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Cabin Filter
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vincentw56
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A picture might help.
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lol, I did
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vincentw56
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There wasn't one that's why I mentioned it. Anyway, it looks like when it was pushed in something was in there or something caught it. But that's not normal.
Redz72
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It looks like it got crunched. Probably installed in a rush.
fishslayer
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Installed improperly
Darksteel165
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100% this.
It's a tight fit (getting it angled in) and instead of wiggling it in if you crush the side it will do that.
Someone was in a hurry and didn't care, replace it and just be gentle when you put it in.
BowDown
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Because it was jammed into the housing instead of slowly installing it to ensure that this didn't happen. The way the housing is made you have to angle the filter into the opening and the left side usually gets deformed like that. That and the filter frame being cardboard is the reason I replaced mine with a K&N which doesn't deform on insertion. The deformation also allows unfiltered air to bypass filter and may be why so many people complain of dusty cabins
