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I believe Toyota designed this on purpose this way also preventing cross thread damage to the female part on the engine vs the Venza setup. With the right tool using the 14 face profile at the top (or bottom) of the filter housing I expect zero issues. Done years of maintenance on my 2014...

Would you mind sharing how you broke the plastic housing? Was that using an adaptor spreading the load like the Motivx tool or just a generic wrench grabbing two ribs? Thanks a lot.

Yep, do not mess with it.

With the engine lubrication system being one if not the most important system on your engine, my thought all along has been not to mess with it. From putting in an adaptor and using screw on filters to relocating the filter using some aftermarket deal to changing the housing from plastic to...