Oil Filter

[the_professional]

Im getting around to change the oil in my car. I'm sticking to regular oil, no synthetic, because Lord only knows, my cars oil change history is irregular, and the oil has hardly been changed at the right intervals by my mother. Therefore I'm sure through the years its been running strictly on regular oil. As such, I'm scared to peek under the valve cover.

Anyways, I'll prolly sttick to 10W-30 oil for this winter, but I would like to know a good oil filter brand. I'm not looking for anything special, and I'm not sure if my local autoparts store carries denso filters, & definatly no fram for me. But, I'm looking just for a decent filter. Any suggestions?

[touringcamry]

Originally Posted by the_professional

Im getting around to change the oil in my car. I'm sticking to regular oil, no synthetic, because Lord only knows, my cars oil change history is irregular, and the oil has hardly been changed at the right intervals by my mother. Therefore I'm sure through the years its been running strictly on regular oil. As such, I'm scared to peek under the valve cover.

Anyways, I'll prolly sttick to 10W-30 oil for this winter, but I would like to know a good oil filter brand. I'm not looking for anything special, and I'm not sure if my local autoparts store carries denso filters, & definatly no fram for me. But, I'm looking just for a decent filter. Any suggestions?

For the car in your sig, either Purolator Premium (white can) L14476 or L14477 which is slightly larger, or Purolator Pure One (blue can), just add P in front of the above number. Napa Gold 1394 or 1396 which is slightly larger.

[Albuynp Ryeno]

Use 5w-30 if its winter. For the oil filter toyota is the best. moble1 is okay as well.

[the_professional]

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Albuynp Ryeno

Use 5w-30 if its winter. For the oil filter toyota is the best. moble1 is okay as well.

Should I really use 5W-30? I was somewhat on the fence about it, and i believe 10W-30 is good down to 0 degrees. Does it really make much of a difference? The car isn't really a daily driver, as you can see by the mileage, its a weekend warrior if that matters.

Thanks Again.

[touringcamry]

I think you should go with 5W-30. I lived in an area where I could have ran 10W-30 temperature wise all year round but 5W-30 was fine. It could save fuel also when the engine is cold because it flows better. Another thing is that some manufacturers use higher quality base stocks for 5W-30 compared to 10W-30.

[Stillrunning]

Filter comparison: http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html

I use Pure1 which actually now is a yellow can (from blue) and coated with non-slip material. Why Pure1, not sure technically, it just seems like a good middle priced filter between Fram and the Mobil1 or K&N. As for oil I have found Mobil1 0W-30 works very well, even in North Carolina weather. I tried 0W-40 but did not get a great oil analysis over the dino 10W-30 Castrol, and found it slower to pump cold. I go 6k between changes with new filter at 3k. Don't fret too much over this, the most important part is regular changes. I got 250k on a Mazda B2000 truck with Fram filters and regular dino oil. There are people that can give you all the technical jargon on why one oil is better than another, but they can't tell you how many more miles your engine will last with the expensive cafe oils, or filters for that matter.

[Venom_5]

either 5W-30 or 10W-30 would be fine ... some people like to switch from winter to summer (respectively) and some people like to be consistent

i use Castrol GTX 10W-30 year-round, but im in Tennessee where its only below freezing at night a few weeks out of the year and youre in New York where it actually snows

as far as a filter goes, you get what you pay for in most cases ... however no point in buying the most extravagant filter out there, because after all, its just a filter

[Heat]

Just get a Toyota filter, probably $5.50 or $6 at your local dealer.

If you ever need to order Toyota parts online through some place like www.toyotapartsales.com , just toss in five or six filters onto the order and soon you'll be good for a couple more years. ($3.86 / filter at toyotapartsales, but it's not worth ordering just one filter - the shipping would be too much).

Also... don't forget the crush washer for the oil pan drain plug.