I am trying to remove Mazda 3 2006 engine. The youtube video below shows up how to do that (without extra details)..
But when I was ready to pull out the engine, I found out a problem. An engine flywheel is attached to the engine side, not to the transmission and comes out with a torque converter so there is not enough room to move the engine to the passenger side and remove the flywheel and torque converter from the transmission housing (picture attached). Somebody told me that the proper way is to remove the engine with transmission attached but the video above demonstrates that is not necessarily the case. Am I missing some important details? Can I remove the engine the without transmission?

Thanks,
Eugene

 

Either drop the engine & transmission together out the bottom, or remove the transmission out the bottom 1st & then the engine.

 

Also, the torque convertor needs to be unbolted from the flexplate ( flywheel ) prior to separating the engine & trans, otherwise you will have a huge ATF spillage & potential damage the convertor & / or transmission.

 

Remove them both together it is much easier. I was able to pull them both together out of my car going through the top.