Re: oil filter

["James R. Kriebel" <jrkrieb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In message <15278D612D9ED111A6F700805FBB4A687476@unknown.volpe.dot.gov>,
Lau, Sam <LauS@volpe.dot.gov> writes
I just had the first service on my 98 Rav.  The dealer stated they no
longer need to change the oil that came with the car until 9,000 miles
as Toyota uses a carbon filled oil filter.  This is the first I've heard
of this. 

>       <Perhaps I've been brainwashed by the Toyota service
>personnel...they 
>> have always suggested that Fram Filters do not have the correct 
>> pressure valve? and using other than Toyota Filters would void
>> warrantee. > 
>> 
>       I don't know, but that sounds really suspicious.  If FRAM, or
>for that matter any other brand, does not have the correct pressure
>valve, then many of us are in real trouble.  As far as I know, FRAM is
>one of the more popular and respected filter brands. I can't imagine
>them designing a filter that would mess-up, void, or even damage our
>cars without the fear of lawsuits. I would be inclined to believe that
>the dealer wants you to keep going back to them for parts and services.
>What they said remains to be proven by facts.
>
>
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