Awesome! Now I'm going to order my k&n!

 

Yeah nobody carries them locally yet. The Jeep dealer wanted $25+tax for a paper filter, and the K&N was only $45 and had free shipping (and I never have to buy another one). I got it from autoanything.com

 

This is good info. Thanx for the pics. I'll be doing this job over the weekend.

My K&N Filter is being delivered today via Purolator.
Won't have to clean it for 50,000 miles (80,000kms)
I'll worry about getting a cleaning kit then.

 

Thanks for the write up! I'll be watching your fuelly sig for an improvement in mpg.

 

X2

 

I hope it goes up. The only problem with monitoring MPG increase is that I had a bad alignment from the beginning and recently had it aligned at the dealership. My last highway trip (post alignment, pre-K&N) was 25.0 mpg :wow: I had a bit of a tailwind and drove easy between 65-70. I didn't think I would even hit 25 with a K&N. If it never happens again, I will know it must have been a fluke (Maybe the Shell pump at the start of the trip put in more gas than it said lol ...yeah right).

 

do you have a link to the filter you bought?

I had gone to wal-mart and picked up the one that the system in the isle said was right, clearly wasn't what i needed.

And, I'll echo the original posters remarks about how suprised I was at the difficulty of getting the back two screws loose, even the 2in stubby screw driver couldn't hardly reach.

But i like the idea of something that can last a little longer, just wasn't sure of size or a good place to buy.

Also i noticed all the "Fuelly" Sigs, so I signed up for an account today, do any of you know, can you update those from a BB? or do i just need to keep logging in the notebook and upload when I get home?

thanks everyone

 

do you have a link to the filter you bought?...

....Also i noticed all the "Fuelly" Sigs, so I signed up for an account today, do any of you know, can you update those from a BB? or do i just need to keep logging in the notebook and upload when I get home?

thanks everyone

E-1998 K&N Filter $46.95, free shipping

On your phone, bookmark this link http://m.fuelly.com It is the easiest way that I have found of checking my MPG

 

wonderful, thanks

 

The weird thing is I don't remember my engine area being so dirty the last time I saw it a few weeks ago, and I haven't taken the Jeep any where since then to get dirty like that (just driving through the streets on Dallas). I am trying to figure out how it got so dirty in there. It almost looks like I left it parked outside in a rainstorm with the hood open... which I most definitely did not do

 

Because the hood on a Patriot never really closes all the way.

 

OMG!

What a pain in the a$$ it was to change the OEM Air Filter to this K&N one.

I finally had some time on Saturday and it took 35mins to do it...in 38C heat!
I don't have a socket wrench or sockets so I had to use a screwdriver and an adjustable wrench... but because the unit is so close to the back wall of the Patriot i had to use a stubby screwdriver for the back two screws. On top of that they are in there pretty tight.

Lining up the filter in the box is a bit tricky... kinda have to force it a bit... that took me 10mins at least.

I'm glad i won't have to go through that process again for a while. And hopefully I'll have a propper socket set by then

 

Yeah, its a bit of a pain. I'm glad the K&N lasts longer between servicing. As far as lining up the filter, I think the K&N may be slightly long. There is a groove in the box for that extra bit off plastic at the end of the oem filter, bit the K&N doesn't have that.

It's not so bad with sockets... Just takes time to unscrew all those screws

 

Two weeks have passed... any thoughts?

 

You know it's hard to say. Since I put in the K&N, the Jeep was in for a second alignment(mpg is always down after it leaves the dealer), and a couple times I went to the store while my wife stayed in the Jeep with the engine running with the A/C. On top of this, my tires are 2 lbs low right now.

One last problem is that my 5 mile commute is early morning, and during that time I usually hit every stop light red. Before I moved to this apartment which is closer to work, I got well above EPA estimates in my xB. In the Jeep (got it after the move), I barely hit EPA estimates. I sold the xB too soon after we moved to this apartment to know how much it affected my fuel economy, and to know whether or not I am averaging much lower than I used to.

Now with that said, my fuel economy has remained the same in the two full tanks of gas I put in. Considering all the variables I mentioned (which were not in my favor), I would like to think that means my average will be going up when I get some consistent fill-ups.

I filled up yesterday after some long distance city driving (had a couple more green lights). This was probably an accurate measurement because this last fill up was after I was the only one driving the Jeep, and I never left the engine idling for long periods (like to keep the A/C running) This tank I averaged 20.5 MPG, nearly 2 MPG higher than I was averaging. So more time will tell

Either way, this K&N filter was less than the cost of 2 Mopar filters, and it will be the only filter I ever have in the Jeep. We'll see how it does on the highway next week when I visit my parents

 

Auto zone sells the k&n filter for 42.00. Installing mine today. Thanks for the pics I needed that.

 

No problem, and its good to know Autozone carries them now. Make sure to push the K&N filter back far enough otherwise the lid won't close. When you push the filter back far enough to close the lid, make sure it still seals around the air intake tube

 

I saw the sane thing with the length of the k&n. There are small grooves it is supposed to slide into but nothing too bad. Lid shut good maybe a little touching on top but I noticed a slight power increase.

 

I have a question, so since I have a 2011 and wanted to get the cai kit, what would I do with that airbox cover with the dumb computer on top?

 

That's the $150+ question

 

Yeah it is.................................
:doh:

 

sweet! I hope this is sticked. I just picked up my K&N today and was wondering if it needed special treatment.

 

Any word on the difference in the k&n compared to stock yet? mpg increase? does the sound vary a little? and what mileage did you all change to the k&n at?

 

I just installed the K&N on my Patriot.. I know it's shaped differently but it has definitely made a difference in the sound. It sounds a lot deeper then before.

 

I didn't notice a whole lot of difference in mine, but I am saving money on filters. I changed to it at about 4,000 miles, and now I am close to 23,000

 

Ive had mine on for a couple hundred miles and havent notice any increase in mileage averaging 23mpg all city miles. But it does sound better when accelerating and a lot better to drive.

Im surprised Murman didnt comment on your dirty engine bay hahaha.

 

Im surprised Murman didnt comment on your dirty engine bay hahaha.

Lol yeah.... That was after one trip down a dirt road... This thing gets dirty in there really easy

 

Well.. I realized why my Patriot sounded different.. My fault.. I didn't close the air box all the way so air was coming in under the bottom of the box. It was a pain to fit right, but i finally fixed it. Sounds like it did before now.

 

Installing K&N filters in the past I've always heard a difference, but on the Jeep I think my old filter was too clean and already a decent design, plus my 2011 seems have more sound deadening than my previous cars

 

This thread should be re-named, something like "2010-2015 Air filter change". I just came back to it to remember how for my 14 filter.