It was a genuine mopar brand filter. I noticed one pleat folded over. The fil er didnt look plugged or dirty and it certainly didnt act like it. Ive seen them lose a few psi when dirty, but ive never seen one show symptoms like this. Im guessing the lifter is just a bad lifter and not sure it has anything to do with tbe problems i was having. After seeing the new coil leaking and the burnt cap and rotor, whats a guy have to do to get a quality part now?????