[aigel]

To the Toyota point above, my Sequoia 4.7 has a surprisingly small filter. But it does a very good job. I change dino Valvoline every 10k and oil analysis comes back with excellent filter performance. I only run quality filters like Purolator and Motorcraft.

You guys are a pile of old curmudgeons. There is no big conspiracy here - just optimization. The engines are running a LOT cleaner than what they used to. A lot less crap fills the filter. You cannot compare the requirements for a diesel truck filter from a 7.3 V8 with a filter on a modern gasoline engine.

I really like what has happened in automotive engineering. It finally isn't moving at snails pace. Back in the day the cars stayed the same with different sheet metal. VW for example. How long did they make the bug? 30+ years with the same tech. Even the hot cars. Corvette? Early 1960s C2=C3 all the way to the 80s. The biggest innovation you got was H.E.I. and then finally FI ...

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