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Originally Posted by cleaner
After several unsuccessful attempts to obtain the 60U00 oil filter ( including one unscruplous fellow that was willing to sell them to me at $35 a pop !), I decided to give the toyota a whirl. It is much smaller but fits just fine. Only prob is that I have become spoiled with age and since my nissan dealer refused to put a toyota filter on a nissan, I did the job myself. I forgot what a pain that damn plastic shield is that seems to be directly in the path of the oil pan drain, so as usual i made a damn mess! Anyways, it on there and many thanks for the info.
One last question, I was a tad perplexed at the multitude of oil choices out there, including reg 5w-30, high mileage 5w-30, combo synth/oil, and full synthetics. I went with the high mileage 5w-30 ( my car has 86K), although i wonder if next time i should consider a synth blend or full synth. Also , why do the high mileage oils >75 K not have the 'energy conserving' stipulation in their resume?...and does that mean anything?
Thanks again, cleaner....in PA
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I bought my Yota filter for $4.19 a pop and had a local oil place change it for $13.22
They didn't have a problem with using my own filter, albeit smaller than OEM, at all.
After the oild change, I decided to look on purolators website to see if there was an aftermarket equivalant to the Toyota 90915-yzza2 filter, It seems as though purolator has one with a part# of L14476. What do you guys think?
http://www.pureoil.com/ProductFinder.aspx?action=IG and type in the Toyota Part # without the dash inbetween.
From this spec sheet
http://ecat.arvinmeritor.com/smartlink/?partnum=L14476 it looks as though there is an anti-drain back valve.
Here is a list of cars that this filter is also used for
http://www.pureoil.com/ProductFinder.aspx?action=WUG type in part# L14476
I think if you want to use OEM filters, I'm will to bet that stepping into your nearest GEO or CHEVY dealer will be cheaper than a Toyota dealer
