oil filter made in THAILAND

dirthawker1313 · 08-28-2007, 04:01 PM

i just did the first oil change on my 07 tacoma at 2500 miles. now i know i could have waited but i didnt want to. i bought my oil filter from the dealer and when i changed it out i noticed the factory one was made in JAPAN and the new one was made in THAILAND...im sure the quality is not the same. i was kind of dissapointed but its only going to be on there for 2500 miles and then at 5000 im going to synthetic oil..

reid · 08-28-2007, 07:53 PM

My ol' lady is half Thai. She says anything made in Thailand is a cheap rip off of something made somewhere else.

brant_trd · 08-29-2007, 05:20 AM

I use the TRD oil filter and its made in Japan. I figure if I'm gonna use synthetic oil at $7 a quart I'm gonna use an expensive oil filter at $26, but recently I found a website where I can get one for $17 with s/h.

tacopuppy · 08-30-2007, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by reid

My ol' lady is half Thai. She says anything made in Thailand is a cheap rip off of something made somewhere else.

I'm also half Thai and I say everything made in Thailand is top notch. So, who is right? me or your ol' lady? lol

Seriously though, the Hi-Flo filters made for quads and dirtbikes are made in thailand and are pretty reputable in the off road toy community. I am the same way though. If something is not made in a particular country of my liking then it is crap. probably not logical or rationale thinking, but, oh well.

SLOTaco · 08-30-2007, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by dirthawker1313

i just did the first oil change on my 07 tacoma at 2500 miles. now i know i could have waited but i didnt want to. i bought my oil filter from the dealer and when i changed it out i noticed the factory one was made in JAPAN and the new one was made in THAILAND...im sure the quality is not the same. i was kind of dissapointed but its only going to be on there for 2500 miles and then at 5000 im going to synthetic oil..

hey you could use K&N filters, they are great quality, and a good match for synthetic.

reid · 08-30-2007, 04:34 PM

Before I get hit in the back of the head....

My ol'lady is always right.

humanoid · 08-30-2007, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reid

Before I get hit in the back of the head....

My ol'lady is always right.

LOL! Everybody's wife is always right.... no matter what!

LRH · 08-30-2007, 08:06 PM

Toyota has a lot of operations in that part of the world, so it makes sense that a filter supplier would be close by. Toyota does not make filters, and if these filters are not bootleg junk then they meet Toyota's specification and just happen to be made in Thailand. If one goes to a US Toyota dealer and they happen to have a large filter display you will see thatsome filters come from Japan (prob Denso), and others say made in USA, and other countries. Toyota has good quality control, they do not want to do warranty replacement of engines anywhere in the world.

08-28-2007, 04:01 PM	#1
dirthawker1313 Member Joined: Jul 2007, #2253 Location: beautiful lost wages nevada Posts: 64	oil filter made in THAILAND i just did the first oil change on my 07 tacoma at 2500 miles. now i know i could have waited but i didnt want to. i bought my oil filter from the dealer and when i changed it out i noticed the factory one was made in JAPAN and the new one was made in THAILAND...im sure the quality is not the same. i was kind of dissapointed but its only going to be on there for 2500 miles and then at 5000 im going to synthetic oil.. __________________ 07 tacoma Dcab 1999chevy tahoe lt 1951 ford shoebox lowered 8"in rear 6"in front with the original flathead v8

08-28-2007, 07:53 PM	#2
reid Senior Member Joined: May 2007, #1645 Location: Vancouver BC Canada Posts: 260 2007 V6 Access Cab 2007 Access Cab Manual V6 4.0L Magna Flow stainless cat-back, 3" Toytec Lift, 32" Mickey Thompsons	My ol' lady is half Thai. She says anything made in Thailand is a cheap rip off of something made somewhere else. __________________ Reid

08-30-2007, 04:34 PM	#6
reid Senior Member Joined: May 2007, #1645 Location: Vancouver BC Canada Posts: 260 2007 V6 Access Cab 2007 Access Cab Manual V6 4.0L Magna Flow stainless cat-back, 3" Toytec Lift, 32" Mickey Thompsons	Before I get hit in the back of the head.... My ol'lady is always right. __________________ Reid

08-30-2007, 08:06 PM	#8
LRH Senior Member Joined: Jul 2007, #2159 Location: GA USA Posts: 301	Toyota has a lot of operations in that part of the world, so it makes sense that a filter supplier would be close by. Toyota does not make filters, and if these filters are not bootleg junk then they meet Toyota's specification and just happen to be made in Thailand. If one goes to a US Toyota dealer and they happen to have a large filter display you will see thatsome filters come from Japan (prob Denso), and others say made in USA, and other countries. Toyota has good quality control, they do not want to do warranty replacement of engines anywhere in the world. __________________ '07 Tacoma SR5 reg cab, 2.7L 5spd, FJCruiser 17x7.5 takeoffs wheels.

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08-29-2007, 05:20 AM	#3
brant_trd Member Joined: Apr 2007, #1464 Location: Jasper, Indiana Age: 23 Posts: 59	I use the TRD oil filter and its made in Japan. I figure if I'm gonna use synthetic oil at $7 a quart I'm gonna use an expensive oil filter at $26, but recently I found a website where I can get one for $17 with s/h.

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