Larger Capacity Oil Filter for Patriot 2.4L

Esteves858 · Jun 17, 2023

I have a 2007 Jeep Patriot with the 2.4L engine and it’s still going strong and nearing 200k miles.

If you are looking for a larger capacity oil filter over the stock size, I can confirm that the WIX 57045XP fits just fine and still stays fairly protected from road debris inside the plastic shield under the front bumper.

WIX-57045XP

Thread Size: M22 x 1.5
Height (in.): 4.828 in.
Outside Diameter (in.): 2.939 in.
Filter Bypass Relief Valve: Yes
Anti-Drainback Valve: Yes
Relief Valve Open (psi): 12-15 psi

It is just the right height as any taller in height exposes the bottom to road debris so I would not suggest finding anything taller.

Sandstone · Jun 17, 2023

Cool, thanks for the info!

dudeitseli · Jun 19, 2023

What's the benefit of a bigger filter?

Treegrower · Jun 21, 2023

dudeitseli said:
What's the benefit of a bigger filter?

You can have more oil in your engine. On some vehicles you can put on a substantially bigger filter to "maybe" use an extra 8 ounces of oil. In this case where the larger filter is only 1.5 inches longer, my opinion is that the small extra oil is of no consequence.
You might have more filter media in the larger filter, allowing it to run longer without clogging up or otherwise restricting flow. I say might, because in rare occasions the longer filter has the same amount of media as the shorter one. Maybe the larger filter would have less tendency to go into bypass mode (clogged or extreme cold weather?)? Again, my opinion is that for most cases, this is a non-issue, a solution looking for a problem. Stock engine filters have excess flow potential. It might help if you have a neglected, sludged, or otherwise very dirty engine that you are running products to clean the engine out.
Finally, this is a stretch: on some forums I participate in, it is suggested that with all things equal (design, filter media type, etc.) a larger filter results in slightly better filtration efficiency numbers vs. the smaller one, meaning it filters a bit better. One theory is the oil spends a tiny amount more time passing through the media, resulting in better filtration. This is all speculation and anecdotal.

todde702 · Jun 21, 2023

As Treegrower stated, probably not much of an advantage. Back in the days of carbureted v8 engines though, you could get filters that added as much as an extra quart of oil. It helped with keeping the oil cleaner between changes, especially on worn out engines with lots of blowby or idle mis-fires letting raw fuel into the pan. On leaky engines, it would also give you a little longer between top ups knowing you could safely let the oil read below the low line on the dipstick. Slowed the inevitable rebuild needed at 120k miles or so.

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