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This very issue was made worse by articles that served to confuse the issue and make it appear that anything that had API and ILSAC approvals was an equivalent product to what GM required. API and ILSAC were (and still are) only a minimal standard that fall short of a lot of manufacturers specs.
Follow this story and read the comments to see where a lot of the confusion came from.
http://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/26315/general/x/do-i-have-to-use-the-manufacturers-oil#latest
http://www.edmunds.com/car-care/do-i-have-to-use-the-manufacturers-oil.html
http://www.edmunds.com/car-care/stop-changing-your-oil.html
The arguments "against" the new specifications by certain parties relied on misinformation between what is a specification, versus what is a brand. It was no accident on their part that they played that game, IMO. That led to no shortage of "expert consumer" advice which discouraged the use of products that truly met the specifications. Do some research, and you will see the misuse of the Magnuson Moss act which blurred the lines as to what was really "equivalent". There were some "experts" that went as far as to attack shops who followed the manufacturers recommendations claiming price gouging on basic services. That served to encourage consumers to go to cheaper alternatives, which meant in all likelihood that their cars were (and may still be getting) serviced with products that fail to meet their vehicle's specifications. I wish that was true, but the effort to try and educate the consumer was rewarded with accusations of greed while ignorance of the changes in the specifications was lauded as being in favor of the consumer because it allowed for cheaper prices. Just do a little searching and watch it play out even inside of this forum, in fact this very thread.
Fords can use oil too BTW.
I'd see the dealer and let them do a use test with your boat in tow.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,