Champ PH2835XL sloppy glue application

[mccandish]

I finally won the RockAuto shipping warehouse lottery and ordered a couple of these filters for a relative's 2006 Toyota Sienna with the 3.3 V6.

When they arrived, I did a quick inspection and saw this nice blob of potting material inside the center tube of one of them. It stands out roughly 1/4 inch. I prodded it with a screwdriver and it seems like it's solidly attached. What say you, BITOG? Would you trust it?

I also see this filter has a different construction than the recent PH2835XL C&P thread here. It's a fast-paced world in the oil filter business!

 

[ZeeOSix]

No way I'd use that filter. Looks like a blob of glue that oozed through the louvers.

 

[FlyingVan]

I would probably try to break off that piece of glue and then use the filter. But I am more adventurous than most.

I wonder if rockauto will pay for shipping it back, or contact them, they might just refund you and tell you to keep the filter.

 

[Sayjac]

No. On the clean side of filter, definite no go, imo. If part of blob breaks loose, being generous, wouldn't be a good thing. Looks like potting from end cap.

Curious if topic XL has black nitrile or orange silicone adbv? Should be the latter, but seen several recent RA purchased XL anecdotes posted with black.

 

[fantastic]

I'd return that one if you don't want to mess with it or try to remove it if they won't take it back. No sense in dealing with it really. If you clean it up & it looks good then I'd say it's just fine.

 

[Chris142]

maybe contact champion and send it back. I did that with Fram añd they sent me several to replace it

 

[AJB0009]

I could never bring myself to install that on a vehicle. I would have to throw it in the trash. Though, first, I may send a few pictures to Champ.

 

[Whimsey]

Send them the pictures. They will send you a new one and tell you to keep that one. I had 2 out of 4 Motorcraft spark plugs that arrived damaged. They replaced them no problem and didn't want the damaged ones returned.

 

[Oliveoil2]

Try a 15 foot shot into the trash can.

 

[mccandish]

No. On the clean side of filter, definite no go, imo. If part of blob breaks loose, being generous, wouldn't be a good thing. Looks like potting from end cap.

Curious if topic XL has black nitrile or orange silicone adbv? Should be the latter, but seen several recent RA purchased XL anecdotes posted with black.

Orange silicone on this one.

 

[Zee09]

You could remove it of course but in my mind what else is bad with this filter? Me no like.

 

[JTK]

Contact Us : Champion Laboratories Inc.

www.champlabs.com

I'd call or email them to at least get a replacement filter out of it.

I've been using the XLs on my 2022 Frontier. They've all looked good fortunately.

 

[Glenda W.]

Ah heck no. I don’t even like sloppy glue on the safe side of the filter, but that’s just me.

 

[KCJeep]

 

[GMBoy]

No. On the clean side of filter, definite no go, imo. If part of blob breaks loose, being generous, wouldn't be a good thing. Looks like potting from end cap.

Curious if topic XL has black nitrile or orange silicone adbv? Should be the latter, but seen several recent RA purchased XL anecdotes posted with black.

The black o ring was my first question as well as the one's I used have had orange/red silicone. I also agree no go on that mess on the clean side of the filter oil path.

 

[Opelman]

Dissect that sucker.

 

[malibuguy79]

Wow

 

[BackwoodsAL]

Good Lord. And I thought my Motorcraft filters were bad. I've never seen anything that bad.

 

[Adambomb7777]

Step one: get a replacement/refund from RA. And if they don’t want it back…..
Step two: once said refund appears cut this baby open for all to see!

 

[Scott S]

You can contact, RockAuto send it back but it's going to cost more in shipping, then the filter cost. Contact champion labs they will not do nothing.., they say it's on RockAuto!! I already went through this 2 months ago I'm sitting on two filters, I ordered, they never came with silicone anti drain back valves.