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Howard64

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I have noticed the mpg I get with my Patriot and I am quite pleased. I calculated the mileage and it comes out to almost 26.8 Also given the fact that I do not get out much, my fuel lasts quite a while.

Recently the wife and I made a trip to see my sister, the Jeep sipped the fuel :)
Not to mention that the Jeep rode comfortable, cruised at 80mph for a bit. All in all I am quite pleased with my ride :) I still have low mileage....67k...In three years I have put about 10k miles.

I take good care of her :)
 
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Howard64 said:
I have noticed the mpg I get with my Patriot and I am quite pleased. I calculated the mileage and it comes out to almost 26.8 Also given the fact that I do not get out much, my fuel lasts quite a while.

Recently the wife and I made a trip to see my sister, the Jeep sipped the fuel :)
Not to mention that the Jeep rode comfortable, cruised at 80mph for a bit. All in all I am quite pleased with my ride :) I still have low mileage....67k...In three years I have put about 10k miles.

I take good care of her :)
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What year is your Patriot? Does it have the CVT transmission or the 6-speed Auto (or a manual transmission?).
 
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Howard64 said:
I have noticed the mpg I get with my Patriot and I am quite pleased. I calculated the mileage and it comes out to almost 26.8 Also given the fact that I do not get out much, my fuel lasts quite a while.

Recently the wife and I made a trip to see my sister, the Jeep sipped the fuel :)
Not to mention that the Jeep rode comfortable, cruised at 80mph for a bit. All in all I am quite pleased with my ride :) I still have low mileage....67k...In three years I have put about 10k miles.

I take good care of her :)
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Howard64 said:
My patriot is a 2016 with a CVT. :)
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I'm glad you love your Patriot. I love mine, too. Sad to have parted with my 2008 but I'm hanging onto my 2014 as long as I can. Mine is dependable and quite economical. I have the 2.0/5-spd.

Hopefully you have had the CVT fluid and both filters changed before this. If not, make it a priority. The owners manual is OTL on the recommended service. Keep the juice fresh and clean and you've got many happy miles ahead! I wish you good luck! :)
 
Discussion starter · #5 ·
I do need to get it done...just need to find a place that is reliable. I don't drive the hell out of the vehicle which helps, but You are right I do need it done.
Too bad I can't do it myself :)
 
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Howard64 said:
I do need to get it done...just need to find a place that is reliable. I don't drive the hell out of the vehicle which helps, but You are right I do need it done.
Too bad I can't do it myself :)
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Some do, but I've never done tranny service. I'd rather pay and have it done right. Do you have a decent dealer? Some dealers decline because they say it is a sealed unit (not true). Others point to the owners manual and say it's not due yet (true, but wrong). Many independent shops are shy about it because they don't want to get blamed if there follows a problem (sad, but they've got to cover themselves). A dealer should do it. If they won't, reach out to JeepCares on this site.
 
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I don't drive much, just average about 3500 miles per year. Recently I changed plugs and checked what the mpg all around was...26mpg...can't complain.
BTW I have the manual trans. Would never own an automatic.*
 
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Howard64 said:
Update...got the parts I need 71$ and found a place that will change the fluid and filters for 125$. Goin in this coming Monday they said I could wait for it to be done :)
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you could have done it yourself, it’s not that hard of a job to do. But oh well. You might want to ask them to reuse the original gasket for the CVT pan, those cheap rubber gaskets that come with the filter kit aren’t all that great (if that’s what you purchased). Make sure they fill the fluid to the proper level; there’s a way to do it right. I would suggest that you order this dipstick online so you can check the level of fluid on your own. You’ll need a way to measure the temperature of the transmission fluid, you can do it with a scan tool that can access the transmission module, or you can use the Jscan App to do it.

Here’s links to the dipstick: https://a.co/d/iBSI8oA

You’ll need this to connect Jscan to your Patriot: https://a.co/d/5XRZybY

The dipstick should come with the chart but here’s one just in case
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Discussion starter · #11 ·
As much as I would like to do it myself, I cannot. I do not have the space to work on it and I am disabled, cannot crawl around
to work on things. Thank you for the advice and such, I appreciate it :)
 
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Spirit of 76 said:
I don't drive much, just average about 3500 miles per year. Recently I changed plugs and checked what the mpg all around was...26mpg...can't complain.
BTW I have the manual trans. Would never own an automatic.*
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I average over 30 mpg annually with the manual due to some long trips, much less around town. Wonder if a manual will still be available in the future, had to go to an adjoining state in 2016 to get one.
 
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Howard64 said:
I have noticed the mpg I get with my Patriot and I am quite pleased. I calculated the mileage and it comes out to almost 26.8 Also given the fact that I do not get out much, my fuel lasts quite a while.

Recently the wife and I made a trip to see my sister, the Jeep sipped the fuel :)
Not to mention that the Jeep rode comfortable, cruised at 80mph for a bit. All in all I am quite pleased with my ride :) I still have low mileage....67k...In three years I have put about 10k miles.

I take good care of her :)
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Interesting, I have a 2014 Patriot and am only getting between 20-21 mpg. Thought I would get better given a 2.4l V4 engine
 
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Mdscire said:
Interesting, I have a 2014 Patriot and am only getting between 20-21 mpg. Thought I would get better given a 2.4l V4 engine
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That would be a 2.4L I4. No V4s in Jeeps since the 1960s. However, I agree that your fuel economy should be better. My FWD 2.4 delivered about 28MPG typically, and over 30 on the highway. Spark plugs are frequently neglected because most cars have 100,000 mile plugs and Patriot plugs are only good for 30,000 so people don't think about them.
 
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Howard64 said:
I have noticed the mpg I get with my Patriot and I am quite pleased. I calculated the mileage and it comes out to almost 26.8 Also given the fact that I do not get out much, my fuel lasts quite a while.

Recently the wife and I made a trip to see my sister, the Jeep sipped the fuel :)
Not to mention that the Jeep rode comfortable, cruised at 80mph for a bit. All in all I am quite pleased with my ride :) I still have low mileage....67k...In three years I have put about 10k miles.

I take good care of her :)
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I get around 20 mpg. This has been true since new. It is a 2014 Jeep Patriot automatic. 4 cylinders with CVT. Altough I live in a dense traffic city.
 
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Howard64 said:
I have noticed the mpg I get with my Patriot and I am quite pleased. I calculated the mileage and it comes out to almost 26.8 Also given the fact that I do not get out much, my fuel lasts quite a while.

Recently the wife and I made a trip to see my sister, the Jeep sipped the fuel :)
Not to mention that the Jeep rode comfortable, cruised at 80mph for a bit. All in all I am quite pleased with my ride :) I still have low mileage....67k...In three years I have put about 10k miles.

I take good care of her :)
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My 2015 has over 362k and saw 26mpg this year.
 
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