Ahbao999 1st Gear November 8, 2011 Share November 8, 2011 Dear car owner, Just wanna share something my friend told me. Dunno is true or not. Maybe you guys can share and advise more info ???? Did you guys realise that there are those claim original oil filter in the market??? Recently there are ppl post fake Toyota ATF in this forum. So hopefully more ppl will be aware. Quite strange. 100% Genuine Toyota Oil filter is made in Thailand and those claim to be original Genuine is from Japan. Point to check. 1) you can see some lubricate on the oil ring (ususally is black with white spot on it). 2) smell the hole in the centre, you will smell some lubricate smell. It may just cost you $2 to $3 more for the 100% Geniune Toyota Oil Filter. Dunno this apply to other brand as well ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonTan 2nd Gear November 8, 2011 Share November 8, 2011 If the fake also want to sell so expensive...then that is unscrupulous!! It's very hard to know real or fake filters.....the fakes are so well made nowadays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camrytron 6th Gear November 8, 2011 Share November 8, 2011 Dear car owner, Just wanna share something my friend told me. Dunno is true or not. Maybe you guys can share and advise more info ???? Did you guys realise that there are those claim original oil filter in the market??? Recently there are ppl post fake Toyota ATF in this forum. So hopefully more ppl will be aware. Quite strange. 100% Genuine Toyota Oil filter is made in Thailand and those claim to be original Genuine is from Japan. Point to check. 1) you can see some lubricate on the oil ring (ususally is black with white spot on it). 2) smell the hole in the centre, you will smell some lubricate smell. It may just cost you $2 to $3 more for the 100% Geniune Toyota Oil Filter. oh ya i kena before,the mech @ another WS use fake oil filter & still charge me $10 for that.. this present mech show me e original oil filter(like what u point out to check) & charge me $11. Dunno this apply to other brand as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satria_neo Clutched November 8, 2011 Share November 8, 2011 Use Nippon Micro.... Cheap and good. Just $6 nia.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigershark1976 Turbocharged November 8, 2011 Share November 8, 2011 Dear car owner, Just wanna share something my friend told me. Dunno is true or not. Maybe you guys can share and advise more info ???? Did you guys realise that there are those claim original oil filter in the market??? Recently there are ppl post fake Toyota ATF in this forum. So hopefully more ppl will be aware. Quite strange. 100% Genuine Toyota Oil filter is made in Thailand and those claim to be original Genuine is from Japan. Point to check. 1) you can see some lubricate on the oil ring (ususally is black with white spot on it). 2) smell the hole in the centre, you will smell some lubricate smell. It may just cost you $2 to $3 more for the 100% Geniune Toyota Oil Filter. Dunno this apply to other brand as well actually, both thai & Jap made oil filter is original... just that its made of diff country... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ER-3682 Twincharged November 8, 2011 Share November 8, 2011 actually, both thai & Jap made oil filter is original... just that its made of diff country... Most Toyota is made in Thailand,so this is the original. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeengwei1984 Neutral Newbie November 9, 2011 Share November 9, 2011 Use Nippon Micro.... Cheap and good. Just $6 nia.... Genuine Toyota Oil filter at $8 only ... $2 different why not use them ??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeengwei1984 Neutral Newbie November 9, 2011 Share November 9, 2011 Most Toyota is made in Thailand,so this is the original. Material used in both the oil filter for thailand and japan might have different. pay $2 to $3 more and use 100% genuine why not ??? some money can save some cannot ... Oil filter very important, cos is like kidney of the car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcx607 4th Gear November 9, 2011 Share November 9, 2011 Some oil filter make in Indonesia and Malaysia. I experienced oil filter seal broken during normal operation. Most of the engine oil leak out from my engine block through the oil filter seal. I immediate drove to my mechanic for replacement. He claimed my oil filter make in Indonesia and the seal actually broken (rubber cut) Although it only cost $10 each but knowing the oil filter from indonesia, I am more careful to look at label from now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satria_neo Clutched November 9, 2011 Share November 9, 2011 Genuine Toyota Oil filter at $8 only ... $2 different why not use them ??? Because it makes no difference.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satria_neo Clutched November 9, 2011 Share November 9, 2011 Material used in both the oil filter for thailand and japan might have different. pay $2 to $3 more and use 100% genuine why not ??? some money can save some cannot ... Oil filter very important, cos is like kidney of the car. Seriously who cares. Its just a plain paper filter housed in a metal can. Most of the particles get thru the filter anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satria_neo Clutched November 9, 2011 Share November 9, 2011 Some oil filter make in Indonesia and Malaysia. I experienced oil filter seal broken during normal operation. Most of the engine oil leak out from my engine block through the oil filter seal. I immediate drove to my mechanic for replacement. He claimed my oil filter make in Indonesia and the seal actually broken (rubber cut) Although it only cost $10 each but knowing the oil filter from indonesia, I am more careful to look at label from now. $10 is damm expensive for an oil filter...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigershark1976 Turbocharged November 9, 2011 Share November 9, 2011 $10 is damm expensive for an oil filter...... think thats the price charged by WS after markup. oil filter usually sold at $5 to max $8... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahbao999 1st Gear November 10, 2011 Author Share November 10, 2011 there must be different in between the Genuine and the original look alike Oil filter ???? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeobh 4th Gear November 10, 2011 Share November 10, 2011 (edited) Oil filters will get cheaper as many car makers are moving into eco filters where you need only to change the filter element and the canister is being reuse again. Edited November 10, 2011 by Yeobh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satria_neo Clutched November 10, 2011 Share November 10, 2011 Oil filters will get cheaper as many car makers are moving into eco filters where you need only to change the filter element and the canister is being reuse again. It sure took them a long long time to come up with this idea..... BMW was already using it in the 80s...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qms Neutral Newbie November 10, 2011 Share November 10, 2011 Oil filters will get cheaper as many car makers are moving into eco filters where you need only to change the filter element and the canister is being reuse again. My old Caddy van has a replaceable cartridge oil filter. And I'm lazy to change it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeobh 4th Gear November 10, 2011 Share November 10, 2011 I understand Caddy van eco filters need a special design wrench to unscrew the canister. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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