Hi, i am a noob here so appologies if i have put this in the wrong place, i am looking for some advice on fixing my Mazda5.

I had to be towed home this morning as the aa guy said there was a hole in the block.

What are my options can it be fixed or do i need a new engine. What engines will fit in, i can find 2.0 engines on ebay but no 1.8 or i saw possibly a mazda 3/6 engine would fit.

 

How odd. The only engine offered in the US in an 06 Mazda5 was the 2.3 as far as i know. What country are you in? I think i would check the engine for this hole before i bought a new one too. Did it knock before it quit on you? Need more info please.

 

Im in the UK, i was driving down the road the engine sounded a little horse, then it sounded like something shooting out under car bouncing between the car and the road.

 

Yea,sounds bad. If it were me i would check out the used engines coming from Japan. In Japan they have to replace the engines every 60k miles for strict emissions inspections. They sell those engines as low mileage engines all over the world. Many companies sell them. Try Japanengines.com or some variation.

 

so not so easy to find a resonably price mazda5 engine over here seems the one i have must be gold plated inside.
I have found out my engine code is l8 and is a 1.8, i have found a 2.0 but the engine code is lf anyone know if this will go into my car . thanks

 

The Mazda MX5 (miata) used a 1.8 engine. It might be the same engine. They are a dime a dozen if so.

 

buy another engine