Where is the Oil Filter on a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu? I bought the filter and it is actually a cartridge?

I bought the oil filter and oil the other day and the filter actually looks like the same stuff an air filter is made of... I think the guy called it a cartridge?? Where does it go?Where is the Oil Filter on a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu? I bought the filter and it is actually a cartridge?
Check on the left side of the engine block right under the hood. There should be a plastic cap on it. The plstic cap should screw off with a 1'; socket w/ rachet. This task is easier to do if you have an extension on your rachet. Hope this helps you.Where is the Oil Filter on a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu? I bought the filter and it is actually a cartridge?
check the top of your engine, it probably says eco-tec. On the right side of the engine towards the bottom you will see a circular cap that you will have to take off and the filter will be attached. take it off and put the new one on. If you do have an eco-tec it will take 5 quarts of oil. However, if your engine does not say ecotec it will be above your passenger wheel and to the left. Make sure that you looked up the right year for your car and got the right filter. You are probably right though since most 2002 and newer Chevys have these engines. Good Luck!!
there is probably a can shaped bulge on the side of your engine block, with a plastic looking cap on it...that is where it goes.





worst case scenerio, take it to jiffy lube and ask to see where it is when they change the oil.