Dented Toyota Oil Filter Options

[Sinyk]

I just received a bunch of parts from 1sttoyotaparts.com and one of them was a Toyota oil filter. After some research online, it turns out that these are actually quite well made so I thought I would give it a try. When it arrived, I noticed that it had a dent in the top.

Here are a couple links to pictures of the filter:




Now from what I have read online, it seems that people are 50/50 on whether it is safe to use a dented filter. What do you guys think? Will that dent cause any performance issues with the filter? From what I know, the bypass valve is on that end of the filter, but is that dent in a place where it would affect the function of the valve?

[6strngs]

If that EGR code doesn't go away, try removing the valve itself and the tube going to it, then using some q-tips or something, clean out the passage-way where the valve connects to the manifold, and where the tube connects to the head. I had an EGR code too about 2 weeks before I needed to smog it and I replaced almost every component and nothing worked. then I tried this and it took care of it