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Old 08-29-2008, 07:26 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by trikkonceptz View Post
Here is a silly question .. Many of you claim to change the filter more often than the oil. How do you do that? By removing the filter don't you drain some oil along with it? ABout a quart or so? If so and therefore, do you add an additional quart each time you change the filter?

I was wondering because I would rather change my filter more often than do a complete synthetic change and let the filter go for longer.
Short answer;
Yes.
in my earlier post I said I go 5k for filter and 10k for oil.
Top off after filter change. The Toyota filter only holds 1/2 quart.
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