Today I did an oil change on a 2003 Silverado 5.3 2WD. The protocol at my work is to verify the oil filter using the most recent application guide (2012). The guide called for a 1042 filter, while the truck had a 1522 filter on it. I checked the 2011 application guide and it called for a 1522.
Now this might not seem interesting but the 1042 is about half the size of the 1522.
So what do you guys think about the change? Was it because the shorter filter (1042) is cheaper to make then the 1522? I would think that the bigger filter would be better and since the 1522 is the filter that was called for over the past 9 years that it is the one that should be used.
Thoughts?
Now this might not seem interesting but the 1042 is about half the size of the 1522.
So what do you guys think about the change? Was it because the shorter filter (1042) is cheaper to make then the 1522? I would think that the bigger filter would be better and since the 1522 is the filter that was called for over the past 9 years that it is the one that should be used.
Thoughts?