GM dealer installed smashed filter?

[Johnny248]

Customer brought this in today because it is leaking oil everywhere. It looks like someone dropped the filter prior to installing it? This filter isn't really in an area where it could be hit by any debris. It's cracked where it is smashed. V6 Equinox

 

[FowVay]

ohhh, that's a nice one.

 

[JavierH19]

Did the customer come back 10 minutes after leaving?

 

[paulo57509]

That looks like a lot more than just dropping the filter on the ground. It probably got hit with road debris after it was installed.

 

[ls1mike]

Yeah I have dropped filters before and never had damage like that. How long was it in service?

 

[JavierH19]

That looks like a lot more than just dropping the filter on the ground. It probably got hit with road debris after it was installed.

Yeah a 3-5ft drop wouldn't do that. If it was in service for more than 10 minutes they hit something.

 

[Johnny248]

I don't know. The filter is way up high above the ac compressor and behind the radiator on this vehicle. Not sure what happened .

 

[racer12306]

I agree, that's more than a drop.

That does look like a pretty safe location, if something did come up and hit it, you'd definitely see damage on other parts.

 

[paulo57509]

Lots of weird stuff happens when you run over things.

I don't know if this is urban legend - soon after the San Mateo Bridge was opened, it was reported that a woman ran over a length of rebar. The bar had flipped upwards and came through the driver side floorboard impaling her. No, she didn't survive.

 

[Barkleymut]

how much oil was left in the pan?

 

[PontiacHO]

They used a cup type filter wrench to install it. The cup got hung and they did some twisting etc to remove the cup. Just another opinion…

 

[Vil_Riker]

How could it crack like that whether you drop it or hit with something. That's some low quality casing.

 

[Johnny248]

How could it crack like that whether you drop it or hit with something. That's some low quality casing.

Maybe it was damaged and it took a little bit being under pressure to break through?

 

[KCJeep]

Looks terrible but I'm not convinced that's an impact... @PontiacHO could be on to it.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Lowered the lift with the drain pan still under there?

Odd one.

 

[Nukeman7]

If you zoom in on the photo, the uneven texture of the blue paint on the filter housing looks very suspect...almost looks like someone re-sprayed it with a rattle can, perhaps to cover up existing damage to the canister housing. Looks like there may be some blue paint inside the cavity of the crack itself. It is also conspicuous that there are a couple of dents on the fractured end cap, but no gouged paint except for two small witness marks on the cylindrical part of the can just above the fluted end.

What kind of filter was it? AC Delco? Purolator? Unlabeled generic overseas jobber filter?

 

[Paco Pena]

I cant see anyone installing a filter in that condition.

Paco

 

[Johnny248]

It is and AC Delco PF63. I'll post some welcome

 

[Johnny248]

Customer brought this in today because it is leaking oil everywhere. It looks like someone dropped the filter prior to installing it? This filter isn't really in an area where it could be hit by any debris. It's cracked where it is smashed. V6 Equinox

I'm pretty sure the shinny mark is from when my tech removed the filter.

 

[DuckRyder]

Agree - that looks like something heavy was placed on top of it with the base down and it still doesn't explain the crease...