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What aftermarket Oil & Filter do you use, and where do you find best Prices?

Discussion in 'Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015' started by davekro, Feb 1, 2015.

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Please select your favorite Oil & Filter (one each)

  1. OILS:::::: Mobil 1 Regular (Silver label)

    7 vote(s)
    31.8%

  2. Mobil 1 'Extended Performance' 15,000 mile (Gold label)

    2 vote(s)
    9.1%

  3. Valvoline Synthetic

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. Pennzoil Synthetic

    3 vote(s)
    13.6%

  5. Amsoil, Royal Purple or other high $ oil

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  6. Toyota OEM OIl

    8 vote(s)
    36.4%

  7. Other oil not mentioned

    1 vote(s)
    4.5%

  8. FILTERS:::::: Mobil 1 'Extended Performance' 15,000 mile

    1 vote(s)
    4.5%

  9. Bosch

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. davekro

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    1) What oil and filter do you use in your PiP? I am now at 30k so now will be doing my own oil changes. J

    2) Where is the best price on your filter of choice (to buy a few years worth)?

    3) Where do you find the best deal on your Oil (Wal-Mart 5 gal. is best I’ve found)?

    On my other/ previous cars (2005 Hyundai, 2000 Sebring Convert. & 1999 Bronco) I had changed over to Mobil 1 synthetic regular or 15k extended mileage when I could find it and changed at 10k. For filters I’d use either Bosch or Mobil 1 long mileage filters (occasionally Fram’s long mileage).

    Since my wife’s 25k annual driving will call for oil change every 5 months, I thought I’d see about saving a few bucks by buying a few years supply of filters on Amazon, local auto parts sale or wherever the best price is. It motivates me to be more ‘timely’ on oil changes when I have the filter on hand.

    Hmmn... O'Reilly's web site for PiP shows many paper filters (goes into a cartridge) and only Mobil 1 (M1C154) regular enclosed type Filter. Is Toyota OEM filter # 04152-YZZA6? Got # from Toyota site, Ebay agrees, but Amazon says does not fit (has best price so far of $20.09/5 (+ shipping <$35)

    Poll: Please select one oil and one filter.

    Oops, hit wrong button an published poll before OEM & other choices, sorry
     
    #1 davekro, Feb 1, 2015
  2. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    Add Toyota's oil filter?

    (That's what I'm using, invoice says 04152-YZZA6, as you mention above.)
     
    #2 Mendel Leisk, Feb 1, 2015
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  3. davekro

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    As noted in last line of 1st post, I accidentally hit post while I was adding filters. Arghh! If there is a way to EDIT the poll, I'd love to do that. Tips on editing? Tks
     
    #3 davekro, Feb 1, 2015
  4. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    Gotcha. I think it can be done. Not sure how, but with these polls, I see they often get comments, and the choices revised. Someone with more smarts should be along shortly. ;)
     
    #4 Mendel Leisk, Feb 1, 2015
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    Walmart always seems to have the best price on Mobile 1 - in the gallon jug
     
    #5 hill, Feb 2, 2015
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    Mobil 1 advance $22-26/5gal jar at Walmart, OEM Toyo filter $4 @ dealer
     
    #6 cyclopathic, Feb 2, 2015
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    I buy my own oil and filter. A local guys charges $20 to change.
     
    #7 larryakoch, Feb 24, 2015
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    you can't beat that with a stick.
     
    #8 bisco, Feb 24, 2015
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    For my twice a year DIY oil changes, the cost savings between the Toyota oil & filter (what I use) and any other oil & filter is not on my radar. I would save perhaps $15-$20 a year. As such, I prefer to use the manufacturer's products.
     
    #9 RRxing, Feb 25, 2015
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    Mobil 1 oil at Walmart is not supplied by the gallon. It's either 1 quart or 5 quart jugs. hate to be critical but let's be accurate about what we say shall we? It's usually $25 for a 5-quart jug and the mobile one website almost always has a $12 discount for that. On Amazon you can buy Toyota OEM filters at $4 each if you buy them by the half dozen
     
    #10 douglasjre, Jul 30, 2019
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    Change it myself every 12 months. Whatever full synthetic 0-20w is on sale. 5 pack Toyota filter via eBay.
     
    #11 PA Prius, Jul 31, 2019
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    Same here; the entire time I've owned the car, it's been Quaker State "Ultimate Durability" (their branding for synthetic oil) 0W-20. 10 pack of Valvoline filters on sale from Rockauto for something like $2/filter when I bought the car; I still have 3 left.
     
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    Mobil 1 0W20 & an OEM Toyota filter
     
    #13 Yea Right, Aug 5, 2019
  14. douglasjre

    douglasjre Senior Member

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    What's the white plastic part which is supplied with the filter meant to be used for?
     
    #14 douglasjre, Aug 5, 2019
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    If it's the same as on a RAV4...

     
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    To help drain all the oil from the oil filter pad lines/passages.
     
    #16 Yea Right, Aug 6, 2019
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