Anyone ever experience this with any Wix oil filters?
Customer comment below ;
I work in the aftermarket automotive parts industry, and after evaluating the differences in oil filters offered from Walmart (usually Fram) I've settled on the Wix brand due to its superior build and filtration qualities. It may be unfair to compare Fram to Wix since Fram is clearly a low-price brand, the difference in Wix's superiority is more than worth the difference in price (about $3.) I've seen Wix's advantage in its other filtration products too, so I only use Wix for cabin & air filters also in the Honda Odyssey (every time I get an exact fit).
Amazon Prime saves me 45 minutes of not having to drive to the auto parts store. This is extra time I can spend with my family which makes me a 'Happy Dad'!
IMPORTANT UPDATE: This filter's seal failed me in an extreme cold situation, so I've switched to the Mobil 1 M1-104 Extended Performance Oil Filter.
One day when we had -15F temperatures in the winter of 2013-14, I noticed that the oil started leaking badly from the filter upon start-up. Thankfully I noticed it and shut the motor down right away. I looked at the filter, and the oil was leaking badly around the base (on the Honda Odyssey, it is mounted upside down). I checked to see if the filter was secure (it was) and I started it again only to have the same leaking problem. I use full synthetic Mobil 1, so this wasn't an issue of the oil being too viscous on cold startup.
A local Wix representative was very courteous and tried to answer my questions and even gave me a replacement, but the same thing happened on another cold day. My conclusion is that this wasn't a one-time filter failure. I was chatting with a counterman at a local auto parts store about it, and he mentioned that he only uses Mobil 1 especially in our climate. He was formerly a quick oil change technician, so he has a lot of experience with filters.
Comparing the Wix and Mobil 1 filters, I noticed the metal backing of the mounting gasket isn't very strong on the Wix. My unscientific conclusion without tearing the filers apart is that the Mobil has a much stronger metal backing on the gasket and won't be compromised in cold temperatures. The Mobil 1 also uses an O-ring. Sorry... I wish I would have taken pictures of the 2 filters.
We had more days of -15F weather after I made the switch (some were -20F), and the new Mobil 1 held up great.
If you live in the north and are using Wix, watch out for extreme cold use. Otherwise I recommend using Mobil 1---I almost learned the hard way. I can't change the star rating, but I would drop it down significantly based on my near-catastrophic failure due to the Wix seal leak. Hope this helps you!
Customer comment below ;
I work in the aftermarket automotive parts industry, and after evaluating the differences in oil filters offered from Walmart (usually Fram) I've settled on the Wix brand due to its superior build and filtration qualities. It may be unfair to compare Fram to Wix since Fram is clearly a low-price brand, the difference in Wix's superiority is more than worth the difference in price (about $3.) I've seen Wix's advantage in its other filtration products too, so I only use Wix for cabin & air filters also in the Honda Odyssey (every time I get an exact fit).
Amazon Prime saves me 45 minutes of not having to drive to the auto parts store. This is extra time I can spend with my family which makes me a 'Happy Dad'!
IMPORTANT UPDATE: This filter's seal failed me in an extreme cold situation, so I've switched to the Mobil 1 M1-104 Extended Performance Oil Filter.
One day when we had -15F temperatures in the winter of 2013-14, I noticed that the oil started leaking badly from the filter upon start-up. Thankfully I noticed it and shut the motor down right away. I looked at the filter, and the oil was leaking badly around the base (on the Honda Odyssey, it is mounted upside down). I checked to see if the filter was secure (it was) and I started it again only to have the same leaking problem. I use full synthetic Mobil 1, so this wasn't an issue of the oil being too viscous on cold startup.
A local Wix representative was very courteous and tried to answer my questions and even gave me a replacement, but the same thing happened on another cold day. My conclusion is that this wasn't a one-time filter failure. I was chatting with a counterman at a local auto parts store about it, and he mentioned that he only uses Mobil 1 especially in our climate. He was formerly a quick oil change technician, so he has a lot of experience with filters.
Comparing the Wix and Mobil 1 filters, I noticed the metal backing of the mounting gasket isn't very strong on the Wix. My unscientific conclusion without tearing the filers apart is that the Mobil has a much stronger metal backing on the gasket and won't be compromised in cold temperatures. The Mobil 1 also uses an O-ring. Sorry... I wish I would have taken pictures of the 2 filters.
We had more days of -15F weather after I made the switch (some were -20F), and the new Mobil 1 held up great.
If you live in the north and are using Wix, watch out for extreme cold use. Otherwise I recommend using Mobil 1---I almost learned the hard way. I can't change the star rating, but I would drop it down significantly based on my near-catastrophic failure due to the Wix seal leak. Hope this helps you!
