What color is the oil filter from the factory? My car has a blue oil filter... So is it still original oil?
Posted by RagSS (Member # 1127) on :
The oil filter from the factory is a blue (AC Delco) filter. Yours could be an original, ...or (obviously) someone could have replaced the original with another AC Delco.
Posted by 2002Z4CSS (Member # 1393) on :
I could have sworn that the original oil filter on my 2002 SS was white with the AC Delco name and part # in blue. I should have saved it. It diffently did not resemble the PF44 that is sold at the autoparts store. Posted by RichardZ SS (Member # 161) on :
I dont know about everybody else's, but mine was definately WHITE.
Posted by MRZ28HO (Member # 1162) on :
Yup, OEM (AC-Delco) is white. The blue one is replacement parts, and also AC-Delco. Then you have the black Ultra Gold (only UPF44), which is also AC-Delco. Posted by RagSS (Member # 1127) on :
...I kept my original (Blue) oil filter. For what I don't know, ...but still have it, and it's blue. They must have installed both colors.
Posted by HTWLSS (Member # 117) on :
quote:Originally posted by RagSS: ...I kept my original (Blue) oil filter. For what I don't know, ...but still have it, and it's blue. They must have installed both colors.
Kevin, you and Steve must have come from the same mold. I'd love to see you two compare original and spare parts stored.
Posted by RagSS (Member # 1127) on :
quote: you and Steve must have come from the same mold
...you mean I'm not alone? Posted by MM (Member # 1247) on :
On my 02 when I did the first oil change at 500 miles it was a blue one. GM used to use black ones from the factory to denote the origional filter. Recently they switched to all blue.... there was a service bulletin published for dealers. I'm currious why yours were white.... at any rate your cars must have been early 02 builds.
Posted by USA-1 (Member # 1535) on :
It's Ginos fault. He made the factory run out of blue paint. All they had left was white primer.
Posted by ONE BAD BIRD (Member # 1640) on :
So on my car, being an 02, the blue one would be original? Time to change it!!!
Posted by MM (Member # 1247) on :
quote:Originally posted by ONE BAD BIRD: So on my car, being an 02, the blue one would be original? Time to change it!!!
Not necessarly..... the replacment ones are blue also. When did you do your last oil change? If you bought it used I'm currious how many miles it has. You can also wait until the change oil light comes on.....
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