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Old 11-12-2015, 06:40 PM   #11
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Really? Hmm...maybe an optical illusion then. I was very sure it looked to be a smaller diameter than the O.E. Subaru filter. Perhaps not as small as the blue filters I have seen on the shelf at the Subie dealer, but still not the same. Are you sure it was the 15208AA130 filter you were comparing it to?
I don't know/remember the Subaru part number. The Subaru filter I removed is the original one that came on the car from the factory and the Toyota filter was the YZZS1 I bought from the Toyota/Scion dealer.

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Yes. If you have both filters, give them a squeeze with your hand...you can feel the difference. There is nothing wrong with the Toyota filter, and switching brands over a tiny difference in material thickness isn't necessary.
I did notice that the Subaru filter also has a baffle or restrictor or something in the core of the filter that the Toyota filter does not that you can see if you look inside. I am curious/intrigued about the metal thickness, though, now...

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My post wasn't meant to bash the Toyota filter...someone asked about differences, and I stated my observations.
I didn't take it that way. I just had information that didn't match yours so I thought I'd mention it.
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