# Oil filter

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-filter/36615>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, malibu\
**Created:** [September 14, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-filter/36615 "2009-09-14T13:52:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![maso912](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@maso912](https://community.cartalk.com/u/maso912)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-filter/36615/1 "2009-09-14T13:52:03Z")

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location of oil filter

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-filter/36615/2 "2009-09-14T13:55:04Z")

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Model Year?  
Engine Option?  
Please, Thank You, CSA

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-filter/36615/3 "2009-09-14T19:27:48Z")

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At the auto parts store?

Seriously we need more information about your car.

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**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-filter/36615/4 "2009-09-14T19:33:05Z")

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If this Malibu has a 3.1 liter engine, it is on the “front” of the engine, meaning closest to the front of the car. Viewing of the oil filer is slightly obscured by the air dam and sub-frame, but it’s up there.

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**Author:** ![researcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/edb3f5/32.png) [@researcher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/researcher)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-filter/36615/5 "2009-09-14T19:47:35Z")

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Think of the worst place to put an oil filter and look there.