The Best Engine Mod for your 5th Gen Toyota 4Runner!! - Baxter Performance Spin On Oil Adapter

[@neilfrasersmith]

I've had one of these for two years. Best mod to my FJ Cruiser I have done.

[@ProjectAbate]

@@neilfrasersmith great to hear!

[@fixityfix]

Nice video! I just did the plastic to aluminum housing mod, and am pleased so far. I'll probably move on to the Baxter once I use up the rest of the case of Toyota filter elements I have. Totally agree about Wix filter quality!

[@ProjectAbate]

@@fixityfix nice! Let me know when you make the switch! 🤜🏽🤛🏽

[@jirehgarcia712]

Awesome video, I've had the adapter for almost 70K miles now and no issues.

[@ProjectAbate]

@@jirehgarcia712 thank you! And that’s awesome! Glad to hear it’s working well after all those miles!!

[@jeffsteffens]

How are oil changes with it? Is it messier now that you have an Oil can filter?

[@ProjectAbate]

@ not too bad IMO. Can use a red solo cup to “catch” the spin on filter or just use a ziplock bag. Then I drop it in my oil catch pan and let it drain out before I box it up for the auto parts store

[@Silvia0073]

I love modding EVERYTHING! My vehicles included. OEM is fine but no reason to not improve things. I went with the other adapter that has hose in and outputs so I can have my filter up in the engine bay. Friggn fantastic. Appreciate baxter for the products.

[@ProjectAbate]

@@Silvia0073 that is awesome!

[@sheeves4444]

Stupid question - do I need to take the adapter off every time I do an oil change to oil the gasket? Or do I keep the adapter on at all times and just deal with screw on filters ? Meaning I never take the Baxter adapter off every

[@ProjectAbate]

@@sheeves4444 not stupid! You torque it down to spec and then leave it alone. You only take the screw on filters off for oil changes!

[@sheeves4444]

@ thank you brother!

[@willytrouble88]

great video! i'll look into the stiction eliminator as i've never heard of it. just a question, not criticizing, but how is this filter better than the metal housing and OEM filter? The filter elements are much cheaper than the Wix filters and the metal housing is much more durable. Also, the reason they have a drain plug on the OEM filter housing is that the filter sump holds almost 3/4 of a quart of oil. I can only imagine how much of a mess you're going to have when you spin that metal oil filter off.

[@ProjectAbate]

@@willytrouble88 I’ve always preferred spin on filters. I can’t tell you how many times my OEM one would leak from the drain plug despite changing the gasket and torquing to spec. I also, don’t want to have to clean the filter housing before installing a new filter. Now, WIX is what I grabbed for the video. That doesn’t mean I’ll be using it in the future. Just what I grabbed initially. I always put a cup or bag over the filter before I remove it so it doesn’t make a mess. Never had a problem. That being said, there’s something in development to prevent a mess 😏

[@mikeschlup5279]

I believe the stiction eliminator is an ester based product...or you could throw in as much Redline oil as you can afford. Redline is polyol ester and is highly detergent by nature and will accomplish the same thing. My 04 accord had 385 k on it and ran like new..

[@ProjectAbate]

@@mikeschlup5279 good to know! I’ll look into that! Thank you!!

[@mikeschlup5279]

@ProjectAbate I have spent a lot time and money comparing Redline products to everything else...my accord had 385 k and the timing chain and guides looked like new...my mechanic buddies have replaced them at 120 k...using oil life monitor and M 1..

[@ProjectAbate]

@@mikeschlup5279 ope! I’ll use that next change then! Thank you for the info!

[@mohdibrahim1350]

I have 17 rav4, I had to chizel the filter housing out after someone over torqued it like crazy😅 I had to replace it with metal one

[@ProjectAbate]

Welcome to the club. It’s not a fun club to be in, but it’s a club 😂

[@machine7767]

Heres an experiment for your next oil change. Put the filter on empty like you do, then fill the engine with oil. Remove the filter and see how much oil is in it. Bet you a beer it is nothing. You could even leave the filter off while you pour oil in, and nothing will come out any of where the oil filter mounts. That is until it is started.

[@ProjectAbate]

Yep, talked to someone about that already. I’ll put some in there in the future! Thank you!

[@deborahallsbury1175]

Completely clueless to think the filter area gets oil when pouring oil into the engine. How do you have subscribers, you apparently do not even know how an engine works.

[@dylanconn6079]

About that stiction eliminator, i always put in half a quart in our hemi ram and my 24 4runner. Zero issues with either. Ram has over 110,000 miles documented with stiction eliminator. Just bought 4runner

[@ProjectAbate]

@@dylanconn6079 that’s awesome! My buddy swears by it!….

[@michaelstarmer3497]

Question, you talk about what I'm assuming is an anti-drainback valve keeping oil in the engine. Wouldn't that make checking the dipstick inaccurate?

[@ProjectAbate]

@@michaelstarmer3497 I will double check with Baxter Performance so I can give you the most accurate information!

[@toyotas4ever]

I own a 2003 4Runner with the 1GR-FE, (first year for this engine.) I personally love the fact that the oil filter is up top and a spin on. The 2010 and up 4Runners and other models with the 4.0, have the revised version of the engine which improved a few things including power, but they have the plastic cartridge filter housing and it's underneath like most other engines. I work on my own, as well as my family members vehicles, which includes a 5th gen 4Runner and I find oil changes on it to be much more frustrating than on my early 4th gen. If the 5th gen allowed for removing the filter without removing the skid plate, I'd find it all less aggravating. However, I'm not a fan of plastic parts as over time, they can get brittle. Granted Toyota uses better quality plastics as evident by the fact these vehicles do last well over 300k. Personal preference for myself is spin on filter and with the up top mounting of the early 4.0, I am a bit spoiled by it's convenience. I do plan to buy a 5th gen 4Runner in the future and definitely plan to modify the oil filter set up in some way. This may just be the way to go.

[@ProjectAbate]

@@toyotas4ever you can go this way, or Baxter Performance also has a relocation kit so you can have a spin on filter up top in the engine bay like you just described!

[@hughgallagher8577]

I will say it was an interesting video and I do love wix filters and I’m not here to talk smack but just something to add! Being that you’re going with a bigger filter, that means more capacity for the system so you might want to double check the 6.6 quarts doesn’t need to go up to maybe 6.7 or 6.8 pending how much bigger that oil filter is versus the stock sizing via capacity. Just to make sure you’re not low, double check the dip stick and see if it’s at the same level as it was before you sized up in filters. Secondly, I understand the oil filter is a low point of the system, but, the oil doesn’t just work its way into the filter bc it’s a low point. If you want to test the theory, change your filter, add your oil, walk away for the night and come back the next morning and that filter will still be bone dry, it doesn’t just find its way to the filter. The engine has to be started to get oil running through the system, filter included. The motor oil geek has a video on pre filling oil filters and how it affects how quickly you reach proper pressure. The science shows pre filling is indeed better for the engine! He also has a video on engine oil additives, they’re not necessary with good quality full synthetic oils and could actually be detrimental pending how the additive you use may react with the additive package that’s in the oil you’re already running, just some food for thought! I agree that bone stock OEM these things will go for 300k plus but I’m all for trying to tweak things to make it even better than how it already is! Been looking into potentially running a catch can system for my 5th gen, still on the fence bc well, OEM gives you 300k plus with the set up as is but the catch cans still help too! Have you given any thought to a catch can system ?? Keep pushing out content! It was a great video and we can all learn from one another in this community, I’ll be sure to keep tuning in!

[@ProjectAbate]

@@hughgallagher8577 Hugh, man these are the best comments to get notified about! Someone that has good info to contribute and another perspective! Thank you!… I did add a little more oil after driving it a little and checking after it was cold. It was definitely in the acceptable range, but was not at the full line. Good info about pre filling! I wasn’t aware of that, so you taught me something!… I heard mixed reviews about additives and how they’re not necessary. I’m still on the fence about it to be honest. Not sure if I want to keep running them or not. I’ll decide here soon…. I actually have thought about a maybe running a catch can although I’ve heard time and time again they’re not necessary. Maybe it’ll be in one of my next videos….. stay tuned! 😏 Thank you for your support!!!!

[@hughgallagher8577]

@@ProjectAbate glad to be here !! It’s all about sticking together as a community with these things, especially bc us Toyota people are cult like and the subset of 4 runner people even more so !! We can all learn new things everyday, and if someone is wrong, no big deal, just kindly educate with some good pointers and references and everyone gets better! Looking forward to more content brotha!

[@Mrgeekmedic]

What is that drain valve your using?

[@ProjectAbate]

@@Mrgeekmedic Fumoto F133N amzn.to/4h5Lnak

[@4535goldenage]

Love the video but the 4Runner has been proven to be bulletproof for over 300,000 miles on all stock components. I don’t see the point of this but do understand the reasoning.

[@ProjectAbate]

@@4535goldenage the 4Runner is no doubt, bulletproof, and one of the best vehicles I have ever owned. This is just one of those things that can be done to 1. Save you time, and 2. Protect your engine just a little bit more!

[@4535goldenage]

@@ProjectAbate one thing I will do at some point is swap out the plastic for the metal one.

[@ProjectAbate]

@@4535goldenage done that. Make sure you swap out the inner tube

[@gregc6661]

I agree, don’t fix it if it isn’t broken. I’ll be sticking with OEM thanks. If Toyota wanted a spin on oil filter for this engine, they would’ve fitted it with one

[@Silvia0073]

No problems with sticking to OEM. Some of us just like the motto, if it ain't broke, mod it. I went with the baxter adapter that gives you hose out and in where I rocated the filter into the engine bay where I can use a even bigger filter. Makes oil changes all but 5 min.

[@raulgalang]

any hard evidence that this reduces wear? perhaps Baxter invested to gather hard data?

[@ProjectAbate]

@@raulgalang feel free to reach out to Baxter Performance for technical questions or engineering information @ 509-448-7951. I do not have the requested data on hand.

[@dsmdriver2588]

It these were $100, id buy it. But too expensive right now

[@ProjectAbate]

While I understand, I will also say this- once I had this item in my hand, it makes sense why it costs what it does. It’s machined with quality parts and is built solid & to last. There’s a saying, buy once, cry once. I think it applies here. Built to last!…..

[@digitalperson108]

A solution in search of a problem.

[@ProjectAbate]

@@digitalperson108 sorry you feel that way. Have a good evening

[@user-tb7rn1il3q]

@@ProjectAbateThis is definitely a huge beneficial upgrade.

[@ProjectAbate]

@user-tb7rn1il3q I’m very happy with it so far!

[@WendzDarKnight08]

lol oem oil filter housing that will last you 300K+ miles is bad for the Toyota engine 😂😂😂😂 omg. Cant make this up

[@ProjectAbate]

@@WendzDarKnight08 I said could potentially cause damage over time. There’s a reason why Toyota is switching back to spin on filters for their 2025’s and up. Have a good day

[@WendzDarKnight08]

@@ProjectAbate 2025’s with a 4 banger and twin turbos lol yeah that’ll last 🤣🤣🤣 good day to you

[@av8ferg237]

There are Trolls everywhere.😂. He never said the stock one was going to damage your engine. I appreciate people testing new ideas. This is way more convenient it anything,

[@SacredSleeper]

Nah bro…hear say and no proof. Stick with OEM.