Oil change horror

Some funny shit

 

Thanks for watching my video.

 

Sorry for bringing this up
I wanna say two years later I found out this post right after the same thing happened to me when I try to change oil for first time

 

Oh boy, not again.. Love me some oil thread.

 

It IS a plastic housing male cover in an aluminum female housing. I'm convinced Toyota never would have used plastic if not for C.A.F.E.

 

Cannabis And Fine Edibles?

 

So so so close. But no. Their distant 2nd cousin: Corporate Average Fuel Economy.

 

So, I own a 2020 Tundra; from what I'm reading, I need this?

$19 Toyota Oil Filter Cap - 15620-31060

https://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Toyota-15620-31060-Filter-Assembly/dp/B008BHP68A

 

Its very possible it was over tighted but I witnessed a number of times on my boats and vehicles where I barely snug oil filter with hand and have to use a pipe wrench to remove. Talked to a guy that races cars. He said he has the same thing happen and he runs less than a 1/4 mile. Must be something with the elastomer polymerizing with heat that seizes it to both the car and filter making it difficult to remove.

 

LOL, the torque spec is even stamped right on the housing. 25NM.

 

I learned from this forum and bought an aluminum housing to install at my next oil change which was last week. I had to use quite a bit of force to remove the plastic housing - and I was the one who installed it the last oil change so I know it didn’t get over torqued. I think the plastic binds up due to being more thermally sensitive when the engine heats up. The aluminum housings do not.

In any event - changing oil is a breeze now with the right tools - Fumoto valve, RCI skid plate and filter housing drain tool.

 

mechanics just starting out have a tendacy to tighten nuts and bolts and oil filter way to tight, purchase the motivx filter housing removal tool and it is woth the money to purchase the
metal filter housing. I started changing my en oil after the free oil changes ended . when I changed my oil at 25.000 the filter had black carbon on the filter and the oil smelled like
burnt wet wood and black. The filter looked like it was never changed ( no wrench marks on filter and housing). my second free oil change the oil still looked dirty so I decided to change my own oil from there on.

 

$17 Oil Filter Housing Cap Assembly, Replace 15620-31060, 1562031060 Compatible with Toyota Lexus - 4Runner Avalon Camry Fj Cruiser Highlander RAV4 Sienna Tacoma Tundra Venza, ES350 LS460 RX350, More

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083GG41X...IQ&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it#customerReviews

Is this one any good for 3rd Gen Tundras? Reviews seem iffy and not sure if I wanna trust a part from Amazon.

 

LMK, when you get the answer because I am curious too.

 

Y’all are probably olympic weightlifters (or dealer techs got overzealous with their impact guns)... I did oil changes on my wife’s old RAV4 with that same plastic housing for 10 years and it never had a problem.

 

From what I'm reading, it's not 'made' for the Tundra, but it works just fine.

With this said, my gut feeling is that so long as proper torque ratings are followed and all that, it should be fine. For now I'll hold off on replacing it.

 

(Almost All) Parts from Amazon that say "TOYOTA" on them are excellent. Some parts that say "TOYOTA" on them are outright fakes. All others that say "replacement", I wouldn't touch. The Chinese are now aware of the aluminum filter cap opportunity, and you can buy a half-dozen different Chinee brands.

Your listed part says (blank), and the reviews are "iffy". Why consider non-OEM parts when you buy the real deal for less? Check by part number on ebay.

Edit: Here's one. More you buy, the cheaper they get.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-To...using-Cap-Assembly-FAST-SHIPPING/383846080231

 

I have changed the oil in many Toyota plastic oil filter housing vehicles (wife’s two RAV4’s, my dad’s two RAV4’s , my wife’s current Highlander, my mother’s Highlander and my old 5th gen 4Runner). In my experience I found it doesn’t matter how little you tighten it. Not one of those filters EVER came off easily. That plastic simply sucks... And the little drain plug was even worse. I am OCD so I used a small torque wrench for everything...didn’t matter.

I know dealerships can be terrible but in my opinion so can most of the services we get these days.

I pull off my skid plates (4Runner and when it’s time for the Tundra) and bring it to the dealer. Sign up for The Toyota Owners Page and you get silly coupons for oil changes. The one dealership I use only uses Mobil 1 (the write it on the service slips-I know they can lie) and I never paid more than 55 bucks (4Runner 6.5 quarts)...it’s simply not worth doing it myself. And a lot of it stems from that damn oil filter. Additionally I don’t have to buy a damn thing from Amazon! Would rather not go down that rabbit hole-don’t wanna get banned.

I miss my 4.0 Tacoma 30 minutes flat and super clean.

 

Part number

$35 15620-31060 15643-31050

15620-31060 is not "made for" or shown as compatible with Tundra because the center support tube has to be exchanged for the longer Tundra version to support the longer filter. Otherwise, the aluminum part looks identical to the plastic filter cap, and has been used by probably hundreds of Tundra owners will no ill effects.

 

I remembered reading thru this thread recently and searched it out today. Went to do my first oil change after installing my RCI skid. The door makes it a hell of a lot easier (just need an 8 or 10 inch extension). I could not remove the plug on the filter housing. Used an impact driver to try and break it when my ratchet wouldn't cut it. Ended up unscrewing the housing instead of the plug. Thankfully I didnt make a huge mess. Since I already swapped to the metal housing I was able to put it in a vise and break the plug free with a breaker bar.

Pretty sure the asshat that changed my oil last time tightened the filter housing using the plug instead of a filter wrench.

 

Heard stories of the tabs breaking off before. Mine has not broke yet but I was changing my wife’s 4Runner couple of months ago and the same thing happened. It was only a small piece so I thought it was ok but when I started it up it started spraying everywhere so I Bought the oem aluminum off Amazon.