Oil filter K&N or OEM Toyota

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Rank #9 in ranking

123

3.6

Leaks

3.1

Smell/smoke

3.7

Warning light

3.3

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PartReview Score

Rank #4 in ranking

132

4.4

Leaks

3.0

Smell/smoke

5.0

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OEM Toyota

K&N › Oil filter

Mizar97 9 Jan 2026, 21:10

Rating 4.0

Personally I like K&N filters, they come with a nut welded to them so you can use a normal wrench instead of a filter wrench. Gotta be careful not to over tighten them though

Pros: nut welded to them

Cons: careful not over tighten

Vehicle: Subaru

K&N › Oil filter

Motor-Professor6268 7 Jan 2026, 01:41

Rating 4.0

I have a kn 1 on my truck and winter is about every 1k miles I empty it. Its the 6oz canister and usually about half full. From may till like October I dont even have to look in it because it doesnt get more than an oz of oil build up in it. But man winter time with the condensation sucks.

Pros: little oil build up

Cons: condensation sucks

Mileage: 1000 km

OEM Toyota › Oil filter

the_real_Supra 30 Dec 2025, 02:58

Leaks:
Smell/smoke:

Rating 5.0

10,000 mile oil changes till it hits 200k miles, then 7,500 intervals. Always using

Royal Purple and Toyota filters. Zero oil consumption between changes

Pros: zero oil consumption

Mileage: 321868 km

OEM Toyota › Oil filter

keeeven 24 Dec 2025, 03:05

Rating 5.0

Been using 0W20 on my 2010 Corolla for 100,000km now with no issues. As others said, use a quality filter. I use the genuine filter from Toyota for around $12.

Pros: no issues

Vehicle: Toyota Corolla

Mileage: 100000 km

OEM Toyota › Oil filter

skullfrucker 19 Dec 2025, 22:56

Rating 5.0

The oil is 0W-16, any major brand will do, and the OEM filter is 90915-YZZN1 which you can find both online. There's an aluminum gasket for the drain plug that you should be changing each time too.

Vehicle: Toyota

Part number: 90915-YZZN1

OEM Toyota › Oil filter

SumyungNam 19 Dec 2025, 22:29

Rating 5.0

Oem filter. Ive tried Toyota Genuine Motor Oil, idemitsu IFG 7 and 5 and Valvoline advanced. Sticking with IFG 5 for the next 4 oil changes

OEM Toyota › Oil filter

pangolyninc 15 Dec 2025, 00:26

Rating 5.0

$27 synthetic 0-16W. $7 Toyota filter.

So $34. I do it myself. I don’t trust Walmart.

Pros: saves money

Cons: don't trust Walmart

Vehicle: Chevrolet Malibu

OEM Toyota › Oil filter

guymanbro37 1 Dec 2025, 20:53

Rating 3.0

I\u2019ve been bringing these OEM Toyota filters to the shop for years now. And they\u2019re always the exact same ones, and moreover, they\u2019ve always put them on for me without a problem. Today, for some reason, they told me that it\u2019s not compatible with my car?

Pros: exact same ones, always worked

Cons: not compatible with car

Vehicle: Toyota Highlander

OEM Toyota › Oil filter

MadSquabbles 15 Jan 2026, 19:44

Rating 1.0

They didn't change out my oil filter. Since it was a cartidge I put a piece of tape over that it would separate if removed. It wasn't broken.

Cons: filter not replaced

K&N › Oil filter

ElMurkel 21 Dec 2025, 20:12

Warning light:

Rating 1.0

Not sure about mobil1 filters, but stay away from K&N oil filters. I've just used one for an oil flush after extensive maintenance work, and after just 100 km it had collapsed.

Cons: collapsed after 100km

Mileage: 100 km

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Which oil filter to choose — K&N or OEM Toyota?

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Comparison of oil filter K&N and OEM Toyota

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Which oil filter are better — OEM Toyota or K&N?

In March 2026 on PartReview, oil filter OEM Toyota were overall better than K&N.

K&N received a PR Score of 70 out of 100, and OEM Toyota scored 88 points.
K&N ranked 9 in the overall ranking, and OEM Toyota ranked 4.
The average rating is higher for OEM Toyota (4.4) than for K&N (3.6).
Oil filter OEM Toyota have better feature ratings than K&N:
- Warning light - owners believe, that this property for K&N is better than OEM Toyota.
- Leaks - drivers claim, that this property for K&N is outperforms OEM Toyota.
- Smell/smoke - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Toyota is preferred to K&N.

Which oil filter are more popular — K&N or OEM Toyota?

Oil filter K&N and OEM Toyota were equally popular according to data in March 2026.

By vote balance, oil filter OEM Toyota surpassed K&N:

For K&N, the ratio of positive (214) to negative (91) votes is 123 votes.
For OEM Toyota, the ratio of positive (152) to negative (20) votes is 132 votes.

By number of reviews, oil filter K&N surpassed OEM Toyota:

For oil filter K&N there are 99 reviews: 66 positive, 8 neutral, 25 negative.
For oil filter OEM Toyota there are 56 reviews: 48 positive, 4 neutral, 4 negative.

Which oil filter do car owners prefer — K&N or OEM Toyota?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, oil filter OEM Toyota led more car-specific ratings than K&N:

OEM Toyota are chosen by owners of cars such as: Toyota Corolla, Toyota Prius, and others.

Oil filter K&N have not yet taken leading positions in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding a review and specifying your car.

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