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Originally Posted by Hops128i
sorry guess i'm being dense here... but i don't get this at all, how does the cage get separated from cap? I've changed my oil many times... and never gotten the cage part separated. With the link someone supplied, i've put together the sequence of events as: oil is changed at a lube shop with a crappy oil filter, then the oil changed at a dealership where the cap and cage get separated, at which point the dealer incorrectly reassembles the cap, cage assembly causes issues with oil circulation. Is that right?
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If you squeeze the filter while pulling, instead of pulling evenly on all edges, it can theoretically come off. I'm still waiting for an expert opinion. I did play with a proper one and it seems to work this way.