Best Oil Filter Source

My suggestion is that you buy multiple parts in one order because the shipping charge tends to be fixed, then increments up in steps.

Champion Toyota in Houston sells a box of 10 oil filters for $33. If you buy a few other parts, such as oil drain plug washers, engine and cabin air filters - or windshield wiper blade refills, then you can leverage the shipping charge of ~$11.

If you plan to replace your transaxle fluid at some point, then you can buy the aluminum drain/fill plug washers in advance.

Or if you need to buy accessories such as a cargo net, this is the time to do it.
Champion ToyotaWorld

 

Most places won't ship a $2 oil filter for free. You can get house brand filters cheep at auto stores. If they have oval holes they are Purolator made and are likely decent quality. It is probably cheaper in the long run to get the $5 dealer filter or a PureOne for $7.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Purolator-PL10241-PureONE-Filter-Pack/dp/B000H7XJKO

If you buy three of the two-packs of Purolator Pure One PL10241, it will cost you $28.44, you'll get free shipping and no tax - works out to $4.74 per filter.

The PL10241 fits nicely on the 07 Prius (it does on mine at least). It's an oversized filter, so there's more filter material. Pure One filters are among the best in terms of filtration.

This is what I use.

 

1) The PL14476 probably is the correctly sized filter - the PL10241 works really well as an oversized filter - more filtering media so it's less likely to get plugged. If you're REALLY in to oversized filters, the PL20195 works for the Prius - even more media, great filtering spec, the same bypass pressure (in case the filter gets plugged, which the oversized one won't) and the same price.

2) If you buy $25 or more of stuff, Amazon will ship for free. That's where the price break comes in.

 

remember that you are only as strong as the weakest link, so using cheap garbage Toyota or generic oil filters is fine if you are using conventional oil and want to replace them every 5K miles. But if you want to go 15K with a synthetic oil, you need a high capacity expensive FRAM oil filter that is capable of going the distance.

 

You've GOT to be kidding! Take a look at bobistheoilguy.com and see what they all think about FRAM filters.

 

2010 Prius oil change interval is officially 10K miles now. Maybe a few more years down the road we will see 15K mile change intervals as standard.

 

We've been using Bosch oil filters.

Oil filter is no place to pinch pennies. Seriously.

 

I wouldn't fit Fram filters on a bicycle!!
We used Fram filters where I worked for a short time, I never had so much trouble with oil filters. We sent out remaining stock back to the supplier and used Valvoline filters without trouble.

I'll stick with what the factory recommend for my Prius, Toyota branded filters.

 

+1 on that.

 

Our local NAPA sells NAPA Gold for our GenIII for $4.14 our the door. I think they are Wix.
We get oil and filter change at our local Toyota for $7.00. Tire rotation for another $7.00. These prices good for as long as we own the car, negotiated at time of purchase.
Tom

 

FYI:

Autozone and Pep Boys often have "oil change specials" where they bundle 5qt of oil with a filter . I think I saw one recently at Pep Boys for 5qt of Mobil1 Synthetic (what I use) with a Mobil1 filter for $30 (not bad considering a 5qt jug @ Walmart is like $26). YMMV.