This beautiful 2008 Toyota Highlander is another victim of a fake oil filter. The 3.5L V6 in this car developed a horrible ticking sound which was traced to an oil filter that came apart and caused damage to the variable valve timing gear!
Folks be careful with your parts purchases! Counterfeit parts are everywhere and you need to really be careful!
The ticking sound on this engine developed because of lack of oil from this oil filter which for lack of a better word just crumpled apart!
Watch this video for some tips on identifying original parts :
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Since the beginning, he has been emphasizing on the importance of timely oil changes and using the correct parts and lubricants; here we have another piece of proof. Another great video!! keep up the good work AMD.
I have been using FRAM filters for the past 12 years without any problems…the Toyota filter is probably made by some third party like the Toyota oil is made by Mobil and the Toyota TrueStar battery is made by Interstate the difference is in Toyota is $150 in Costco $75…
In a response to another comment, AMD states that the VVTI screens were clear. If that’s the case, I don’t understand how a suspected piece of the filter damaged the VVTI system. Wouldn’t there be debris in those fine mesh VVTI screens? If there was a piece of debris lodged somewhere else, why is the noise now intermittent? What was the actual oil pressure prior to repair? Was it low? While that filter was defective, remember that it will still retain it’s shape when installed in the car. I saw no missing pieces of the filter. Since this appears to be a counterfeit filter, I suspect that VVTI damage is due to long term lack of maintenance and/or low quality oil/filters in its history.
I had been buying nothing but Made in USA Mobil 1 filters (from Advanced Auto Parts) for my Buick and felt good about them. The last one I bought (same store) was Made in South Korea. Comments?
what about dealships that sell on ebay? or online?
A little off topic but what are your thoughts about changing the plastic oil filter housing 156200S010 on the Tundra to the Aluminum housing 1562031060? There are many videos on how to change this by swapping out the short inner tube from the aluminum one to the longer tube from the plastic one. Seems like a good upgrade.
Thank you for posting this video CCN! Please keep us updated on what you find if the vehicle comes back. I have a 2010 Rav4 with 2AR-FE engine exhibiting the same issue with the valve ticking. Some days it is there and some days it is not. I suspect as you mentioned the VVTi gear as mine exhibits the cold start rattle for 1 second on cold start.
Fake oil filter? That looks like a standard Toyota oil filter to me.
That defective oil filter was a good find. I wouldn't have suspected that with engine noise. (I would now). I order Toyota filters from Amazon but I make sure they are coming from a Toyota dealer. I hope that's OK?
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The ticking is a very bad design VVTi time's 4cams more shit that you have to pay for when it breaks or you can just pay for a new car????%$@@$^
Had my 2012 Toyota Corolla serviced at a Honda Dealership for over 80k miles…. not until I did my own oil change did I find they NEVER replaced this type of oil filter. Needless to say the car gave me 220k miles even with an oil filter that was plastic welded onto the housing. Had to take the housing off the car and put it on a table vice to get the filter to budge! at 220k miles now dealing with a blown head gasket…. what a champ this car is / was
Mine also has ticking like this, specially when the engine is hot and the AC is ON. If i turn off the AC the ticking sound is much better quiet although there still a bit low ticking noise.
I have a dealer at walking distance from me.
No excuse to use shit.
Stick to name brand like Wix or Napa if you’re using aftermarket
I buy my 1999 Camry oil filters by the case direct from the dealer. I use Pennzoil natural gas oil every 5K religiously. 164K on the clock and still running like a clock. All highway high speed miles. ALWAYS GO WITH OEM PARTS WHEN IT COMES TO TOYOTA!
Interesting from my experience with a 2gr in my 06 avalon I would say that it is not a really that a clicky of an engine. I would say it is below par in that regard. Almost 225k on the clock. Coming up on the next oil change this weekend.
I believe I've seen Toyota boxed/labeled engine oul filters in the near western suburbs of Chicago.
Elmhurst Toyota is selling an oil filter for one mcfe for about $6.00 with 10% sales tax. Or was that the quarts of 5w -30 engine oil …. Either way: Why bother with anything cheaper than this when you can go to the dealer?
The catch is: you have to make the purchase online.
Now your extra extra
I use to have a Camry with 3.5L V6, I would only use the OEM Toyota Denso or Wix oil filters.
Thank you so much for the advice I will change the vvti cooler line with sienna camry part no. you suggested. The other main cooler rubber hoses in the front burst out and leaked and I was hearing the noise of the engine crushing thank God it didn't do that much damage I appreciate your advice and I watched your videos it's been so helpful to me and to others God bless you and keep doing what you're doing.
Mark Bshara
Wait I've been buying Fram oil filters for over a decade, is this not a good thing to do? Well I've owned the car for over 15 years, it had to have been a good thing to do.
Anybody that buys cheap parts online is a fool; only buy from a dealer or other authorised parts seller.
I always buy oil filter from the Toyota dealer. They're not even that expensive.
vvt engines-2nd worst idea.1st is variable pistons!