Put it this way.

 

Toyota invested X amount of bazillions of hours and $$ to make up any motor. Then, all the parts that go along with it have been under so many tests, to make sure they live up to the genuine product.

 

Exactly right...

I agree that genuine products are often better.

 

But when an after market part, like a ryco filter, has been used by someone for almost 10 years without an issue, and 5 of those years with a supercharger on, you can't say they are bad.

ahh i can't cope, ur both called rolla boy lol

genuine products are way over priced if u ask me, i justy resent paying so much for them

You get what you pay for, maybe oil filters isnt the best thing to compair the genine product with an aftermarket product.. you know what i mean tho.

 

And yes, 2 rolla boys.. whoha..

I have the old shitty corolla's he has the new one :wink:

yours is better rolla boy :wink: hehe who am i talkign to hhaa ull never know muahahaa

yeah i know what ur talkin bout teddy, sometimes u need the top quality parts

You may find that the Toyota brand is made by one of the others mentioned just you are paying for the Toyota name on it and it probably still comes from China. Ryco has been the most trusted name in filters for many years and yes they do make brand name parts under licence for many car companies. I think you will find Toyota do not make there own suspension or filters, that is why the original suspension in the imported Toyota 4WD's like the Surf (Jap. Hilux) realy sucks big time.

 

I have used and still use Ryco and or Valvaline depending on what is in stock at the time. I have never had a problem with Ryco but I have had a problem twice with Valvaline, nothing bad just leaks. We used Cooper once in the rally car and we will never used them again as it blew off and f*#ked the engine, Cooper did pay for the parts to rebuild the engine but not the labour costs. Other rally teams have reported the same plus other problems with Cooper.

 

I buy trailer electrical gear from a company that makes lights, plugs etc... for Bosh and Nava under licence. I buy there brand and it is exactly same and as good as the Bosh/Nava stuff, in fact sometimes they send me the Bosh/Nava branded stuff cos they are out of there own branded stuff and I still pay the cheaper price for there own brand. The same company also makes all the lighting for Range Rover and some for Holden, Toyota, Ford, Mazda, Opal etc...

 

But yes sometimes genuine is better.

Edited January 1, 200620 yr by Trendact

yours is better rolla boy :wink: hehe who am i talkign to hhaa ull never know muahahaa

 

 

You were obviously talking to me as you have only put one space infront of Rolla and Boy...

u make a fair point trendact and its prob very tru, most companies wouldnt bother with the cost of producing their own units when they can source good products from other companies for a lower cost

i could always edit my post and put no space, or 3 rolla boy....i like both ur cars actually tho so it doesnt really matter :wink:

Some Good points there.

 

For the record, no parts that i know off are made in china, for toyota. Oil filters (YZZD1's upto 6's) are all made in Thiland. Where as the 903***** series are made in Japan (AKA Big mofo Diesle filters).

 

As for these 2 names - Denso and Bosh... :wink: - Please tell me you would take the 1st one over the 2nd..

 

As for suspension, i need to do some research, get to the bottom of this :D

RYCO all the way

we don't have ryco here, the one gennie toyota filter i used kept draining back into the pan, giving me at least 10 seconds of 0 oil press each morning.

store brand filters, i get about 100 miles before the oil gets dark

fram, i get closer to 3,000 before it gets dark

Some Ryco history for you all.

 

G.U.D. 62 Years in Australia

GUD Manufacturing Company was formed in 1940 by W.L. Ryan and A.J. Harford, initially engaged in the production of a wide range of chemical products from furniture polish to toothpaste.

 

The company began importing filters from the United States based Fram Corporation, but the second World War made it impractical to continue importing. The decision was made to manufacture automotive filtration products in Australia to meet major war time requirements, - a direct consequence of the Americans entering World War II in the Pacific Basin.

 

Initially selling filters under the brand name Ryco-Fram, this continued until 1946 when the GUD Manufacturing Company's association with Fram was curtailed by the Australian Government, who requested that all Australian companies cease spending US dollars in royalties. From this point two GUD Manufacturing Company filter brands were established, the RYCO brand and the GUD brand.

 

The range of canister type filters developed quite considerably to include cotton roving style fuel filters and felt filters during the next few years. Throw away oil filters became additions in 1949/50 and in mid 1950 paper oil and fuel filters were introduced, replacing the oil bath air filters of the era.

 

GUD Manufacturing Company commenced spin-on oil filter production in the late 1950's. Two of the first part numbers were Z9 and Z10, both for the Ford Motor Company. The Z10 oil filter was used as original equipment on the Ford Falcon, Z9 becoming the service replacement oil filter for the same model.

 

Co-founder of the GUD Manufacturing Company, W.L. Ryan, then established the automotive wholesaling company W.L. Ryan Pty Ltd. This company marketed the wide range of products manufactured by GUD under the new "RYCO" brand name.

 

The next step in this ever growing Australian manufacturer's history saw Ryan's partner, A.J. Harford leave Australia and set up a virtually duplicate manufacturing organisation in Durban, South Africa. Harford maintained his interest in GUD Manufacturing Company and W.L. Ryan was his equal partner in the South African project.

 

The firm grew to include European manufacturing and distribution through United Kingdom Licensee G.E. Jones and a Dutch organisation was set up known as GUD Europe. All of these foreign operations were administered by Harford, by now a Swiss resident.

 

The English and Dutch companies operated successfully for more than a decade, discontinuing business in the late 1970's, while the South African company and the Australian company continue to flourish to this day.

 

By the early 60's, automotive filter designs became more complex, requiring larger production runs and stock commitments to cater for the boom in vehicle sales. It became increasingly difficult for GUD Manufacturing Company to maintain both the duplicate GUD and RYCO brands. The decision was made to market all GUD Manufacturing Company automotive filters under the one RYCO brand name.

 

The RYCO brand name has since become an icon in the Australian automotive aftermarket. RYCO continues to be Australia's top selling brand of automotive oil, air and fuel filters sixty years on, boasting a range and level of quality that is unsurpassed in the Australian market.

 

In 1958, GUD Holdings Limited was formed to acquire the capital of GUD Manufacturing Company Pty Ltd. The new company first appeared on the Melbourne Stock Exchange in 1959, where it remains today.

Also fond this.

 

Officially, the ACCC states that vehicle warranties are protected as long as the parts installed are of genuine or appropriate quality. This applies to new and second hand cars.

 

In the case of engine filters, ‘genuine or appropriate quality' means that it meets the vehicle manufacturers' efficiency, life and flow requirements - the minimum required to do the job.

 

When a Ryco Filter is added to the range, it's subjected to testing that ensures these key requirements either meet or exceed those of original equipment manufacturers.

 

 

But I do agree with some parts that genuine is better and keep away from the cheap and nasty Supa Cheap made in China stuff. Pay that little bit more and go to Repco or Auto Pro (unless SC has the same brand cheaper) or buy genuine.

 

Go Ryco :wink:

wow thats alota reading just to say rycos better hehe