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Please excuse me if this has been discussed before.
See the photo below. I changed my oil today and got the Advance Auto Parts oil change special (Valvoline Full Synthetic 0w-20 with a Purolator Boss oil filter) which I’ve done for all my cars. My concern is the oil filter is a different size than what was in the car. I did not change the oil previously, that was done by the Buick/GMC dealer I bought it from. The oil filter used was a PBL25609 from Purolator which shows on their website to be the correct size.
The reason it's taller is because of the rubber piece at the top and bottom are thicker. The OEM does not have that so it is shorter than both of those filters.
Just to save my colleagues here some legwork, here is a list of part numbers I have assembled for replacement oil filter cartridges for my 2007 Lexus LS460.
ACDelco PF2660 Duraguard Gold (Cellulose)
Amsoil EA15K49 (Synthetic)
BeckArnley 041-0818 (Cellulose)
Bosch 3981 (Cellulose)
Denso 150-3020 (Cellulose)
FRAM XG10158 Ultra 20K Protection (Synthetic)
FRAM FS10158 Titanium 20K Protection (Synthetic)
FRAM FF10158 Force 15K Protection (Cellulose & Synthetic)
FRAM TG10158 Tough Guard 15K Protection (Cellulose & Synthetic)
FRAM CH10158 Extra Guard 10K Protection (Cellulose & Synthetic)
FRAM FD10158 Drive 7.5K Protection (Cellulose & Synthetic)
Purolator Boss PBL25609 15K Protection (Synthetic)
Purolator ONE PL25609 10K Protection (Synthetic)
Purolator L25609 5k Protection (Cellulose)
RoyalPurple 20-968 Extended Life (Synthetic)
STP S10158XL Extended Life (Synthetic)
Toyota OEM 04152-YZZA5 (Cellulose) (supersedes 04152-38010)
Toyota TRD PTR43-00079 (Synthetic)
Wix 57173 (Cellulose)
Last time I used the Mobil1 synthetic filter. It is manufactured by Champion Laboratories, a volume producer of oil filters … and it does so under no less than 30 different private labels & house brands. One reveal is that it is stamped "mmddyy EEn Product of USA Producto De EUA." Another reveal is that the Walmart webpage for the product plainly states the manufacturer is Champion. You can pick up the Mobil1 synthetic filter at O'Reilly, AutoZone, Advance & Amazon for about $17 before tax.
The RoyalPurple, ToyotaTRD & Amsoil filters are all the EXACT SAME FILTER (other than cosmetic branding). And yes they are all made by Champion Laboratories. The comments and photos I saw indicated the quality of construction is quite high. Unlike all the others, they have metal end caps with silicone seals, metal cores and the filter material is mesh-backed. The RoyalPurple flavor is the least-expensive of the three. The least-expensive sourcing is Walmart-sold&shipped for about $16.75 plus a $7 shipping charge, before tax.
The various cellulose filters were generally available in the $6 to $13 range.
I saw enough negative comments along the way to sway me away from FRAM, Purolator, STP. YMMV. BeckArnley is now a brand owned by a company named DR1VParts and apparently has become mostly a reboxer of sourced parts. The NAPA Gold oil filter appears to be sourced from Wix. STP is licensed to AutoZone by Energizer Holdings for house-branding its oil & air filters.
Air and oil filters are generally a superior choice for filtering capacity. Maybe some of the premium choices listed above are better, but OEM is a no brainer especially when it's so inexpensive.
It's a universal type filter, which is inferior and not well suited for UR-FSE engines. Order both and compare, just not ebay ones (chinese knock-offs flood).
Thanks to Dr - I completely forgot about 'TRD' branded one. I feel that's even better than 38010.
It's a universal type filter, which is inferior and not well suited for UR-FSE engines. Order both and compare, just not ebay ones (chinese knock-offs flood).
Thanks to Dr - I completely forgot about 'TRD' branded one. I feel that's even better than 38010.
This is correct. Use the one for this exact engine not the generic
01-29-20, 05:18 PM
Oil Filter Size
