norcallexus Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Well I am getting ready to do an oil change on my 2002 ES300. After surfing the net I ran across a discount auto parts place called Drivewire.com out of southern California. They offer oil filters for the 1MZFE engine (1997-2001) for $2.71 each. That sounds like a good price for an OEM oil filter. Has anyone ever purchased anything from them? Are the parts truly Lexus OEM or are they an inexpensive subsitute? Just wanted to get an opinion from others who may have dealt with them. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZINFANDEL22 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Well I am getting ready to do an oil change on my 2002 ES300. After surfing the net I ran across a discount auto parts place called Drivewire.com out of southern California. They offer oil filters for the 1MZFE engine (1997-2001) for $2.71 each. That sounds like a good price for an OEM oil filter. Has anyone ever purchased anything from them? Are the parts truly Lexus OEM or are they an inexpensive subsitute? Just wanted to get an opinion from others who may have dealt with them. Thanks. ← I havent ordered from them yet myself but plan to they seem to have the best prices I have found plus have just about everything you need. The free shipping after $75.00 don't hurt either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsalih Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 norcallexus, this is a great site and I have ordered from them however be careful with what your buying. The filter you noted for $2.71 is an OEM replacement and NOT an OEM filter. The one that is actually OEM is the one for $5.05 made by Denso. This is the OEM supplier and it even comes from the same plant in Thailand (don't worry it's a Jap company they just make them there). I have used the OEM alternate without any problems however given that I do oil changes at 10K mile intervals I now only go with original Jap made filters which I get from www.autohausaz.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
914lps Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Jap!!!!!! Please do not use that word. It is extermly nasty, and comes from WWII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexusfreak Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I havent ordered from them yet myself but plan to they seem to have the best prices I have found plus have just about everything you need. The free shipping after $75.00 don't hurt either. ← How much is the shipping before $75.00? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZINFANDEL22 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I havent ordered from them yet myself but plan to they seem to have the best prices I have found plus have just about everything you need. The free shipping after $75.00 don't hurt either. ← How much is the shipping before $75.00? ← I really dont know lexus ... $75.00 doesnt seem to hard to hit so i never looked... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsalih Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 914lps, I didn't realize that! That's all I hear people in Texas call them, now I know where it came from, thanks for the info. By the way, the free shipping is for any order over $50 from drivewire not $75. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcallexus Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 Hey thanks to all on the information. I really do appreciate it. alsalih I appreciate your comments. I should have read more carefully what was given on the website that these were replacement filters, NOT OEM filters. I have also checked out the autohausaz.com site. I think I will be more comfortable with a filter that is OEM. I know there can be others for less money, but I have come from the school that you get what you pay for. The Denso filter is what I am looking at now. But thanks again for the input about Drivewire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZINFANDEL22 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Hey thanks to all on the information. I really do appreciate it. alsalih I appreciate your comments. I should have read more carefully what was given on the website that these were replacement filters, NOT OEM filters. I have also checked out the autohausaz.com site. I think I will be more comfortable with a filter that is OEM. I know there can be others for less money, but I have come from the school that you get what you pay for. The Denso filter is what I am looking at now. But thanks again for the input about Drivewire. ← Drivewire has same filter I beleive. Let us now who has best prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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