Dorman 917-016CD Oil Filter Cap - Aluminum

For those of you who have certain Toyota models, they don’t have the traditional canister oil filters. The factory cap is plastic, and this came to my attention when I took the mother-in-law’s RAV 4 in for an oil change and THEY couldn’t get the cap off! The plastic ears had broken off (they have, since, gotten a better tool for these caps), and the guy said either they could order one or I could get one from Amazon. As usual, Dorman had a quality, inexpensive replacement that fit as well as OEM. It came with the different parts for multiple models. The cap has a beefy, solid look, and fits perfectly. Great replacement for a poor OEM design.

I bought this to replace the oil filter housing on my 2020 Tundra. The drain cap on my stock housing was seized and I couldn’t drain the oil out of my filter when doing oil changes, which made it super messy. Not only did this replace the seized OEM part, but this is an all metal upgraded version as well, so should be more durable but time will tell

It was a perfect fit as a replacement for the plastic OE cap. Still no leakage a month after install.

It is well made and replaces the polymer factory cap very accurately. However, you may want to check the circular filter screen(s) diameter, that fit inside the filter medium. It comes with the long screen and short screen for both the truck (long screen) and car (short screen), one of which must be snapped into the cap for the filter to work properly, depending if you have a car or truck. I use only Toyota filters and the long screen that came with the cap was too large in diameter, for the filter medium to fit over it, easily. I decided to removed the screen from the original plastic cap and snapped it in the new cap to be able to use my factory filter replacements. The filter screen doesn't wear out, so using the original screen enabled me to use the cap without attempting to get a replacement screen.

Fits and better than the OEM plastic housing

Worst product I have bought from Amazon, wish I could give is ZERO starts!!!!!! It failed and cracked the first time i tried to change my oil. Buy the OEM from Toyota.

My son has a 2014 Tundra and I have a 2017 Tacoma. Doing his oil change with the correct cap removal tool (we've done tons of times) his cap cracked. The local auto parts store had this in stock so we bought it there and it worked perfectly. I knew I had an oil change coming up soon after his, so I bought one (here on Amazon) for "just in case". Sure enough, when I did my oil change a week later, mine cracked too! I can't count how many oil changes I've done on my Tacoma (not counting his Tundra). I know how to do them. The OEM cap cracked at the catch where the removal tool surrounds it. My experience with this product is the same as my son's. It works great! Just make sure you have the correct tube installed. It comes with 3. I think the Tundra takes the longest one (can't remember) and the Tacoma takes the shortest one. Make sure you don't cross thread it and some oil on the threads help it to go on smoothly. Use a torque wrench and torque to std. OEM cap torque specs. I highly recommend this cap. (this review is written after using the cap for a few months).

Sooo the dealership over-torqued the OEM plastic housing to an unbelievable amount (Seems to be a well known issue I've heard to over 300 ft./lbs)...I could barely get the housing off with a breaker bar without snapping the dang plastic housing. Anyways filter in and o-rings oiled and back in to torque spec @18lbs....constant drips from the top of the housing with the engine running. Made sure no dirt around threads and o-ring tried 3 times and still no luck. Amazon 1 day delivery I got this METAL housing unit which already is great quality compared to the OEM plastic POS. Filter in, oiled the o-rings, filled with a little oil and this thing screwed on tight and i could tell the o-ring seated well and boom no drips at all and now wifey can take it to work in the morning. Very relieved because this is the first oil change I have done to the 2017 rav4 and I was planning on having to take it to the dealership tomorrow. Anyways....all in all very happy to know it was the housing itself and this metal housing did the trick but also angry at the dealership for them to over-torque the housing. Toyota owners beware.

I am not sure I got a brand new item - the filter has rough scratches on the side, quite oily which I am not sure why aluminium would need to be oiled in the packaging? Photos attached. I haven’t replaced the existing plastic one yet, so still to test it. I am happy to give more stars if someone confirms they are meant to be roughly scratched and in black oil, not even light oil?

Good

Worked perfectly. Better than the factory plastic crap the car comes with

Looks dissent better the stock filter. Is just when i received is no longer sealed package, looks like a returned item to me.