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Old 03-05-2008, 06:13 PM
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For the 3VZE V6 are there any brand oil filters better than others? Any good recommendations on oil brands to use? Castrol GTX high mileage? (138k miles) Are most of the conventional high mileage oils the same?

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i would use toyota or wix filters. and as for oil, about anything but pennzoil or quakerstate.
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Toyota filters are probibly the best - I use the purolator PremiumPlus filters in mine, along with penzoil 10w-30

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in my 3.slo i only used toyota filters and castrol hm good stuff
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do a search...
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Originally Posted by mr toytech
i would use toyota or wix filters. and as for oil, about anything but pennzoil or quakerstate.
Why not pennzoil or quakerstate?
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Its like people saying 5.71 gears are weaker then 4.10's.
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Genuine Toyota filters are $6/ea at the dealership...

Stay away from anything made by Fram.
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And K&N?
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ive used Fram in all of my cars and everyone else in my family has used them. theyre cheap and work just fine, never an issue. i typically buy whichever oil is on sale. normally it comes down to valvoline-which is what toyota uses anyways. i just dont think its necessary to spend $10 for an oil filter. just my .02
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If you want to make a decision based on some data, read Bobistheoilguy.com, especially the use oil analysis section.
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just use a toyota filter and you'll have no problem
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Wix oil filters (Napa gold) are the best bang for the buck, used in conjunction with Mobil1 oil I foresee zero oil related failures.
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the issue i have with fram filters is that they're not as good as a number of other filter choices in the same price range...oh and the one with teflon in it too.
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Thanks for the info. I have a 84 22r motor that I just changed the oil on. I used a fram filter, drove it about 40 miles and saw a little oil seepage. I guess it's off to Napa for a Gold! By the way, does anyone run Royal Purple? Do you think I'll be ok using it? Or should I switch to Mobil 1?
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Originally Posted by Jaylu359
Thanks for the info. I have a 84 22r motor that I just changed the oil on. I used a fram filter, drove it about 40 miles and saw a little oil seepage. I guess it's off to Napa for a Gold! By the way, does anyone run Royal Purple? Do you think I'll be ok using it? Or should I switch to Mobil 1?
Royal Purple is a higher grade oil, if your vehicle doesn't leak & you can afford the cost, go for it. I would run it myself but I have a little oil leak & I can't justify the cost personally until I get it sealed up tight so I just use Mobil1; still expensive but not as much as Royal Purple.
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i use wix.
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Wix or AC Delco filter (no bashing! it uses the same filter as my wife's Saturn so I buy them at the same time ) and the 5 quart jug of Mobil 1 5W-30 from Wal-Mart for $22.xx.

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Well, I went and got a wix filter to replace the Fram. so far so good. Does anyone know about rear main seal leaks? Is it a regular thing with the 22r? Is there a permanent fix? or rather an inexpensive( having to keep dropping the trans) fix?
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I use toilet paper. Sometime Charmin (when I'm feeling "special"), but mostly Scott.


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