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What was wrong with my oil filter?

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emanuel_v19

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Location
San Jose, Ca
Hello,

so i did the oil change on my car and when i took out the oil filter it was deformed. It got sucked in together for some reason. What could have happened? Anyone have any ideas? Im thinking i probably tightened up too much? maybe it was just a cheap filter? I used the FRAM oil filter if i remember correctly....
 
Timpanogos Slim

Timpanogos Slim

Go Kart Champion
Location
Hurtling up and down I15 in Utah
How long did you run that oil?

I presume the center plastic piece is still there and in good shape.

Use the mann-hummel filter. It is the OEM filter.

.:Delivered by bicycle courier
 
Elwood

Elwood

3-7-77
Location
Long Beach, CA
poonpower said:
fram has been good to me from my first car to this car. S'all good
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I don't mean to hijack and start an oil filter thread, but I need to at least throw out a warning here. Consumer Reports once rated Fram as the best filter out there based on their tests. As it turns out, the test was to find out which filter resisted clogging the longest. Fram won because it had the least amount of filter material inside. So, it didn't clog because it didn't filter much.

Back to the OP. I'm with Slim. I don't understand how this could happen with that plastic center tube (framework) in place.

 
ROH ECHT

ROH ECHT

K04 PLAY
Location
PDX OR
Car(s)
2007 MKV GTI
Use the oem or Mann...
 
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moarhorsepower

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Location
New Jersey
Car(s)
Mustang GT, Golf R
Never use a Fram. They are garbage.
 
g60_corrado_91

g60_corrado_91

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Location
IL
Car(s)
2006 GTI 6MT Pkg 1
Consumer Reports. Not a fan of any of their reports personally.

Curious to see how many miles you had on the oil.
 
g60_corrado_91

g60_corrado_91

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Location
IL
Car(s)
2006 GTI 6MT Pkg 1
Timpanogos Slim

Timpanogos Slim

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Location
Hurtling up and down I15 in Utah
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