Chevrolet Silverado Oil Filters

The factory oil filter in your Chevrolet Silverado is essential when it comes to protecting your engine from damage. Much like your air filter, it prevents contaminants from getting into your engine, building up, and causing performance issues.

How Your Oil Filter Works

Even the freshest motor oil still contains impurities left over after the refining process is compete. Left to their own devices, they would quickly gather in the many moving parts and eventually impair the oil's ability to properly lubricate those parts. The filter removes those impurities from the oil to begin with. It also collects any pollutants that the oil gathers on its way through the engine, keeping the oil clean and fresh. Eventually, though, even the best oil filter can get too clogged or degraded to operate properly. That’s when you need to change yours out.

How to Tell That It's Time to Replace Your Oil Filter

The good news is that there are clear signs of a failing oil filter. Those include:

• Weakening engine performance
• You hear metallic noises coming from your truck's engine
• You notice dirty smoke coming from the exhaust
• Your oil pressure dash light comes on

How Often You Should Replace Your Oil Filter

Your recommended oil filter change schedule has a lot to do with your model year, so it's always best to check the maintenance schedule detailed in your owner's manual. Typically, you should replace yours every other time you change your motor oil. When you do seek out a new oil filter, take care to choose the best one for your Chevy Silverado. That means choosing genuine GM, since they're the only oil filters that are guaranteed to be compatible with your truck's engine. That ensures a proper gasket seal that you can trust. Find yours in our online auto parts catalog, in stock and ready to ship. Buy today to save time and money!