Hello everyone, I'll try not to ramble on. Wife and I just bought 2018 Chevy sparks (same day, we're strange). As a BITOG member the first thing i did was look up the oil and filter requirements. Oil is easy, already had that picked out. But the filter has caused me some confusion. Usually I'd just run a Fram ultra and call it a day, but there seems to be no Ultra for my application. Sad day for me but that means i just revert back to the OEM filters. I look in the manual and it calls for a UPF64R filter. Another sad day for me as i can get the PF64 filter at Walmart, but no luck with the UPF64R.
So i look around a little bit, the PF64 seems to be the same size and be interchangeable. But I also have read small chevy engines require a higher bypass rating that the UPF filter offers. I ordered 4 of the UPF filters and just let it go. But today I was under the spark and noticed the factory filter is a PF64. In this situation would you use the more expensive UPF filters, or switch to the PF64 filter you could source locally? Also, does this mean these filters are interchangeable? Maybe there are just specific engines that need the UPF filter?
So i look around a little bit, the PF64 seems to be the same size and be interchangeable. But I also have read small chevy engines require a higher bypass rating that the UPF filter offers. I ordered 4 of the UPF filters and just let it go. But today I was under the spark and noticed the factory filter is a PF64. In this situation would you use the more expensive UPF filters, or switch to the PF64 filter you could source locally? Also, does this mean these filters are interchangeable? Maybe there are just specific engines that need the UPF filter?