i have a filter from toyota in a red box its plastic wrapped and the gasket is pre lubed, is this a new or old toyota filter?? either way im gona use it so it really doesnt matter...

Oil Filters
 

Not sure I can get those here but we do have a NAPA. Didn't make much sense that a Toyota filter would change the reading. Yes my sender is in question. Reminds me to go check my oil level. I just crossed the 100 mile mark on the tripometer.

ALL filters cause a change in pressure. Pressure == resistance to flow. ;)

There are much worse things to run than the newer Toyota filters, but they're not very good and you can get much better for close to the same price. I don't remember how to tell the difference other than taking them apart. The old style used a varied density foam-like medium and the newer are paper. They haven't been available in North America for some time so unless it had a half inch of dust on the box when you picked it up it's unlikely it one of the famous ones... it's a shame too because they were supposed to be VERY good filters.

Anyone here uses a FRAM and I'm coming to get ya! :squint:

Lol, I used Fram once, rhen it was a oain to get it off when i cahnged oil next, so now I use the K+N ones since u can get a socket on them to get them off. :dance:

I just picked it up from the mechanic this morning. I had him fix the A/C while he had it. He said the oil looked good but there was a wad of paper in it. It didn't look like paper from an oil filter either. He said to just drive it and keep an eye on the gauge. I drove down to Rolla today and it seemed to be doing fine for the whole 3 hours. I'm just hoping there's no more paper in it.

Sabotage
 

Sorry for the double post. After 350 miles. I have experienced little to no oil loss in my Supra. I guess that clenches it. Someone had to have drained it of oil without my permission or knowledge. If I have lost any it is less than a quarter quart so it is hard to measure any closer than that....Makes no sense. I guess someone hates me.

I have a fram on there now.. its the orange one not the cruddy white one.
still I went and purchased a mobil one. w/ 10w30 mobil one oil.
so im all set for my next oil change.
might do mobil 1 10w40 high mileage.

CRE, what do you use for oil filters?

Wix (NAPA Gold to be precise) right now because I got a good deal on several. I think next I'll probably try out Amsoil's EaO filters. I change my filters more often than I change oil so it makes sense to move to something with a finer medium, but I'm trying to find something that's not too expensive... Otherwise I'd go with a nice expensive Canton filter system. I'm ALWAYS learning when it comes to oil and filtration.... maybe I should go with a dual head setup. Sorry, I'm a little scattered right now.