TRD Oil filter

So I tow a 5000lb trailer once or twice a month I use a TRD oil Filter and Amsoil Signature 0w20 oil and I change the oil about every 4000 miles. The TRD filters have gone up to 20 bucks and the K&N Filter (Which is also very good) is only 7. Am I wasting money on the TRD filter?

 

I have always used the oem toyota oil filter on all of my Toyota’s. My dealer always has a buy four get one free deal going. For my Sienna it was $44.00 for ten. I do not remember what I paid for the five I bought for my Tundra. Good luck. D

 

Oem $3.73 plus shipping

https://parts.toyotaofcoolsprings.com/oem-parts/toyota-oil-filter-04152yzza4/?c=Zz1tYWludGVuYW5jZS1hbmQtbHVicmljYXRpb24mcz1maWx0ZXJzJmk9ODQzMjI4NTUmcj0xNyZhPXRveW90YSZvPXR1bmRyYSZ5PTIwMTUmdD10cmQtcHJvJmU9NS03bC12OC1nYXM=

Or trd oem
$12.43

https://parts.toyotaofcoolsprings.com/?p=catalog&mode=search&search_in=all&search_str=Trd oil filter

 

I run the oem filter in my Tundra and tow all the time, don't see an issue. I run a TRD filter in my Tacoma but that's mostly because it has a nut built into the canister. I get all my filters from @Roman with Toyota of cool springs, cant go wrong.

 

Not sure if TRD is different than SR5, but the SR5 WIX is only $10-12 and will be as good or better.

 

I use TRD but that’s because I only drive about 5 to 6000 miles a year so a couple of extra bucks for me is no big deal. But the OEM filter is a good piece too. I like TRD stuff soo...I’m just a sucker.

 

On the 5k intervals I think it's a waste. My last truck I did 8k intervals with TRD or some other premium filter (m1, pureone, etc). On this one that goes 5k, I'm just going to use oem and whatever synthetic is on sale at walmart

 

4k intervals at 12 months is fine. But if you're changing at 4k regardless of time, you may be changing too often. Amsoil isn't cheap, even with a dealer discount. Other than that, I'd recommend using the Amsoil Ea15k04 filter with the signature series line. It's cheaper than the TRD filter and just as good, if not better. I've cut open dozens of filters in my last 10 years of being an Amsoil dealer just to show my friends/customers what the insides look like and why a media filter outperforms cheap paper filters. The Ea filters are some of the best I've ever seen that use synthetic media. If you want to do shorter oil change intervals, use the XL 0w20 and a WIX filter. And get a preferred customer setup, you actually do save money that way.

 

I do believe that the million mile Tundra ran 0w20 Toyota synthetic (which, from what I've read, is very high quality oil) with a OEM Toyota oil filter.

The owner is a hotshot driver hauling and towing (iirc) for that million miles and the engine was still well within spec after Toyota broke it down for analysis.

On Toyota oil and a OEM filter changed on the maintenance schedule. By the dealer.

Just food for thought.

--Matt

 

Even with towing, especially with amsoil...you can go many more miles than 4k and still be very safe. I'd skimp out on the trd filters and go OEM which is under 5 bucks or look into WIX.

 

Forum oil threads......fine, I'll dive in one time......

WIX is probably the best filter you'll get. K&N....not so much.

Agree with the mileage between change out. And if you're really curious, go to Blackstone Labs, get a free kit and during your next change send it in, get a TBN report and they will tell you how much life was left in it. $38 and you'll have your facts and data, not internet hyperbole

https://www.blackstone-labs.com/free-test-kits.php

 

Here is an old sample to show the value add.

 

I'd include Baldwin filters. http://www.baldwinfilter.com/
IIRC, Wix makes the NAPA "Gold" products, too.