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How to Install Airaid MXP Series Cold Air Intake - SynthaMax Dry Filter (12-17 3.6L Wrangler JK) on your Jeep Wrangler

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Disconnect The Negative Battery Terminal!
1. Remove the engine cover and set it aside.


2. A.) Disconnect the air temp sensor in the factory intake. B.) Remove the two 6 mm bolts holding the intake tube to the fan Shroud. C.) Loosen the Clamps on both sides of the factory intake tube. D.) Unclip the coolant line from the intake tube and remove it from the vehicle.


3. Disconnect the crankcase breather line in the top of the airbox. Remove the entire airbox as an assembly by unseating it from the mounting grommets in the inner fender and lifting upward.


4. Install The Filter Adapter in the Cold Air Box using three 1/4-20 x 1/2” Button Head Bolts and 1/4” Flat Washers.


5. Install the Air Scoop Bracket onto the Cold Air Box as shown by using four 1/4-20 x 5/8 Hex Bolts , 1/4” Flat Washers, and 1/4” Nylock Nuts.


6. Drill out the rivet heads on the factory airbox and remove the air scoop.


7. Set the factory air scoop on a workbench and mark all four corners at the three inch mark using a scratch awl. Using a straight edge and the awl, scribe a line connecting all four corners.


8. Firmly place the air scoop into a bench vice and cut along the line created in step 7 using a hack saw or equivalent.


9. Insert the factory air scoop into the Cold Air Box and secure it using two 8-32 x 3/8” Button Head Bolts , #8 Flat Washers, and #8 Kep Nuts.


10. Replace the factory airbox grommets in the inner fender area with the three 3/8” Well Nuts.


11. Mount the Cold Air Box assembly in the inner fender using the three 3/8” x 1 1/2” Button Head Bolts.


12. A.) Install the 5/8” Barbed Fitting into the threaded 3/8 hole in the side of the Airaid Intake Tube. B.) Transfer the air temp sensor from the factory intake into the Airaid Intake Tube and secure it using the #8- 32 x 1/2” Button Head Bolt and #8 Fender Washer.


13. Slide the Double Hump Hose , and two #72 Hose Clamps, onto straight end of the Tube. Slide the Silicone Reducer and the #48 and #64 Clamps on the 90 deg. bend of the Intake tube. Leave the Clamps loose for now. Apply the Airaid Decal to the Tube as shown.


14. Install the Airaid Intake Tube onto the Cold Air Box and throttle body, align, and tighten all four of the Clamps. Reconnect the air temp sensor.


15. Remove the factory breather hose from the hard line, flip it and re connect it back onto the hard line. Connect the opposite end to the Barbed Fitting on the Intake Tube. Secure it using a single Speed Clamp on each end.


16. Secure the coolant line to the fan shroud using the two Adel Clamps, 6 mm Bolts, and 1/4” Flat Washers.


17. Replace the factory engine cover grommets with the larger, Airaid Engine Cover Grommets. Reinstall the engine cover.


18. Install the Airaid Premium Filter onto the Filter Adapter.


19. Place the Gasket onto the underside of the Air Box Lid and peel off the protective film. Mount the lid on the Air Box using four 1/4-20 x 1/2” Button Head Bolts , and 1/4” Flat washers.


20. Double check your work! Make sure there is no foreign material in the intake path. Make sure all clamps, hoses, bolts, and screws are tight. Double check the hood clearance! Reconnect the negative battery cable!


21. Pre Filter Option: Part Number 799-445
For maximum protection in the harshest environments

Airaid offers a slip on Pre Filter.
- Prolongs Cleaning Intervals
- Water Repellant
- Free Flowing Protection