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Here is an Example of an Oil filter that has been “WARPED”. This is a pretty regular thing on the N14. Maybe 1 out of 20 cars will have this problem when doing an oil service.

So how do they look? As in a previous post, I mentioned that the oil will cake up on the back of the valves. Well here is a picture of it. What corprate is saying to fix this is to run a fuel additive in the gas tank every 3k miles. I believe this is GARBAGE due to the N14 being direct injected. The fuel Never even touches this part of the engine. So how will this help? Usually #4 cylinder is the worst. And from What I’ve seen every 30k miles You will need a Carbon cleaning. And this is what the same valves look like after they have been cleaned.

The biggest thing with the turbo cars is to check the oil regularly. This is the key to a long lasting engine. I believe that the turbo creates a a huge pressure differential causing the oil to be pressurized and to be burned and to cake on the back of the valves. (more on that later) It is not uncommon that the oil will be 3qts low after an oil change that was done only 3k ago. So please check your oil regularly it will save you many expensive problems down the road. I would recommend to check it evry other gas fill up.