Dusty Bones 8 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I went out to see who has oil filters for the little engine. Advance auto said they could get me one. So the lady says its $119.99. I looked at her screen and the part numbers match up for the factory part. I can order them online for $7.98 or there abouts from them. So I went down to the dealer and eight bucks and change got me one. That's a huge difference from a $220.00 part at the dealer for the wife's aveo that I got on Amazon for $13.00. I don't think I would trust anything else. The factory filter is a solid little filter. It is heavy and a peek inside shows it ain't built like a regular filter. Kind of wondering if anyone uses a different brand how that's working for them. Also makes me wonder if the quick lubes and Walmart are doing damage using a different filter. I'm not going to find out. Chippy848 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sparkfanatic 70 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 My dealer ran out of OEM filters so got one from the auto parts store . My oil got overfilled because of it . I had to bring it back the next day when they got the OEM filter in . There's some variation of Spark engines and I wouldn't trust that the aftermarket is actually for the US model . There's been other owners who changed their own oil and couldn't get the correct amount of oil in when using an aftermarket .one . Chippy848 1 Link to post Share on other sites
psquare75 35 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 How about my dealer who dumps in 5 qts every time? Could have sworn it's 4.5. Link to post Share on other sites
sparkfanatic 70 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Mine takes 4 quarts with filter . I think it was my first oil change and they put 5 quarts in and overfilled it . It was probably an inch over the full line on the dipstick . I had to bring the car back the next morning . So at least a few times I had to return due to oil level not being correct . They finally got it down where I don't feel the need to recheck their work . Chippy848 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Chippy848 9 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Go to rockauto.com they have ac Delco filters for the spark and the last time I bought them they were less than 5 bucks plus shipping. If you buy something else greatly reduces shipping. I buy several at a time so I have them in stock a greatly reduces cost I did my first oil change on mine a while ago and it took like 4 1/2 quarts to bring it up where it's Spose to be on stick. 200 bucks for a filter is laughable! Link to post Share on other sites
Retired old Gearhead 201 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 No, No..That must be the 'magic' self healing 200Kmi filter that falls off when it's full of, well...you get my drift... Chippy848 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Chippy848 9 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Yeah kinda hard to imagine $200 filter. Like 1000 percent markup???? Link to post Share on other sites
sparkfanatic 70 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 The price was probably for a bulk pack of filters . Link to post Share on other sites
robertlane 18 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 The price was probably for a bulk pack of filters . That's what I was thinking too. Maybe they were packaged for fleet use. Link to post Share on other sites
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