Oil Filters (independent review) Toyota, FRAM, Purolator etc
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:02 pm
I am not a Filter Expert. This is just visual. This is for you to decide which is best. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did...
FRAM Extra Guard Filter VS TOYOTA Denso Filter
PRICE:
Fram Extra Guard: $5.98 + .50 cent echo fee (From Walmart)
Toyota OEM filter: $6.99 echo fee included (From any Toyota dealership)
Exterior: (before cutting)
Dimensions:
Width is the same. Toyota filter is 1/8 of an inch taller, sitting at 3.5 inches tall.
Pre-Lubed seal:
Fram: NO
Toyota: Yes
Sealed bottom:
Fram: NO
Toyota: Yes
Interior: (after cutting)
Anti Drain back Valve:
Fram: Yes
Toyota: Yes
Filter material: (visual I am not a filter expert)
Fram: Feels and looks like folded paper. At each end of the filter (base of the filter), there are two pieces of what seemed to be like normal day to day cardboard cut outs. The hole thing is glued together. (you will see in the pictures provided)
Toyota: Feels more like Fabric than paper and folded as well. Unlike the Fram's cardboard setup, Toyota filter is held together by clear plastics that look to be hot pressed into the filter base at each end.
I tried pulling the cardboard off the Fram filter and it did tear off quite easy. Then I tried pulling the clear plastic base off the Toyota filter and I bent my nail. It hurt!
Filter Height:
Fram: 2.5 inches or 6.2cm
Toyota: 3.0 inches or 7.5 cm
Number of folds of the filter:
Fram: 39 folds
Toyota: 44 folds
Valve structure:
Fram: Metal and plastic
Toyota: Metal and plastic
Pictures:
Please stay put as i am planning on doing the same test on few other brand name filters. And thank you for reading my experiment.
FRAM Extra Guard Filter VS TOYOTA Denso Filter
PRICE:
Fram Extra Guard: $5.98 + .50 cent echo fee (From Walmart)
Toyota OEM filter: $6.99 echo fee included (From any Toyota dealership)
Exterior: (before cutting)
Dimensions:
Width is the same. Toyota filter is 1/8 of an inch taller, sitting at 3.5 inches tall.
Pre-Lubed seal:
Fram: NO
Toyota: Yes
Sealed bottom:
Fram: NO
Toyota: Yes
Interior: (after cutting)
Anti Drain back Valve:
Fram: Yes
Toyota: Yes
Filter material: (visual I am not a filter expert)
Fram: Feels and looks like folded paper. At each end of the filter (base of the filter), there are two pieces of what seemed to be like normal day to day cardboard cut outs. The hole thing is glued together. (you will see in the pictures provided)
Toyota: Feels more like Fabric than paper and folded as well. Unlike the Fram's cardboard setup, Toyota filter is held together by clear plastics that look to be hot pressed into the filter base at each end.
I tried pulling the cardboard off the Fram filter and it did tear off quite easy. Then I tried pulling the clear plastic base off the Toyota filter and I bent my nail. It hurt!
Filter Height:
Fram: 2.5 inches or 6.2cm
Toyota: 3.0 inches or 7.5 cm
Number of folds of the filter:
Fram: 39 folds
Toyota: 44 folds
Valve structure:
Fram: Metal and plastic
Toyota: Metal and plastic
Pictures:
Please stay put as i am planning on doing the same test on few other brand name filters. And thank you for reading my experiment.