That’s interesting. I just watched a video on 6 cylinder JL and the filter was inside the engine compartment. Nice that these two pieces are right together on the 2.0.
Having a top mount engine filter is a thousand times nicer. It's one of the things I really don't like about the 2.0. Oil changes are such a mess with a bottom mount. Top mount, you can just stick a vacuum pump down the dipstick tube and drain from up top, then pop on a new filter. Zero mess and a 3 minute change. Filter on bottom means oil pans, drips, and all the extra fun that goes along with that.
A vacuum pump takes about 15 seconds to insert and go. Then you walk away and finish cooking your steak and come back to a drained vehicle. Top mount filter is another 30 seconds and done.
How do you like the Fumoto drain valve so far? Have you noticed any leak drips at all? Do you have any concerns of it being opened when off-road?Installed this to help with those messy oil changes.
I had one on my 3.6l and i love them. No leaks, no drips. I don't have any worries about it getting opened accidentally or being ripped off, although anything could happen but if this thing gets hit i'll have more to worry about than my drain valve. When it comes time to change oil i just hook up my hose to the end of the valve, open it up, and boom no mess.
Which model Fumoto is that?Installed this to help with those messy oil changes.
@trail_runner
Yea, i have a 3.6, but that angled drain plug gets me every time. I have a large oil drain pan and I have one of those thin metal catch pans that's about 2'x4' that I put under the pan and somehow I still get oil on the garage floor, every time.
I'll admit the first time I looked under the Jeep I was scratching my head. The oil pan looked a little bit like the bottom of a transmission. I had to go online to make sure. But I did find a couple of videos which verified the location for me.
