K&N oil filter sale.

Thought this was a good deal and wanted to share.
K&N website has the oil filter cartridge for the V-6 on sale for $6.99 each (they are $10.97 on Amazon)

https://www.knfilters.com/so-7020-oil-filter

 

Welcome to TacomaWorld.

IDK about the exact comparison for that particular K&N filter you linked, but I wouldn't assume that just because it's K&N and it costs more that it filters oil better or lasts longer than a Toyota OEM filter before getting clogged with contaminants.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...iland-vs-the-competition.123608/#post-2389585

The thread started long ago & many of the filters in it are old models, but the point is that more often than not, aftermarket filters have less filtering media (in square inches) and inferior construction quality to the Toyota oil filters.

And with that, folks, let's all gather round and celebrate the launch of YAOT.
(Yet Another Oil Thread)

 

Thanks for your feedback.
This Toyota Parts department (Olathe KS) did a study and said the following,
"“The comparison demonstrates that Wix, K&N and the standard OEM Toyota brand are the only filters Toyota truck owners should consider buying,” said Jason Lancaster, editor of Toyota truck websites TundraHeadquarters.com and TacomaHQ.com and creator of the comparison study. “Wix, K&N and Toyota brand oil filters offered the best combination of cost and quality when compared to other brands.”

Study summary here.
https://parts.olathetoyota.com/blog/1654/oil-filter-comparison-best-filters

so I figured K&N was okay for my application (cartridge filter with reusable housing (I got the Toyota metal one))

As far as price, Toyota website lists two products "Oil Filter - Element Type MSRP $5.97" and "Element Kit, Oil Filter MSRP $11.37" (I don't know the difference)


Thanks again for your feedback. Have a great day.

 

Data & references are always great, thanks for posting some. I dug 1 link deeper on the URL you posted & found this which has the full comparison charts, etc.
Very interesting that in the cartridge-style inserts, Toyota has nearly double the filter surface area compared to all other cartridge-type filter elements. Surface area isn't the only figure of merit in filtration but it's a big one.

https://parts.olathetoyota.com/tacoma-oil-filter-comparison

Incidentally I'd never seen a comparison of the old-school disposable metal canister filters vs. the new cartridge-style inserts conveniently side-by-side until reviewing the above link. There appears to be massively more surface area on the new cartridge style ones. I'm a little envious as I'd rather my 2nd-gen 1GR-FE engine had >1400 sq. cm of filtration media vs. the mere 280 sq. cm in the old-school disposable canister filter it uses.

 

I’m using TRD oil filter for that extra filtration and better quality sleep at nights.