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Abstract

A filter element for an internal combustion engine includes a first wall including a first groove, a second wall including a first aperture configured to receive air from the breather conduit, a second aperture configured to deliver air to the intake conduit, and a second groove surrounding the first and second apertures, wherein the first and second apertures are equally sized, are the same shape, and are equally spaced apart from a center of the filter element, and filter media extending between the walls, wherein the filter media comprises pleated paper, wherein the filter media and the walls define an interior chamber, and wherein the first and second apertures connect to the interior chamber such that filtered air mixes with unfiltered gases provided through the first aperture prior to exiting the interior chamber through the second aperture.

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