So Wix and Purolator are no longer being operated like separate entities, because it sounds like the new filter was made by Purolator, and the tapping plate had that famous Burrolator quality..
WIX quality? Can't we have anything?
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Yup, looked like the OP pictures.
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By who?
I haven't seen any Wix quality issues in the applications I use them (Ford explorer 51515 and Nissan Titan 57356). They use coilsprings, the anti drain back valves are by far better built and beefier than all others. The medias are in line with the others (save the XP micron specs which Wix claims is for superior clog resistance in long drain applications which makes sense despite others claiming their filters do EVERYTHING without compromise).
The only issue I have with Fram Ultras is the actual can is a little flimsy which only effects shipping (they come in dented routinely where say Purolator Boss NEVER come dented). Therefore I use the Fram ultra in my Toyota which is a cartridge style filter with no can. I've cut open about everything multiple times and have settled on Purolator Boss (when on sale) for spin ons (definitely not for cartridge, they come undersized). They are well built in every way and I've cut open about 5 of them.
The only issue I have with Fram Ultras is the actual can is a little flimsy which only effects shipping (they come in dented routinely where say Purolator Boss NEVER come dented). Therefore I use the Fram ultra in my Toyota which is a cartridge style filter with no can. I've cut open about everything multiple times and have settled on Purolator Boss (when on sale) for spin ons (definitely not for cartridge, they come undersized). They are well built in every way and I've cut open about 5 of them.
By Wix.
"Wix is still considered to be the best oil filters on the market."
Especially the models that have "proprietary" efficiency.
Last wix I bought I could not screw on, then I looked and found it had no threads, really, what were the odds.
That's rare, but probably something else to check before going to the cash register (if store bought).
Well, that’s fair, but consider that this is WIX, a brand whose reputation is with the mechanics as a higher end alternative because—quality. But as I mention in another spot on this thread, RA is now retailing this WIX for around $1.60. It seems that if you want any quality in manufacturing, you must, at least, go for the XP. WELL, as far as I’m concerned, it’s seems that WIX/MANNHUMMELL has taken up the race to the bottom ala Pizza Hut. I’m out. I won’t play that game.
Mann & Hummel has been winning the race to the bottom ever since they bought Purolator! They just added Wix as a backup car...
Results from one filter. No statistical significance. One got through the QC process. Happens to every manufacturer. That's the problem with these one-off examinations. They really don't tell you much.
That is some serious FAKE NEWS! Wix needs to install 20 buck air gun so chips can be blown out before boxing!
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So yes, the one-off exam is a fair viewpoint. It really is inductive reasoning. But my original point was that the filter's only job is to keep those sorts of things out of the engine. If I may, I'd also like to add the idea that modern manufacturing is really advanced and that I doubt that any facility/company with the wherewithal of Mann/Hummel wouldn't have computerized scanners to pick up this sort of thing. But what really prompted me to post the photos was when I ran my finger around the inside (clean oil return) of the threads and my finger came out with very small metal shavings in oil. Forget for a moment that this is going directly into an engine that you are trying to protect, and realize that this may be happening on many filters that they are producing because that area is pretty inaccessible to quality control past that point in mfg. To me, this isn't some Joe dropping the unit on the floor and then putting it back in the box, this is sloppy manufacturing.
You obviously missed my point, or you work for Mann/Hummel
Hunter2929 said above, "Last wix I bought I could not screw on, then I looked and found it had no threads, really, what were the odds."
Hey, I got a 1/2" long 16d. nail once. Somebody in the factory formed a head and point to a small piece of left over (I assume) wire. It looked cool.
I know a threadless oil filter can bring delay to the oil service bay what the heck.....let some poor "line slave" have a little fun. I'd rather a threadless filter than one maliciously filled with tungsten dust.
Hey, I got a 1/2" long 16d. nail once. Somebody in the factory formed a head and point to a small piece of left over (I assume) wire. It looked cool.
I know a threadless oil filter can bring delay to the oil service bay what the heck.....let some poor "line slave" have a little fun. I'd rather a threadless filter than one maliciously filled with tungsten dust.
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I have no problem with Wix as long as they know their place 
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