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Some persons eyes should have seen the bent base plate somewhere on the production line. I wouldn’t be afraid to use the new design, the can thickness is about like Fram, thin, but adequate. As seen by the other filter bought, a correctly made base plate doesn’t pull off from the seam in use.

Good you found the video. The can is a little thinner but imo it was a defective base plate. The base plate is too thick to bend by oil pump pressure like the bad one you pictured. That the new filter works fine means the engine is ok. The new bypass valve is ok, been used for many years...

The base looks very strange there. They’re not domed like that, outside of the gasket area. Is that how it was when purchased?

No one said anything about hating America is buying a Chinese oil filter or a Japanese car. That’s exaggeration. We also bought vw bugs in large quantities. Volvos, and others. Europe and Japan liked smaller cars generally ahead of the US. It’s a testament to our people’s fairness to others...

Ford Motors does like the base end bypass. Not sure what would have that except Motorcraft. Maybe Wix does too. Doesn’t have to be base end but that’s what they promoted at one time.

I’m pretty sure just by the picture the Supertech has the off center adbv and is not covering some inlet holes. It looks like the edge of the adbv can be seen. The Fram is probably no good either, it looks to have the same defect. People would be wise to steer clear of these. Shouldn’t be on the...

Date code and country of origin? I thought the plastic like adbv would want to be seen. Nitriles aren’t made the same over all companies. Silicone always seems springier but some nitriles are springy enough. Now since I am not in the market for oil filters, what’s the point anyway? People ask...

Everything I wrote was fine.

Sounds like a tricky marketing ploy to sell who knows what it is. There is no little R for registered trademark on the copied name. I guess it is the cheapest generic made in China off brand resold to maximize profit.

It matters for those who like thick oil, live in the cold climates, and the bypass valve can’t handle the flow so the oil pump relief opens. We see filters like Roki showing many holes in the media, and other oe filters too. They aren’t unaware of filtration so why do they make filters like...

Whip city has a cut open of a Pentius today and a few days ago did a light test on two filters, an Amsoil and a Fram. Both Amsoil and Fram made failed the light test. The Pentius seems to be a winner as far as looks goes. The TG is interesting as it shows how they used to make the fiber end caps...

Date codes are starting to matter. The latest Fram made ecore style center tube filters have metal end caps. They haven’t done good engineering with the changes. No engineering at all, and it doesn’t take an engineer to see it. Bean counter engineering maybe it could be called.

Portfolio of clients, a list of them. The clients are free to have other vendors of their filters too, or go elsewhere. I found the made in Korea Pentius PLXL to look about perfect cutting a new one open. As long as the media doesn’t restrict too much by chasing low micron numbers they should be...

I never said Dave didn’t put new gaskets in, but the engines he gets in for repair I bet quite a few have hardened gaskets. Also it isn’t known what gasket he put in or a mistake wasn’t made. You have no more idea than I do. I didn’t bring thst aspect up, you did. I went to ebay to look at...

Everything I said was correct. The small common section of gasket separates the in and out to the oil filter. The housing might seep a little on the block also, not gush, but not if just the common section leaks. Some adapters have a separate block gasket, this one doesn’t. Search ebay for used...

It could be this oil filter adapter gasket fails, which acts like a leaky adbv or oil bypass. This one is for the engine they are working on.

I looked it up on Amazon, looks the same. They use the black glue, but on plastic not metal. The metal caps may be oily or something from production, not washed properly, and why we see end cap poppers. Really nice filter.

If Mobil did their testing, which I am pretty sure they did, it should be a good filter. They selected a black base gasket, which is probably not silicone. Maybe to not change too much for no reason, when the black ones were not a problem. Another reason for them to switch is price. MH may not...

It functions just like a u trap. That was the context here. I can tell you from experience of being on the roof clearing the vent pipe that the kitchen sink does not drain if the vent is fully sealed. Sometimes air from the sewer pipe will make its way up and there are glugs of air so the sink...

I like the old design, the ecore, better. I used one on an older vehicle. Oil pressure went up fast and there were no issues. I have one more left. It has the combo bypass/ adbv. Some don’t like the valve. It seems like it was a good invention to me. All one piece rubber, very simple and...