I'm finding out that many auto stores now are carrying the Wix filters. I needed a air cleaner filter for my car. I bought a wix without checking the toyota dealer price. The air cleaner was only about $15.

I removed the old air filter and looked at the rounded pleats in the filter. The Wix was very similar and the Wix was closer to the Toyota than the Fram I had bought just to compare. I prefer the wix or even better a Purolator. We don't have any auto stores within 85 miles of here that carry the Purolator filters. (manufactures the toyota filters)

I will say when you go filter hunting be sure to say, it's for the hybrid, 2.4 engine.

I called our local toyota dealer for a cabin filter. He said $35 and it's in stock. I ask, you give any discounts, yes, a shop discount or senior citizen discount. That last one is me, that bought the price down to $30 even. I told him I would sleep on it.

I then called our new O'Reilly auto store here in town. The boy looked up the Wix cabin filter number. It was the same #24483 as I found from the Wix.com/ web site. His price was $14.99 but he would have to order it for a free overnight delivery to his store. I told him no big hurry, early next week would be fine.

I read about 4 years ago that Wix manufactures the Motorcraft oil filters for Ford. I also saw they make some for the Chrysler, Dodge cars. That may have changed by now.

 

WIX is one of the better filter manufacturers. I shun FRAM products ... even the air filters are badly made, IMHO.

 

Wix or Puralator air and cabin filters are my first choices

 

Pep Boys and Advanced Auto Parts handles Purolator. I found Wix at our local O'Reilly auto parts.

NAPA and Car Quest also had Wix but each had their own numbering system for their Wix filters. I rather have the original Wix filter number on the box.

You can find your Wix Filter number here:

http://www.wixfilters.com/filterlookup/index.asp