Airaid 310-176 Installation Instructions

Installation Instructions

For Part Numbers:

310-176 700-452 Airaid Oiled Media Filter
311-176 701-452 SynthaMax Dry Media Filter - Red
312-176 702-452 SynthaMax Dry Media Filter - Black
313-176 703-452 SynthaMax Dry Media Filter - Blue

1991-1995 Jeep Wrangler

2.5L I4

(DOES NOT FIT WITH OPTIONAL ANTI­LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM)

Component Identification

1. Airaid Premium Filter 1

2. MAF Panel 1

3. Bottom Panel 1

4. Brace 1

5. Airaid Intake Tube 1

6. Urethane Hump Hose 1

7. 2 5/8”x2”Coupler 1

8. 1/2”x14” Breather Hose 1

9. Weather Strip 31 1/4” 1

10. 6-32x5/16” Screw 5

11. #6 Flat Washer 5

12. 6-32 Keps Nut 5

13. 1/4-20x5/8” Hex Bolt 3

14. 1/4” Flat Washer 4

15. 1/4” Fender Washer 2

16. 1/4” Lock Nut 3

17. #44 Hose Clamp 2

18. #60 Hose Clamp 2

19. Grommet 1

20. #14 Black Speed Clamp 2

21. #16 Black Speed Clamp 3

22. 1/4”NPTx1/2” Barbed Fitting 1

23. 3/8”x4” Hose 1

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1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Remove the factory valve cover breather hose
from the airbox , and the valve cover.

2. Disconnect the vacuum line from the airbox
and at the canister below the master cylinder.
(Save for reuse.)

3. Pry open the plastic clamp that holds the fac­tory intake tube to the throttle body. Unhook the
3 metal latches on the airbox that hold it to the
mounting plate, and remove the intake assembly.

4. Remove the two grommets from the airbox

mounting plate.

7. Assemble the Cool Air Dam (CAD) panels
(#2, #3, & #4) as shown using the 5 provided
screws (#10), washers (#11), and nuts (#12).

5. Using a 10mm socket, remove the horn bolt

from the fender. (Save for later use.)

8. Using a 9/16” wrench, loosen the nut on the

radiator support rod, and lift it up out of the slot.

6. Carefully remove the wire loom clamp from
the hole in the inner fender. Use caution not to
damage the clamp, as it will be reused.

9. Carefully slide the CAD over the support
rod, and then slide the supplied grommet over
the rod, and into the hole in the CAD as shown.
Rotate the CAD and place it into position on the
factory airbox mount. Re-install the radiator
support rod, and tighten the nut.

A

10. Install two ¼ - 20 x 5/8” hex bolts (#13)

and 1/4” flat washers (#14) thru the top of the
CAD, an d fender washer s (#15) and lock­nuts (#16) on the bottom, where the factory
grommets were removed.

11. Slide the CAD bracket under the horn

mount and reinstall the factory bolt from step 5.

B

12. A) Using a ¼-20 bolt (#13), 2 washers

(#14), and locknut (#16), bolt the CAD to the
fender. B) Install the wire loom clamp into the
hole in the CAD, as shown.

13. Remove the factory hose from step 2,
and install the new 3/8”x4” hose (#23) on the
end of the vacuum line as shown. Re-install
the vacuum line. (Refer to step 2.)

14. Install the ¼” barbed fitting (#22) into the

intake tube.

15. Install the urethane hump hose (#6) on
the CAD with two #60 hose clamps (#18),
and the coupler (#7) on the throttle body with
two #44 hose clamps (#17). Leave the
clamps loose for now.

16. Slide intake tube into the hump hose first,
and then into the coupler. Adjust for a good fit,
and tighten the hose clamps. Slide the vacuum
hose on the barbed fitting, and install one #16
speed clamp (#21) as shown.

19. Double check your work!

Make sure there is no foreign material in the intake path. Make

17. Replace the factory breather hose with the
½”x 14” breather hose (#8) between the valve cov­er and the intake tube using two #16 speed clamps
(#21) as shown.

20. Reconnect the negative battery
cable!

18. Install the Airaid Premium Filter (#1)

and the weather strip (#9) onto the CAD, as
shown. (Hint: start the weather strip near the
radiator support and work towards the back
of the vehicle.)

sure all clamps, hoses, bolts, and screws are tight. Periodically
check all hose clamps for tightness.

Thank you for purchasing the Airaid Intake System. Contact Airaid @ [phone] 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST weekdays for questions
regarding fit or instructions that are not clear to you. Your Airaid Intake System was carefully inspected and packaged. Check that no parts are
missing, or were damaged during shipping. If any parts are missing, contact Airaid. The air filter element is protected from direct exposure to wa­ter and debris; care should be taken not to drive through deep water. WATER INGESTION IS THE DRIVERS RESPONSIBILITY! The air filter
is reusable and should be cleaned periodically.

FILTER IDENTIFICATION

700-452 Airaid Oiled Media 701-452 Airaid SynthaMax Dry Media - Red

702-452 Airaid SynthaMax Dry Media - Black 703-452 Airaid SynthaMax Dry Media - Blue

For your Oiled media filter we

suggest using the AIRAID Filter

Tune-Up Kit!

Synthamax Air Filters do not require oil.
Service air filter as needed by cleaning
with common non-petroleum all-purpose
household cleaner and water. Simple
Green®, Formula 409® or equivalent
works great. Apply cleaner to outside of
air filter and allow to soak. Then flush
filter clean from the inside out with a gar­den hose and repeat steps if necessary.
Do not apply high pressure water or air
to clean filter. Allow filter to air dry and
reinstall.

P/N 790-551 Aerosol Spray
P/N 790-550 Squeeze Spray

Airaid Filter Co. 2688 E Rose Garden Ln. Phoenix AZ 85050 [phone] [e-mail] www.airaid.com

REV.11.19.13