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01-30-2006, 11:47 PM
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Friends: 0 |  For whatever reason (I'm assuming gasket got stuck within the burrs, even though I did make sure to oil the gasket prior to installing the filter, and made sure to not over-tighten), I had a rather difficult time getting the oil filter off. Check out the surface where the oil filter mates onto, is this normal (note the burrs on the outside edges)? Seems like whatever metal that unit is made out of, is very susceptible to winter road salt? [attachmentid=2067] [attachmentid=2068] Air filter at 28,000 miles: Top: [attachmentid=2069] Bottom: [attachmentid=2070] I have to say, not too shabby at all for 28K miles... |
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01-30-2006, 11:57 PM
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Friends: 0 | quick question what brand of oil filter were you using? |
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Thing is, it was like that when I got it, even before the K&N was installed. Also, incidentally, although I didn't scientifically prove it, I swear, the oil color after 5K, was spectacularly clean with the K&N... BARELY any shades of brown... It's simply the fact I noticed it, as I've done my own oil changes (when I'm not feeling lazy anyway  ) maybe several hundred times over a bunch of different vehicles over the years.Oh yeah, I'm also using Mobil 1 5/30 fully synthetic, and another K&N... | |
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01-31-2006, 12:25 AM
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Friends: 0 | is that really pitting on the mounting flange? or is it just discolouration? from the pix it looks pitted. Most I have ever seen are smooth. Even in fish. The most corrosive environment for any piece of equipement. |
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01-31-2006, 12:33 AM
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It strikes me as weird because I've NEVER seen such a thing, and I've owned and done oil changes on many different cars and motorcycles... I'm thinking someone put in a real crappy filter (for I did buy it used with 12K on the clock), or maybe a filter with a flimsy rubber seal that was tightened too much and the metal lip came into contact with the flange and corroded a bit? | |
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01-31-2006, 12:58 AM
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Friends: 0 | the oem Denso//Toyota filter has an O-ring and the can tightens to the flange. I wonder, like you, if someone contaminated the gasket on one and that's the cause of the corrosion. Like I said hundreds of forklifts use in fish processing plants and I haven't seen that yet. Seen holes corroded in the oil tanks but that's only 1/4" thick. Holes corroded in the backing plates on the brakes 1/8" but not the block where the oil filter attaches. Seen the water pump fall off because the nuts holding it on corroded off, and the pressure in the system forced the water pump off the block. Minor stuff like that.
__________________ You can quote me on this, People who drive vehicles that idle at a traffic light, are idiots. mine 2k3 avg. 5.36 for 46,915Km Best tank 4.4L per 100K 64.2 Imperial 53.4 U.S. gallon, MiniScanner, SilverStars, block heater, winter lips, in as of Oct 15, out on April 25. In again on Sept. 21st. her's 2k4 "B" avg. 6.01 for 42,317 Km Best tank 4.02L per 100K, CAN-view with OBD11 module and flashloader, SilverStars, 06 Chrome grill bar, Michelin HydroEdge, upper and lower grill blocker,upper out as of April 7, lower out on April 28. In again on Sept 21st. |
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01-31-2006, 01:03 AM
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01-31-2006, 09:11 AM
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Friends: 37 | If you're a K&N fan you can us a K&N air filter on the '04+ Prius too. I just installed mine a few days ago. See: http://www.vfaq.net/mods/AirFilter.html |
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