Toyota Oil Filter

I'd stay clear of that dealership!

 

I got 10 Toyota OEM filters from ebay for $35, free shipping too~!

 

Best bang for the buck is Bosch 3311 (recheck p/n) for $5.99 or Purolator ONE.

Sure there are less expensive one but they are not the same material as Bosch or Purolator ONE. Or of course there's K&N and Mobil 1.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Walker1 @ Mar 16 2006, 09:57 AM) [snapback]225566[/snapback]</div>

The oil filter on my neighbor's 04 RAV4 looks like it would work on a Prius, but is taller than the one that the dealer sold me for my Prius. I will check the part numbers tomorrow, it's kind of late and cold out to go digging through the garage. I was thinking if the larger filter fit then it might be a good idea to add a little more oil capacity.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(silentak1 @ Oct 24 2006, 08:27 PM) [snapback]337784[/snapback]</div>

When I replaced the Toyota filter with a new one from Toyota yesterday, I cut the used one to see for myself how they are made. I was impressed with apparent high quality. Looks better than the Fram filters used on my aircraft engine.

I also was curious about the residue that might have been in the engine from manufacturing processes. Cutting and inspection are recommended by aircraft engine mechanics to disclose excessive carbon and metal shavings/dust.

Photo editing software that came with my HP camera does not provide for text insertion and I'm too thrifty to buy Photoshop, but got some pretty good photos detailing my findings. I found only 5 shiny flakes (presumably aluminum shavings) only one larger than the one just below the crease that is almost tangent to the threaded filter base and vertical from the 4 3/8" ruler mark in the second image, below. Most were smaller (<.0625") and reflected sunlight better than from this angle. Carbon/soot barely made the oil inlet surface darker than the filtered surface.

The 2nd image also shows 3 components inverted from assembled attitudes shown in the 1st image.

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DieselConvert @ Oct 29 2006, 05:31 PM) [snapback]340415[/snapback]</div>

CORRECTION - THE BYPASS VALVE TO THE RIGHT IN THE FIRST PHOTO (WITH THE + SHAPED CUTOUT) IS NOT IN THE ASSEMBLED ATTITUDE. OTHER COMPONENTS ARE.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DieselConvert @ Oct 29 2006, 04:40 PM) [snapback]340415[/snapback]</div>

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beryl Octet @ Oct 24 2006, 10:36 PM) [snapback]337790[/snapback]</div>

The short, Toyota Prius OEM filter is 90915-YZZF2.

The longer filter is 90915-YZZF1.

These are the standard 'Made in Thailand' Toyota replacement filters that all dealers sell. There are also 'Made in Japan' oil filters that are the same size and shape, but have different suffix numbers (and are quite a bit more expensive, as well).

I (and others) use the longer filter. Pros are that it is easier to get to and holds a bit more oil.

A possible negative to using the longer oil filter is that the extra length means that the filter is closer to what appears to be a metal coolant conduit, which holds the possibility of increasing the temperature of the oil in the filter. There is still plenty of clearance for the longer filter, though, and I'm not particularly concerned about it. To me, the benefits of the longer oil filter (which is the same price as the OEM short filter) are worth the trade-off.