Aluminum Oil Filter Swap

Hey guys,

New to Tacoma World and wanted to share a video I made on switching to the aluminum oil filter canister.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx3BuNuDTdg&t=1s

I don't get to check the tacoma fourms daily but give it a watch and leave some feedback on what you think or how I can make better videos.

This is my 5th Toyota truck, 3rd Tacoma, and I've always done mods over the years so I hope this will help anyone looking to do the swap. I've also surfed TW for previous posts on the swap and they were super helpful.

Later. -Greg

 

Very cool, it was one of the first mods I did. I had a lot of looking around to make sure I did it right. Nice to have it in one spot for other people.

 

As long as you have a skid plate protecting it, I would go ahead and install the fumoto. Find a short length of tube that will fit it as well... then get ready to enjoy quick and mess free oil changes in The future. I don’t have one on my taco yet, but ran them on my jeep in the past where the skid plate made for a annoyingly messy oil change otherwise; planning to do the same in the taco with my next change.

 

I think I paid around $8 for the Mobil 1 filter at Walmart.

 

What's the point in changing from plastic to aluminum? Real question, not trying to be a smartass..

 

Hey Josh,

When saw this mod it was a no brainer for me because I live in a dry climate. Rubber and plastic parts get dry and brittle faster in the desert. Oil filter canisters are also removed and reinstalled more than any other maintenance part so they see slow but gradual wear from the filter removal tool. The way I see it, it's an upgrade that will probably prevent future frustration for less than $30.

I hope this helps.

 

Acts as a heat-sink for a little extra heat dissipation?

The extra ruggedness is nice.

 

Doubt it dissipates any heat. Also ruggedness? From your oil filter wrench? Anyways, I can see it lasting longer vs the plastic, however I bet the plastic one will last the life of the vehicle. You're not suppose to gorilla wrench it, snug and a quarter turn will do it..

 

Exactly, if memory serves me that canister is only 18 Ft Lbs.

 

Makes me so happy to have a regular oil filter on my 4cyl.

 

Agree, that's why I bought the Baxter Performance spin on filter adapter. Aluminum or plastic, one still has the PITA cartridge filter.

 

Of course it dissipates more heat, it's aluminum. Plastic is an insulator. ...Regardless how you plan to use it, aluminum is more rugged than plastic. I have seen plastic parts spontaneously crack without being misused.

The aluminum oil filter housing is a no-brainer.

 

I’m posting up my experience after buying the exact Aluminum filter off eBay, yes it was the right one and gaskets were all installed correctly.

Here’s two things I found. The aluminum housing threaded all the way then completely stopped, metal to metal but it was tight. The other thing is it slightly leaked. I drove around for about 10 miles, pulled back in the garage, crawled under and noticed it was slightly leaking.

So, I took it off and put the original plastic one back on. Really wanted this to work and was about $20, not much, but now it’s just a piece of aluminum in the parts bin.

 

The fitment was fine, it went on just like the plastic. But, after a test drive it was definitely leaking, not a lot, it was slightly which I’m not cool with.

Leave your skid plate off and after you install it check it out to see if you have any leaks and use a flashlight.