On my '05 SM it looks like this...

A big flake of this junk fell into my tank today . I'm going to ask at the dealer tomorrow when I take it in for the 6000mi service.

Always click it till it's straight and the effort to get it off varies but never had alot of trouble.

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Yes, my panted threads and beyond look like the paint is curdling and was wondering that myself. that and when it falls into the tank how long does it take to plug up a filter