None of the Purolator brand have been proven to fail like the Wix and Napa Gold.
I understand the distance from the supplier.
I buy my stuff online and it's delivered in a few days.
So, long and short, you could reinstall the Purolator, order new Toyota filters online, then R/R with a Toyota filter when they arrive at your house.
It's the drainback valve in the Wix and NAPA Gold filters that fail, and make it so the oil doesn't go back into the engine. You may have dodged a huge bullet here.
My brother was a Truck shop superintendent for a trucking company and he tracked a multitude of filter brands and their failure rates as well as filter capability across all the fleet. They ran regular oil analysis testing to monitor the health of the engines. I used his data to purchase a lifetime of Wix filters for all my vehicles.
After seeing the failures here, I am very concerned that a single part number (two, actually) would have so many failures on a niche model that only has about 10K a year into the USA. That is enough for me to jump ship. I'm not made of money. Cars and trucks are my hobby, my "golf game". The Land Cruiser is the most reliable vehicle on the planet and I want to keep mine that way. I grew up fixing EVERYTHING and have learned through experience that just because a part is "inexpensive" doesn't mean it's good. I have found sources here to purchase quality OEM parts for equal or less money than I can buy the aftermarket stuff and be made specific for the vehicle.
Again, respectfully, don't use the Wix.
