Is anyone aware of the new Wix filter ADBV leaking now?

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On another board, someone has tested and discovered that the Wix filters being made now have a leaky ADBV, not the valve itself but the swaged metal disc that connects the mounting to the outer cannister

 
Yeah, that's the base-to-can crimp seam, not the ADBV. Misleading thread title.

WIX filters have been reported to leak at the base seam before in this forum.
 
On another board, someone has tested and discovered that the Wix filters being made now have a leaky ADBV, not the valve itself but the swaged metal disc that connects the mounting to the outer cannister

I don’t buy this for a second. Proof or it has NOT even happened.
 
I don’t buy this for a second. Proof or it has NOT even happened.
If you read through the thread, you will find multiple examples of proof:
More than one person noticed a delay in oil pressure building up after start, where there was none before.
Someone tested by blowing air through the hole and notice leaking.
Someone did a smoke test and saw leaking.
People have noticed oil level increasing after the car has sat for a while after engine shut-off.
 

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If you read through the thread, you will find multiple examples of proof:
1. More than one person noticed a delay in oil pressure building up after start, where there was none before.
2. Someone tested by blowing air through the hole and notice leaking.
Someone did a smoke test and saw leaking.
3. People have noticed oil level increasing after the car has sat for a while after engine shut-off.
1. A delay? Like immediately after installing the new filter?

2. The ADBV is meant to hold back liquid against gravity. Not compressed air.

3. As if through the oil filter is the only way for oil to drain into the pan
 
If you read through the thread, you will find multiple examples of proof:
More than one person noticed a delay in oil pressure building up after start, where there was none before.
Someone tested by blowing air through the hole and notice leaking.
Someone did a smoke test and saw leaking.
People have noticed oil level increasing after the car has sat for a while after engine shut-off.
I believe flash 7210 has same doubts as I do. He makes very good points as well.
 
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