XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: wade@cooler.net   
      
   On 3/28/21 7:21 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:   
   > In article , wade@cooler.net says...   
   >>   
   >> Of course you change your filter every time  you change your oil!   
   >>   
   >> Here's why:   
   >> You're already underneath the vehicle.   
   >> The drain pan is in already place.   
   >> You already have oily hands and a greasy smear on your face.   
   >> You've already skinned your right hand knuckles and yelled Damn it!   
   >> Walmart sells a standard Fram oil filter for $3.88 while Fram's "Ultra   
   >> Synthetic 20,000 Mile Change Interval" filter goes for $8.57.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   > You have not changed the filter on some of the newer cars.  Toyota has   
   > gone to an old timey cartrage type filter instead of the screw on ones.   
   > You often have to remove much of the shielding or whatever you call that   
   > stuff under the engine that helps with the wind resistance.   
   >   
   > As I have gotten lazy in the last few years and don't drive much, I just   
   > take my car and truck to the dealer once a year and let them service it   
   > and inspect it. Doubt they change the filter, but who knows ?   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   You're right, it's been a while since I've been underneath a Toyota.   
   Didn't know about the change to hidden cartridge filters.   
      
   The oil filter in my wife's Subaru Forester is located on the top side   
   of the engine opposite the battery with its threaded end facing down.   
   You can remove the filter wearing white gloves and stay clean. The mess   
   that drips down into the engine and onto the garage floor is another   
   story however.   
      
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