ModernKnight
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- '06 Mazda 3 2.3L
Hey guys, I've poked around a lot on the internet but can't seem to find an answer to this question so I'm just going to ask here.
Wife drives a '06 2.3L Mazda 3 w/manual tranny, and it made it to 140k miles before a rod left a hole in my engine block. The junkyards I've called say I can put an engine from an '08 Mazda 3 or Mazda 5 in my car, but I need to specifically know if can I drop a 2.0L engine from an '08 Mazda 3 (the engine I'm specifically thinking of has an automatic tranny, fyi)? I'm not interested in less power, but right now finances dictate the cheapest repair and 2.3L engines are not cheap. I'm not super familiar with this car, as most my experience in repairs has been on older Mazdas and VW's (and lately, BMW). Thanks!
Wife drives a '06 2.3L Mazda 3 w/manual tranny, and it made it to 140k miles before a rod left a hole in my engine block. The junkyards I've called say I can put an engine from an '08 Mazda 3 or Mazda 5 in my car, but I need to specifically know if can I drop a 2.0L engine from an '08 Mazda 3 (the engine I'm specifically thinking of has an automatic tranny, fyi)? I'm not interested in less power, but right now finances dictate the cheapest repair and 2.3L engines are not cheap. I'm not super familiar with this car, as most my experience in repairs has been on older Mazdas and VW's (and lately, BMW). Thanks!