i'm one of those weird cases where the metal filter housing never fit right. got the right p/n, bought from a dealer (to avoid Amazon fakes), installed with the correct internal tube and the O-ring in the right recess. the housing never truly bottomed out or snugged up even when it couldn't tighten anymore at the correct torque, and weeped oil around the seam with the filter mount when the engine was running.

took it off, went back to stock plastic, never an issue. as long as the plastic isn't hulk-smashed to way beyond its intended torque, especially with all the pressure on the ears, it should be fine.

now that i think about it more, for all the talk about how well toyota engineers these trucks to be relatively bombproof, its a bit funny we take off one of the most critical fluid system components and replace it strictly thinking we know better than the engineers. aside from installer error, if you blow through your skidplate clearance so hard you've cracked the plastic filter housing, you might be having bigger problems than an oil leak.