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Bump, still looking. My goal is to get this car up and running before the end of the month!

Hey Guys, I have an 01 mp3 that I purchased with a bad motor. Looking for a replacement engine now. A few questions: I was told that the 2.0L engine from the Probe or MX6 would work in the car, but that those engines run a distributor cap while the mp3 runs coilpacks. What parts would I...

Thanks for the link, called them, but they were no help.

Southeast Michigan, Detroit area. Do you have an engine over there in Grapd Rapids? (drive)

I bought the car in it's current non-running state knowing it needs an engine.

Apparently the douche I bought the car from. Ah well, i'll bring her back to life. Any info on what I would need to make that probe or mx6 motor work would be appreciated.

Thanks for the reply guys. What would I have to swap over from the mp3 engine to the probe engine to make everything work? The reason the mp3 engine died is because the previous owner ran the car without oil (roughly 12k miles over without an oil change). Thanks!

I'm in Michigan. Would the 2.0L engine from a mazda mx6 or Ford Probe work? I've been reading conflicting info on this. Thanks!

Hey everyone, new to the forum. I Just picked up a 2001 mp3 that is in need of an engine. From what I've been reading it sounds like i'm good with any 2.0L protege engine from a manual equipped car as long as I retain my ECU and swap over the manifold. If anyone has a lead on any engines...