Engine oil filters

where the heck is the oil filter? lol

LARRY01Z28 said:

where the heck is the oil filter? lol

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In a black container on the right side of the engine. See Cruze Oil Change - 1.4T.

You can also add STP S10246 to the oil filter list as this is the one Autozone sells.

Looks like Purilator's version is: L15839

NAPA GOLD:
Part Number - NGF-7674

Burt

so what is a good oil filter, or the best, and does the filter matter if I use synthetic oil?

Macman said:

so what is a good oil filter, or the best, and does the filter matter if I use synthetic oil?

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WIX is generally one of the best, and very reasonably priced.

oshia86 said:

WIX is generally one of the best, and very reasonably priced.

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that's what I used on my altima.

Has anyone used the Mobil 1 Oil Filter? Autozome has 5qts of Mobile 1 and a Mobile 1 Oil Filter on sell. THey dont sell the wix filter that I want to use. But they do sell the AC Delco which would be my second choice.

My old engine(a 2.2 ecotec in a 2004 cavalier) used a similar filter as this car, I found a major design defect in every oil filter EXCEPT the AC Delco one. On the AC delco the paper ends were glued into place, but on the other brands they were not. at 3,000miles the fram or wix filter would be totally collapsed on itself.
I changed oil on a 2010 GMC terrain & it also used a similar filter, the wix they used was totally collapsed on itself at 3,000miles. Anyone using these other brands should keep an eye out when changing their oil, I would suspect once collapsed it would not flow properly.

Side note: I let my oil go a bit longer with an AC filter & at 7500miles the filter had not collapsed at all(on the cavalier).

I found that the Wix and the AC are the exact same filter and are made in the USA by Hengst.
They seem to be high quality and very well made. I would buy based on price. The Fram is available at Walmart but is made in China. I have no experience with the others...

...I've also found 2 different types of Fram 10246 at Walmart. Both are made in China but one is more like the Hengst type filter material.

I'd stay away from the Fram for our Cruze. It's a piece of junk filter.

The best one I've seen or heard of for our cars, as of 9/30/12, is the OEM AC Delco (Hengst) filter. Better construction, reasonably priced online, and made in the US.

amazon has the ac delco filters.

Amazon.com: ACDelco PF2257G Oil Filter: Automotive

montess1 said:

amazon has the ac delco filters.

Amazon.com: ACDelco PF2257G Oil Filter: Automotive

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Buy from rockauto.com. They are less than $5 each. Shipping was $7 no matter how many I ordered so I grabbed a dozen.

MIPS64 said:

Buy from rockauto.com. They are less than $5 each. Shipping was $7 no matter how many I ordered so I grabbed a dozen.

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I did the same, only I used Wix filters. They use a good filter media and have a solid construction.

i think Wix filters are made by Hengst,they look just like the AC Delco filter.

montess1 said:

i think Wix filters are made by Hengst,they look just like the AC Delco filter.

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Wix (likely does) and AC Delco (definitely) merely re-box Hengst filters for our car since Hengst is more an OEM supplier than an aftermarket parts maker.

Wix/AC Delco/Purolator. I don't use Fram on anything. Carquest is a reboxed Wix.