small dent in end of Mobil 1 filter??

[ted s]

Should i still use it?

 

[ThirdeYe]

I have a small dent in an AAP TotalGrip and I decided not to use it, better safe than sorry. From what I gather, a dent in the filter can flex and compromise the structural rigidity of the can...

 

[ted s]

ok, in the trash it goes.

 

[Mr Nice]

I would use it

 

[ted s]

ok, now still not sure.

 

[Johnny]

Can you take it back and get another? I also agree, if it's dented do not use it.

 

[ThirdeYe]

I would wait to see from more people who have actually had dents in filters and used them anyway... I just don't feel like taking a risk, especially when it's my girlfriend's car at hand.

 

[asiancivicmaniac]

I have a PureOne that I bought a couple years ago and it has a dent (small) at the edge where the horizontal and vertical areas intersect. I've been apprehensive about using it.

If you decide not to use it then cut it open.

 

[BovineScapegoat]

I would us it.

 

[ted s]

problem is the filter is 3 or 4 yrs old, so i cant retuen it.

i tossed it in the garbarge can.

 

[Avinash]

Good decision, most of us change oil too early (fast) any way, so if you need to save money, save it in extending drain interval.

 

[Gary Allan]

I might use it. OTOH, I would not put it on a car that I would not be the ONLY driver. I won't sit there and ponder the issue for 30 seconds ..or 30 minutes and wonder what's wrong if anything happened.

 

[Silver02ex]

I would not use it... See if you can take it to Auto Zone and exchange for another.

 

[daman]

I have a AC Delco UPF 52 with a nice dent in the end,wasnt about to toss out a premium $9 synthetic filter,shes on my Z71 going strong as we speek!!,no problem use it!!!!

 

[GMGuy]

I have used dented filters. Of course, typical small block chevy filters only filter and don't have a bypass in them to potentially get knocked off kilter.

Alex.

 

[cmhj]

Might maybe or ?

When in doubt pitch it out.

 

[Gary Allan]

When you have 10 or 20 sitting around ..you just put it back on the shelf and put it back in the rotation. Do the same thing next time ..and so on.

 

[postjeeprcr]

I would say it depends on the size of the dent, Mobil 1 cans are pretty strong and the filter media is not right next to the can to get knocked out of whack. Also you could have cut it open instead of just throwing it out. What was the filter number?

 

[PW01]

I'd be afraid that the dent could hamper the operation of the bypass valve in the end of the filter

 

[labman]

For what you pay for a Mobil 1, you don't get a thread end bypass?