Prado Air Filter

I guess it maybe OK, but really just wanting a better hi flow filter. Do you have any suggestions?? We are heading away for an 8 week trip through the middle and want everything Mickey Duck before we go

Cheers

Be careful, some MAF sensors don't like oil impregnated filters.

Pickles,

Others may disagree with me but here goes.
1. Toyota and Nissan vehicles are used in some pretty harsh country, both naturally aspirated and turboed engines without damage to the internals. (paper elements)

2. Earthmoving equipment opperates in shocking dust with paper elements.
Some of these engines get up huge hours before needing a rebuild.

3. These operators will use the cheapest and best filter they can find, their filters cost hundreds of dollars. They still all use paper filters.

Have a good think about it, I don't believe you will find any performance gain.

All filters let dust through, just some more than others.

There is a test on the net that looked at different filters and paper came out on top.
Have just found it and here it is Filter test

Have a good trip

Cheers for that Rockape,

Interesting reading! As you have said with the earthmoving guys, we have some Patrols working out in mining country here and they all run standard filters. Makes sense to stick with what the manufacturer suggests really

Regards
Pickles

Pickles,
I have an aftermarket turbo on the 1HZ and was warned not to use foam air filters as even a tiny bit of foam will destroy the turbo vanes should a piece come off. Do as the others have said and stick with genuine Tojo paper filters. They are washable and can be reused.
Ian

Have the old 90 series Prado. I have a K & N as well as a Unifilter, one for general running around and highway the other for the dirty stuff. I got mine from TaipanXP.

Unfortunatley the airbox shape changed between the 90 and 120 series TD.

I alslo keep the old Tojo one as a back up. It can also been cleaned and re-used. From what I have read the paper filters are fine, but I didn't find this out until after I'd bought the aftermarket ones.

However the K & N is the easiest and quickest to maintain using the kit. I can wash it, re-oil it and have it back in on the same day(depending on the air temp). The Tojo one, being paper, takes days to dry, and you need turps to clean the Unifilter, yuck!!!

Someone beat me to it