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Oiled or dry air filters

Discussion in '3rd Gen Tundras (2022+)' started by tom_w2287, Aug 4, 2024.

  1. Aug 4, 2024 at 10:24 AM
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    tom_w2287

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    What is everyone’s opinion, I’ve always ran the dry AFE filters, but I see the TRD filters are oiled so what do you guys think I should use?
     
  2. Aug 4, 2024 at 10:30 AM
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    RobertD

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    With the 2.5 gen it was easy to apply too much oil to the filter and get build up on the MAF and then get errors. Oiled filters are supposed to do a better job at filtering but most folks prefer the dry if they are maintaining themselves.
     
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    Skip the oiled, they do not filter well and load up/clog much quicker. Find a filter with good efficiency numbers (if they are available) and run it.
     
    Mdl and snivilous like this.
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    I’ve always used dried.
     
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