I have a 4Runner with 224k miles. I change the oil every 5k and use full synthetic oil. I use Fram 10k oil filters. I’m curious if I can skip changing the filter everyother oil change. I know they are cheap, I’m just curious.
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Fram are the absolute worst oil filter. They suck. And yes. Every time you get an oil change you’re supposed to change the oil filter. Every damn time.
I change filters every other oil change have been doing so for 15 years. Most owners manual have a separate interval for the filter than the oil so I believe what they say over what a company who stands to profit off you buying their products say.
I would argue it’s more important to change the filter than the oil. Dirty oil can always get filtered by a new/clean filter. Once the filter gets dirty enough and the flow is impeded enough, a bypass opens and the oil doesn’t get filtered at all.