Wix 51348

[Bettez88]

Since when did the Wix 51348 start being manufactured in China?! Nitrile ADBV, not silicone ….DOM 09/26/21 This one is from Amazon, the ones at Oreillys are different. Not sure how I feel about this

 

[Bettez88]

Ran to my local oreillys after receiving the Chinese wix. All theirs were made in the USA and either had the purolator baseplate or ones with smaller holes. All were made either in 21 or 22 and all had silicone valves

 

[wpod]

Cheaper to build them in China. Wix's new owner wants the big $$$$$

 

[Bettez88]

Cheaper to build them in China. Wix's new owner wants the big $$$$$

Just not sure why the nitrile valve instead of the silicone. All the others I’ve seen have silicone

 

[ZeeOSix]

Ran to my local oreillys after receiving the Chinese wix. All theirs were made in the USA and either had the purolator baseplate or ones with smaller holes. All were made either in 21 or 22 and all had silicone valves

They have the same exact filter number?

 

[RooflessVW]

Maybe you got a knockoff or foreign market part from Amazon

 

[pbm]

No more WIX for me if they are made in communist China.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Was it leak tested?

 

[Bettez88]

Was it leak tested?

Doesn’t say it on the filter

 

[Bettez88]

No more WIX for me if they are made in communist China.

I’m just surprised is all…my corolla filter from them is Chinese, but so is the majority of every brand

 

[Bettez88]

Maybe you got a knockoff or foreign market part from Amazon

Not sure but I doubt it. Wix does have plants in China

 

[Rand]

they do make counterfeit oil filters and spark plugs.. need to determine if its legit.

 

[MrStamper]

Get the larger Motorcraft FL-400s for 4 bucks at walmart or the Fram Ultra XG 3600. Both made in USA

 

[Bettez88]

Get the larger Motorcraft FL-400s for 4 bucks at walmart or the Fram Ultra XG 3600. Both made in USA

Don’t have the room

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Doesn’t say it on the filter

Most of those Chinese filters say "Leak tested" on top. If yours did, then it would be the same filter as Premium Guard and all those other Chinese clones

That said, it does look like a real Wix baseplate. It could still be counterfeit, though.

Email Wix and see what they say.

 

[65f100]

What does the center tube look like?

 

[Bettez88]

What does the center tube look like?

Louvers

 

[Bettez88]

Sent an email to wix to see what they say, will post here when I get a response

 

[AlanKY]

The 51348 was my go-to filter when we had a ‘98 Sienna. I worked for Dana Corp for part of that time so was partial to Wix. The 1MZ-FE engine has its filter pointed downward and using any filter with a nitrile rubber ADBV was not an option because the first start of the day was dry, because the filter was empty. It’s sad to think someone is manufacturing a 51348 with nitrile rubber because that was its most important feature to me.

We put 329,700 miles on that van. What a jewel.

 

[Bettez88]

The 51348 was my go-to filter when we had a ‘98 Sienna. I worked for Dana Corp for part of that time so was partial to Wix. The 1MZ-FE engine has its filter pointed downward and using any filter with a nitrile rubber ADBV was not an option because the first start of the day was dry, because the filter was empty. It’s sad to think someone is manufacturing a 51348 with nitrile rubber because that was its most important feature to me.

We put 329,700 miles on that van. What a jewel.

They still make them with silicone, at least the ones in the USA.