Is this dented filter usable? PurolatorBOSS PBL20195

[NashNative]

This is the correct take. Our engineers at Fleetguard say the same thing. Dents will often create weak points and the filters can start leaking.

I wouldn't use it and risk an engine over a free dented oil filter. Those dents look to have sharp edges which can translate into stress points that could weaken the metal and spring a leak from the pressure fluctuations.

 

[ford250]

Looks like one to me.

That had to be a hard lick to dent that can Those are thick material !

 

[Dborch41]

If that filter uses a leaf spring (most do), that dent could cause it to misalign with the filter cartridge. That would create an internal leak allowing oil to bypass the filter media.

I wouldn't risk it.

 

[ZeeOSix]

If that filter uses a leaf spring (most do), that dent could cause it to misalign with the filter cartridge. That would create an internal leak allowing oil to bypass the filter media.

Purolators that use a leaf spring have the bypass valve built into the end cap, therefore the leaf spring doesn't "seal" the center tube hole in the end cap. Frams were built that way, and it would be very hard for the leaf spring to misalign because it sticks down pretty far into the center tube hole in the end cap. One thing that could happen is if the leaf spring gets deformed from the dent(s) in the end dome, it could cause the filter's guts to become loose -ie, become a "rattler" is shook.

 

[DannyM]

That had to be a hard lick to dent that can Those are thick material !

Boss cans are just barely average at around .4 mm... I have seen some basic jobber filters with thicker cans.

 

[JohnnyJohnson]

Boss cans are just barely average at around .4 mm... I have seen some basic jobber filters with thicker cans.

And just as good effiecency.

 

[Hermann]

Just curious. I think it may be fine, but thought I'd ask the experts. TIA! View attachment 344788

What dent?
This is a lot of hooey over nothing. There are so many light reflections I can't see no dent.

 

[Trav]

Time for coke bottle glasses if you cant see that.

 

[LazerViolet]

Usable too small of a dent to change internal integrity of it

 

[ZeeOSix]

Not really about "internal integrity". The can on an oil filter goes through pressure pulsations all the time, and when metal is dented and creased it can cause a stress riser in that area which could cause a failure and leak. All filter manufactures will tell you not to use dented oil filers for this reason.