626 engine in p5?

[Ltlrdwagon]

Ive heard it a few times and tried finding more info on it. Im probably not looking in the right places, but I did try to utilize the search but not many complete answers come up.

I need an engine and most recyclers here want 750+ for a protege 2.0 engine and that is more than i can afford right now, but i was told that i could use a 626 engine which is over half the cost of a p5 engine, but in my searching some have mentioned that the cam gear would need to be changed as possibly the crank pulley. Is this about accurate? What else would be required?

 

[MrGiggles]

The long block should be the same.

Just swap all of the peripherals (intake, exhaust, crank pulley, etc.) from the P5 engine to the new engine.

 

[704_mazdaguy]

i have a 2.0 from a 626 in my car right now. basically the same except I think one of the small m8 bolts for the trans didnt line up. everything else was the same.

 

[The_big_dill]

Mazda didn't change the engine mounting points on these cars, so anything from a Mx3,mx6,626,millenia, protege or even the ford probe, bolts right up to the protege.

The biggest difference that you may see is in the wiring.