Protege 2.0L Engine Swap
 

Ok, got the newengine ready, almost, for the swap out. Having never done a 4cyl front wheel drive engine swap, can anyone give me some pointers or information that will help with the process? Things to look for and expect? Special tools required? How long should it take, etc?
Any input appreciated.
Also, anyone interested in old engine?

RE: Protege 2.0L Engine Swap
 

what kind and how many miles???

RE: Protege 2.0L Engine Swap
 

Its a 2.0L coming out of a 2002 Protege. 125K miles.Was will maintainedBUT either has blown head gasket or cracked/warped head. Has been overheated several times according to the guage. Not sure if damage to lower end due to leaking coolant into crankcase. No evidence of this, no milky substance in crankcase or visible on dipstick.
Bubbles into the coolant reseviour.
Go back and search this forum for my original post "Help with Protege overheating" back a month or so. This has more history. gregmsr

RE: Protege 2.0L Engine Swap
 

Anybody done this swap? Should I plan to remove transaxle with engine for ease of removal/installation? Any pointers on installing new timing belt/water pump? Should the clutch be ok in replacement engine with 58K? Any input appreciated.

RE: Protege 2.0L Engine Swap
 

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RE: Protege 2.0L Engine Swap
 

Someone told me that you have to turn the car upside down and shake it real hard, and the engine will come right out. Is this true?[8D]

RE: Protege 2.0L Engine Swap
 

Try this link

http://protege5.ugly.net/#ac

Check section 1-10. It seems that Mazda wants you to remove the Engine and Transaxle together, which seems logical.
If that shaking it upside down doesn't work, you could always call Brother Maynard and get the Holy Hand grenade of Antioch. Oh wait, that's for Killer Bunnies.

RE: Protege 2.0L Engine Swap
 

Ok, can the engine and trans come out the top, or does it have to come out the bottom?

RE: Protege 2.0L Engine Swap
 

If you look at Pages 22-23 of section 1-10, it appears that it will come out the top.

RE: Protege 2.0L Engine Swap
 

Thank you MazdaES. Now time to tackle this job. I will keep you posted on progress.

RE: Protege 2.0L Engine Swap
 

just did a swap in a 2000 it was a 1.6 but i amm told not much differnet in this sense
took me 4.5 hours to pull old one out 5.5 (including smoke breaks) to put new one in including doing the timing belt.
it will come out with out the tranny the only snag i had was lining up with tranny took a few minutes beacuse of the studs in the tourque converter but all in all a fairly easy job

RE: Protege 2.0L Engine Swap
 

It took me a little while to finish due to only working on it on weekends. No hurry. But its done, and was very simple. Studied and got mental picture of all connections and assembly before starting. Wireing harness and vacume lines were very simple. Did it all myself except removing hood and setting engine and trans back down into. Engine and trans came out top together. New: engine with 58K $950, timing belt $39, water pump $59, clutch kit w/bearings $225, thermostat $15, belts $30, plugs $13, new radiator $125, new front motor mount $55,misc other, allaround $1400 total. Runs like a top now.
I will remove old head and see what I find was wrong with old engine.

Thanks for the couple replys I recieved (MazdaES).

RE: Protege 2.0L Engine Swap
 

Hey just to bump this thread, I have a question about a 2.0L swap. I have a 2002 Protege 5 with a manual transmision, im replacing the engine. I found a used engine that is off an automatic transmission and when I went to bolt it up to the manual transmission, there is only 1 bolt hole that doesnt match up. Does anyone know what the deal is with putting an engine that came off an automatic transmission on to a manual transmission?