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New Wix XP
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Black glue of death….
My theory is the Purolator 20k, Wix XP, and Boss will all be the same shortly.
.3 mm cans.... pretty sure that is thinner than most popular basic jobber filters out there.
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I know Purolator was real proud of their Boss line though. I doubt they'll get rid of their "Smart Fusion" anytime soon but we are definitely seeing some cheaper manufacturing methods being made in the Puro & these XP's. Nice to see the 20k mileage claim is still present. Time will tell!
Maybe Wix finally realized that people aren't into inefficient oil filters and improved the XP. It looks like a pretty decent filter, will see how it's priced and how it holds up in real use if people here do some cut opens.
Only reason I say the Boss might be changing is it’s on clearance most everywhere.
With these companies going to Vietnamese filters it makes sense!
Digging those new Extended ones!
Is this just a Purolator 20k gold from Walmart with black paint?
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Per a call to Purolator's tech dept, the gold "20K" filter's efficiency is basically the same as the Boss (99% @ 46u), so this new Wix XP can't be the same media if they say it's now 99% @ 23u in the video in post 1.
That ^^^ video is 8 months old, but the video from Wix in post 1 is only 6 hours old. So apparently the Wix XP in the video in post 1 is a newer version then the one in wild Bill's video. Or it took Wix 8+ months to come up with that video, lol. Plus his notes showed the efficiency to be 99% @ 35u, whereas the on in post 1 shows the efficiency to be 99% @ 23u.
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I hope it’s good, and they continue producing them, because oil filter “whack-a-mole” is wearing on me.
I was tired of oil filter Whack-A-Mole, so went with some decent PGI filter choices since they seem to leave a good thing along ... so far.
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But I prefer the Napa version only.
Why PGI went with that pinhole relief valve for years I don’t know.
It's probably sized fine, unless the filter is near totally clogged but that shouldn't happen if someone maintains their vehicle right. The bypass valve is meant to flow enough to keep the dP under control, not necessary flow 90+ of the flow from the pump. A small hole will flow way more than you'd realize - you have to do fluid dynamic flow calculations.
I cut up a new style xp 51348 and had center tube louvers but used a brown glue. So maybe they'll actually be a good option? I ordered some 51515xp earlier this year and there new construction style too with brown glue but center tube holes
These get dented all the time because they are such thin gauge steel before they reach the shelf on the parts shelf. I smack the defective cans on the edge of the wooden counter and alas a easy hole
