4Aaron GE said:
Um.... Ichi, when I buy oil (I use castrol semi synth), it comes out of the bottle light brown. Wouldn't the oil being black mean that it's all contaminated and stuff? That said, I'd use the OEM filter if I could get my filter wrench on it. Last time I used an OEM unit, I couldn't get it off!
The toyota filters are very tight once you hand tight it.....i do not know how, but once you turn on the engine, its almost impossible to loosen it by hand.
for taking off filters, theres a universal tool that'll take any oil filter off.....i call it the claw.... its black and has 2 "c" fins, that attaches to a 3/8 rachet. with that, you'll be able to take off any oil filter, cept its $17CDN for it tho....
sorry for not saying the proper terms, when i say Brown, it comes out "chocolaty" like not clear light brown, but like Chocolate brown...usually over use of oil makes that sorta colour...
when you start draining and notice white oil coming out, coolant and oil are pmixed togather....and that gonna be really dirty.
but like i said before, i've seen lots of after market oil filter with brown oil coming out more than OEM filters....not saying toyota filter never creates this colour, but OEM filter i believe does better job.
i;'ve had customer coming in for oil change after driving the car for 24000km..... that oil was chocolate brown.....and there was one that came after 15000km with a aftermarket oil filter......ptfffff forget brown, i call it sludge!!!!
i find Penzoil oil filter are pretty good compaired with other oil filters.