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James Earl
06-01-2005, 04:48 PM
I just wanted to post this link from some guy with too much time on his hands. It covers the basic manufacturers of oil filters & had some recomondations.
I do not know how old this is.
Oil Guy (http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfilterstudy/oilfilters.html)
Sentara
06-01-2005, 10:23 PM
right on.
celica83_gts
06-01-2005, 10:46 PM
Since I read this writeup a while back I can't bring myself to put a Fram filter in even the lowliest piece of crap. Fortunately my employer has Baldwin filters in stock, they're all I run now. My price is about the same as buying a pos filter from the store. I'll look into prices for filters to fit the 5 and 7M engines, and post here.
James Earl
06-01-2005, 10:51 PM
Now thats good news...I wonder who makes the Motomaster (Can Tire) ones?
Supra_devil
06-01-2005, 11:01 PM
i use toyota, same price as anywhere else, i buy the boxes of ten so i get normally 15% off. Good quality, prelubed seal, and they fit better.
89Supra
06-05-2005, 06:42 AM
I beleive Motomaster = Fram, its what I was told at work.
James Earl
06-05-2005, 08:09 PM
Ahhhh I have been killing my motor...I guess they will be OK for short term.
celica83_gts
06-06-2005, 09:09 PM
I beleive Motomaster = Fram, its what I was told at work.

I have cut Motomeisters apart myself (a filthy habit I picked up from working around diesel mechanics) and found them indistinguishable from Fram. I believe Fram also makes Quaker State, as well as a few others. That's what makes them the biggest manufacturer, not necessarily the best.

I wonder who makes Toyota's filters?? Maybe Wix, or even Baldwin, they both put other labels on their products.
Supra_devil
06-06-2005, 09:20 PM
i have lots of toyota filters if anyone knows what to look for when inspecting one, in case you wanted to know.
Black_fin
06-19-2005, 05:56 AM
Nice find!

Where's the 'Kralinator', lol. I was a light marine mechanic a few years back, i used a lot of Kralinator filters on the large diesel engines. Imagine my surprise when I bought my '84 and what do i see down below, a big honkin' green kralinator. i wonder if the filter had anything to do with the hole in the block. :lol: