Cut open MGL4967 4877mi 04 Corolla

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This filter was in use September through March, filtering a mix of VWB 5W-20 SM and Smitty 10W-40 SN. The car is mostly short-tripped to work 11 miles one way, with a 800 mile trip thrown in.
No tears, even with the bad pleat spacing. Some crud has accumulated in the pleats, but none at the bottom of the can this time. The filter was cut 3 days after removal, compared to 2 months for the previous filter https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/4936106/cut-mgl4967-5067mi-04-corolla. I don't know what it is with this car, but all the filters I've cut had carbon debris.
1000 miles before the oil change, the valve cover gasket was replaced: https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/4993127/1

edit: Sorry for the pics, they were taken under headlamp lighting.

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I've said it before....why can the Chinese make a $2.00 oil filter with nice straight pleats...and American made filters that cost 2 or 3 times more often have WAVY, un-even pleats???
 
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Thanks for the replies everyone!
FWIW this one was made in Canada.



Thanks for the pics
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