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I straightened the pressure relief spring assembly of the fake filter and it then returned to sit truer. Also, about the same effort was now required to get it to open. In all cases, I applied central force to open the spring assembly. The genuine spring relief is larger in diameter than the fake.

For what it is worth....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpzykhkH1oo

Genuine base gasket protrudes about 1 mm past metal body unlike almost twice the distance for the fake. No Chinese character printing on side or PLM on top of genuine Filtech filter. Different color anti-drain material. No total metal covering on top or bottom of genuine filter media. Shorter...

Last photo (image is rotated after posting) provided shows what looks like two shiny weld splatter...one to left of weld close to junction of two curves, and the second one on hole above the weld point.

I got technical help with camera to get better look and my tired and cataract affected 76 year old eyes and stand corrected. I previously thought I saw square Robertson screw heads with magnifying glass but they look like welds with higher magnification. There even looks like shiny weld splatter...

Screws inside FAKE? versus spot welds inside genuine 15400-PLOM-A01 oil filters

You are more than welcome to purchase "recent" Filtrech 15400-PLM-A01's' with screws inside them to see if you will be rewarded with a fulfilling experience.

No link...just my experience on eBay....

My last two remaining genuine Filtech 15400-PLM-A01 shows four precise dots (spot welds?) around the round part of the spring pressure relief at the inner bottom of the filter. I volume purchased 40 of these at about $3.50 each 14 years ago. Some recent (FAKE?) 15400-PLM-A01's appearing on eBay...