I had one similar to yours. The agitator had the familiar 4 holes and the fabric softener cup, but there was no filter inside the agitator behind the holes. To compete with Sears/Whirlpool, Maytag engineers carved two opposing polygonal holes in the bottom of the washbasket, directly under the agitator base and fitted them with two screens made out of the same tarlatan material used in the HOH dryer plastic lint filters. I don't know how well they worked, because as soon as I bought my 1995 Maytag washer, I tossed the offending new-style boring white agitator and retro-fitted the machine with a classic blue Powerfin Agitator with filter and dispenser and a chrome top. One of the reasons that I did it is because we only have septic systems here in Stony Creek and the guy that came out to inspect the system when I moved in the house suggested that I not flush stuff like lint down the drains. It builds up, doesn't degrade and clogs the systems. A lot of people here but those filters over the ends of the drain hoses as well to stop the lint from going into the fields.