Like what's been said. Denso filters for several Asian brands are made this way. My Mazda filters are the same.

 

[dnewton3]

Your Fram is much much more likely to leak unfiltered oil than the Toyota.

I disagree. I use the Fram EG and TG for this same application and the adhesive efforts on their products appear to be just as good.
And the efficiency of the Frams are far superior relative to the OE filters.

 

[Sayjac]

Yep as noted, normal Toyota Denso made OEM no endcap type cartridge. Pleat ends sealed. As an fyi, the Toyota Thai Denso OEM made spin on filters use the same no endcap type element. If one has never seen Toyota Denso made OEM, as compared to common endcap type, it could/would look odd.

 

[LavaRand]

It makes sense if the ends of the flaps are glued together. From looking at it, you can't tell and actually it looks like they are open. Learned something new every day. Toyota OEM filters are actually fairly cheap at the dealer and they come with a new drain washer, so I think I'll start using them exclusively.

 

[JavierH19]

They're ok. I wouldn't lose sleep using them but I wouldn't use them either over something better that costs a bit more. Sometimes the unglued pleat folds can open up more and get oil going through them. It's possibly why toyota scored so low on their filter test at around 51% efficiency when even ford who still advertises 80% at 99 microns scored higher at 93%. Toyota uses the same filter construction style in their canister filters as with this cartridge style filter if you look at cut and posts and are still using the same style today from when the test was done in 2011. Oil will go through a thin innocuous looking slit before thick compacted fiber media when thinned out at high operating temperature and under pressure. Here's the test page.

https://www.selectsynthetics.com/oil-filtration.html

 

[GRUMPYDUDE2]

I bought a used 2013 Toyota sienna and this is what came out. I've never seen a filter without end caps before. Won't the oil just leak out the sides instead of being filtered? Is this a common design and does anyone know what brand this might be?

I replaced it with a Fram that looked normal with the typical end caps.
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This is the only place seals matter in an oil filter (assuming the bypass does not leak/does not apply this one). All the other end cap designs may look heavy duty and make you feel better, but make no diff.

 

[CharlieBauer]

This is the only place seals matter in an oil filter (assuming the bypass does not leak/does not apply this one). All the other end cap designs may look heavy duty and make you feel better, but make no diff.

The end cap or in this case the translucent material in the form of a ring, still has a job to do inside the filter housing to prevent unfiltered oil mixing with filtered oil.

If the aftermarket manufacturer using a different design, gets something wrong there, then it could be a leaker too.

You will often see cartridges for the same application from different manufacturers with different "seals" on one side of the element.

 

[ZeeOSix]

It's possibly why toyota scored so low on their filter test at around 51% efficiency when even ford who still advertises 80% at 99 microns scored higher at 93%.

Motorcrafts were advertised to be 80% @ 20 microns. Motorcraft says they "Meet USCAR-36" which has a minimum efficiency spec of 95% @ 30 microns.

 

[JavierH19]

Motorcrafts were advertised to be 80% @ 20 microns. Motorcraft says they "Meet USCAR-36" which has a minimum efficiency spec of 95% @ 30 microns.

I see the mistake I made. I mixed that up with 99% for something else. Yes it's 30um

 

[ZeeOSix]

I see the mistake I made. I mixed that up with 99% for something else. Yes it's 30um

95% @ 30u, not 99% @ 30u.

 

[Mewbs]

I bought a used 2013 Toyota sienna and this is what came out. I've never seen a filter without end caps before. Won't the oil just leak out the sides instead of being filtered? Is this a common design and does anyone know what brand this might be?

I replaced it with a Fram that looked normal with the typical end caps.
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Toyota has been doing this for the past 2 decades. Their spin-ons have the same cartridge element stored in a canister. As much as I'd like to use them, I had bought a defective batch long ago which led me to sticking with decent aftermarket options. Otherwise these always comes out great even with some neglect.

 

[nthach]

I disagree. I use the Fram EG and TG for this same application and the adhesive efforts on their products appear to be just as good.
And the efficiency of the Frams are far superior relative to the OE filters.

When RockAuto still had them, they sold Mahle filters for the CH9972/10158/10258 applications that used a sonically welded “end cap” like their BMW/Mercedes cartridges.

I prefer the OE Toyota filter but I wouldn’t hesitate to use a Fram in a pinch.