Changed the oil in my sister's ‘08 Explorer. Filter and oil have been in service for almost 2 years and 8k ish miles. The first 8-12 months, the vehicle wasn't used. Finally got around to changing it. The pleats are very wavy but no tears. There is one location where it looks like a tear, so I cut the media out to find that it is only a seam where it's glued together.