How Old Is This Dented MC Filter?

[BlueOvalFitter]

While at Walmart this morning I took DN3's advice and was comparing filter gasket diameters. I wanted to compare the MC FL-400S to the 910S. This 910S was on the shelf, the box all tattered and ripped in a spot or two. I compared the box to another one and it looked much older. Even the writting on the filter was bolder and more black in color than a newer one. Oh, and the older one was dented.
Does anyone have any idea how old it is?

 

[otis24]

Not th at old. The boxes just started changing last year. Depending on location, the supplier may still have some of this type box in stock.

 

[bdcardinal]

Not that old, at my work, we would not use a filter with that type of dent. It would get sent back to our distributer for an exchange.

 

[RF Overlord]

I agree the filter isn't that old, but I also agree w/bdcardinal that I wouldn't use a dented filter.

 

[Jim Allen]

Don't buy a dented filter. Return/exchange a filter if you fail to check beforehand and discover a dent after purchase. If you end up with a filter that's dented and you can't return it... do you feel lucky? Well do ya... punk? ( : < )

If it's just a dent, with no sharp creases... the odds are better that it will work out OK and under pressure the dent will just pop out with minimal risk of a stress failure (no guarantees). If you see a sharp crease, think about how you have bent & rebent a piece of sheet metal to break it off and ask yourself if you would trust that stressed metal at 100 psi?