GM OIl Filter Bulletin

[possum]

Found this nugget today in GlobalConnect on the Parts tab all the way down under the applications tabs in the "Reference Library"
I thought it might be important:

GM CUSTOMER CARE & AFTERSALES
URGENT - DISTRIBUTE IMMEDIATELY

DATE 02/25/2016
SUBJECT Oil Filter Usage
MODELS 2016 Buick Encore, Chevrolet, Malibu, Cruze, Spark, & Volt Equipped with Engine RPOs LE2, LV7, LFV and L3A
TO All Chevrolet, Buick, & GMC Dealers
ATTN Parts Managers, Service Managers, Service Technicians and Fleet Service and Part Managers

The new small gas engines launched in the 2016 vehicles use oil filter P/N 12667194.
This P/N has been superseded to P/N12670058, then superseded to P/N12674698 (AC Delco UPF64R).

If this part number is unavailable you can use oil filter P/N 12640445 (AC Delco PF64) until stock becomes available for the P/N12667194 - P/N12670058 – P/N12674698 oil filter (AC Delco UPF64R).

Thank you for your cooperation.

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GM CUSTOMER CARE & AFTERSALES

[bigmac]

Thanks for the heads up, possum. Why would GM hide this bulletin?

[johnmc98]

Thanks for the heads up, possum. Why would GM hide this bulletin?

Because everyone knows that this information is not anything any of us might be interested in finding out about........Yeah, right!!

[bentwrench54]

Thanks for the heads up! I found it on global. Printed it off and taped it to the board.

[Richard]

There is no pricing info on the 12674698 but the info there says it's a UPF65R...not a 64...

[bentwrench54]

I peeked under a 16 Malibu being pdi'd today. Has a pf64 filter on it. The pf65 filter used to be only used on volts.

Anyone have any dimensions of both filters?

[Bravepart]

GM sounds as confused as we are. Oil filters, different weight oils ,no 5w20 dexos available. Something that used to be super simple has become a real headache now.