I have an 1988 Toyota with a 4AFE engine. It uses a small oil filter. For the prior model year of cars with 4AFE engines, 1987, Toyota recommended a filter which was larger than the one they recommended for 1988. Same engine, same model car, but for some reason they changed the size recommendation of oil filter to a smaller one. Can I switch to the larger filter -- which is made by the same manufacturer? It has same filter material, but more of it, although probably it has a lower oil pressure due to its larger volume of filter, and, of course, I would need to add a bit more oil, but I never run the engine topped off with oil -- don't want to blow a gasket. I usually fill up to 95% of capacity -- my car's tolerances allow up to one quart low.
2007-08-25
03:37:05
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