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Distorted oil filter

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GTIEagles:
I gave my GTI an oil change tonight and I noticed the fins on the old filter were distorted, is this normal?

4ndy:
Ive noticed this on a couple of oil changes  No rips tears so didn't think too much of it  Always changed yearly around 5000 miles.  Mann filters

GTIEagles:
Yeah mine had no tears either. Mine too was a genuine Mann filter but it's the first time I've done an oil change on this car so wasn't too sure if it was normal or not.

4ndy:
Perhaps it wasn't seated correctly in the base of the housing then force applied to the top when refitting caused the vanes to collapse straight away (guess)

GTIEagles:
That sounds feasible enough or it might have been fine all along until removal which I guess could twist a soggy filter easily?

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