Thomcat said:
Sure, and a PF46 or a PF 64 will fit also and probably a dozen other spin-ons with the same thread and approximate size gasket. If it came with a PF48 and it says PF 48 in the owners manual, it gets ONLY a PF48.....there's a lot more to a filter than fit.......the filter media pore size, surface area and the construction and cutoff pressure of the bypass valve to name a few.
The PF 48 IS the filter for the 5.3.; it has not been discountinued or superceeded. If they can't use the correct number filter, what makes you think that it's filled with the correct Dexos equivalent oil? That's why I never use the free changes from the dealer pr let a quickie lube place touch the vehicle. I spend a few bucks and do it myself so I know that I am always getting the correct filter and Mobil 1, not some mystery lubricant pumped from a 55 gal drum.
I wouldn't want to show up at a dealer for warranty work with burned bearings, worn cam or bad lifter and the incorrect number oil filter attached and be surprised when they blame it for the damage.
FURTHER INFO-
Just bought a '15 Traverse to replace the '12 Avy (the '13 will be the lifelong keeper) so I checked a few sources and ran across an interesting read in a GM Tech bulletin:
Correct Replacement Oil Filter
Beginning in 2012, the V6 engine (RPOs
LFW, LFX, LLT) available in 2012-2016
Enclave, LaCrosse; 2012 SRX; 2013-2016
SRX, XTS; 2012-2013 Captiva (VIN L),
Impala; 2012-2016 Equinox, Traverse;
2014-2016 Captiva (VIN L), Impala (VIN
W), Impala (VIN (1); and 2012-2016 Acadia
and Terrain (excluding police vehicles
with RPO 9C1, 9C3) was redesigned
with tighter engine tolerances. The oil
pressure was increased to accommodate
these tighter tolerances. As a result, the
oil filter specifications of the production
oil filter and the service oil filter were also
improved to meet the new engine requirements.
When servicing these V6 engines, it?s
important to use the recommended replacement
ACDelco PF63E oil filter (GM
#19330000) to ensure proper engine oil
filtration and engine performance.
These V6 engines are factory built with
an ACDelco PF64 oil filter, which may be
confused with the ACDelco PF48 oil filter
because both oil filters have the same
appearance and oil can size. However,
these two oil filters have different internal
specifications. The OEM PF64 oil filter
has a much higher bypass valve rating
that matches the service oil filter requirement
of the PF63E, which was specifically
chosen
to match the performance
demands
of these engines.
The ACDelco PF64 oil filter installed by
the factory meets the specifications of the
ACDelco PF63E ? but due to the length
of the ACDelco PF63E oil filter can, the
engine plant cannot build with it because
it currently interferes with the assembly
line process.
So according to this the article the PF63 (PF63E being the ecology version of the PF63)
is not equivalent to the PF48, having different internal specs for use in newer high oil pressure V6 engines. As, above the PF64 (NOT THE PF4
is the short version of the PF63 so obviously the PF63
is not the long version of the PF48. Combine this with the redesigned valve lifters and lower operating oil pressures in the later Avys (20 psi in my '12 and '13 when warm at idle as opposed to 35-40 psi on my '07)) and it might be even less advisable to substitute a different filter with a higher bypass setting on the later 5.3l.s Avy's Owner's Manual specifies PF48......so a PF48 goes in!