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Just put a 97 Kia Sephia 1.8 into my 98 Protege that had a 1.5 in it. I used the transmission that was on the 1.5 but used the 1.8 starter. Had to buy a 98 Protege ECU and rewire the harness plugs from the 1.5 to the 1.8 configuration. Tedious but couldn't find a 98 1.8 harness and got tired of...

I am doing a BP swap on a 1998 Protege that had a 1.5 in it. The 1.8 I want to swap in is from a 1997 Sephia. Most of the electrical connections are the same but a few critical ones are not. While I haven't compared all of them I did enough to know that the TPS, cruise control and other...

I am going to stay with automatic. My hope is to find a low mileage car with a severe accident and good drive train. No performance other than stock as my college freshman daughter needs only enough power to get into traffic when merging on the interstate. Thanks again

Thanks Irishkev90. I think I will give the BP swap a try as those engines are plentiful which increases my chance to find a decent one. The downside is that most of the 98 and older engines are high mileage and junk yard motors can be a gamble not to mention a ticking time bomb. Most engines...

Need to replace the engine in my 98 Protege. It is a 1.5 auto and has a rod knocking. It has 130k on it and still looks great. Was wondering about BP engine swap but couldn't find any definite answers after many hours of searching for 96-98 Protege specific swaps. I know about the Escort GT and...