Originally Posted By: bullwinkle
Looks like it was made a little too long, looks a little squashed. Fortunately strong enough to survive it. IMO, still not sure why cartridges are superior to spin-on filters, seems to be a lot to go wrong!
Every filter I have taken out of this engine looks a little squashed. It is a characteristic of the Ecotec cartridge design.
It is actually why I went with this filter since it has wire backed mesh, I figured it would be stronger. I didn't trust a regular pleated cellulose filter for an extended OCI.
The oem filters looked more squashed than this in 3k miles!