07. 6i 2.3L Motor Blow by, Which years are capable for motor swap?

LonkusAE

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07 mazda 6i 2.3L Auto
Yesterday on my way to work, My car started acting up. giving loud noises from the engine. Limped it in to the work parking lot. I left the car running and took off the oil cap and got sprayed in the face with oil. Motor needs heavy work I am assuming since its loading up so heavy. Instead of doing a rebuild and spending loads of money on it. I have found a couple different motors. Both of which are from an 08 2.3L. Is everything between these two pretty much just a straight swap as far as wiring and bolt placement compatible?

I have also seen that the Fusion 2.3L is an identical motor to the car but it didn't give me enough details to truly know myself. The replacement motor (s) that I have found are $1400 (120k miles) and 1500 (112K) miles. Is there also anything that I need to absolutely verify when picking up the used motor other then compression test's and obvious defects / cracks/ and so forth?

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
 
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