Useless fact of the day.

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 01/05/2020 at 19:56 • Filed to: this is the same guy who bought and ate an entire pizza to himself last week but he's gonna sweat a few cents on oil filters? makes u think

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Yes, two Toyotas 22 model-years apart accept the same oil filter. Also, all my vehicles take 5W30 to boot — though I don’t use synthetic on two of them... Bonus useless fact: My Tercels took the same filter as my wife’s Pontiac Vibe.

I’m tempted to order a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! at a nice unit cost compared to buying $5-8 WIX one at a time irregularly. Sounds like an okay idea, except every year I’m like, [mocking tone] “Ohhhh this is the year! I’m gonna buy something! You’ll see. You’ll ALL see!” Then I’ll have a bunch of paperweights lying around. Anyway, you’ll see... YOU— Alright, I’m buying the case.

dogisbadob > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/05/2020 at 20:07

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Honda only uses one oil filter for all their cars

Most Japanese cars use the same size filter, same thread , the main exceptions being Toyota and some Mazdas (mainly their shared shit with Ford)

The Toyotas that don’t use cartridge filters mostly use the same 3/4-16 thread, even though the filters themselves may be of a different size

sony1492 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/05/2020 at 20:12

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Not normally one to argue for oem parts but I’d trust toyota over anything from Autozone, especially since they dont cost much

wafflesnfalafel > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/05/2020 at 20:20

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valid concern... I ended up giving the guy that bought my Mazda a couple oil filter cartridges , an air filter, a set of snow chain/cables, a replacement cartridge oil filter housing plus extra rubber 0-rings and tool to take it off , a spare rear wiper blade, the original carpet floor mats that I never used, etc....

benjrblant > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/05/2020 at 20:20

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Toyota OEM filters are surprisingly affordable and quite decent. I’ve also been extremely happy with the OEM spark plugs for my land cruiser which I’ve never found cheaper elsewhere.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/05/2020 at 20:25

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Look at the Fram PH8A application guide sometime.

Captain of the Enterprise > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/05/2020 at 20:40

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This is also the one that’s about the size of a mini coke can right? I’m assuming the vibe is the same as my 05 Corolla. The lawn mower had a bigger oil filter.

Urambo Tauro > sony1492 01/05/2020 at 22:12

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Pretty sure I’ve seen ACDelco, Motorcraft, and Mopar filters at Zone. ( Hyundai too?)

atfsgeoff > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/06/2020 at 00:01

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All your cars use 5W-30? Time to start buying mobil-1 synthetic in 5-gallon jugs too.

Longtime Lurker > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/06/2020 at 00:23

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Even if you buy “something”, your not going to buy two “somethings”. Just buy the ten pack!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > atfsgeoff 01/06/2020 at 02:02

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Is it really wise to switch a 40 year old motor that leaks everywhere to synthetic?

atfsgeoff > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/06/2020 at 02:48

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Sure, it’s not gonna make things worse. No harm going back and forth between synthetic and conventional in my experience. All SAE- rated motor oils must be mixable anyway.