blown mp3 motor.. will an automatic fit in a manual?

[Luni]

You have to swap windage trays (the lower engine block piece thats aluminum) between auto and manual. The bellhousing to transmission mating isnt the same between the 2.

So auto engine in a manual just requires swapping the windage tray and oil pan assembly (means you have to create a new gasket for tray to block, and oil pan to tray) and also swap the intake manifolds and the exhaust manifolds onto the new host engine. And if you have anything on top of the valve cover like an MP3 does, you need to reuse your old valve cover.

And finally the passenger side block to mount bracket needs to be swapped, as the auto uses different mounts. So windage trays (lower engine block pieces and oil pan), and the passenger side mount bracket (the piece that bolts to the actual engine block itself that the mount connects to. Dont forget to do this. Your mount wont work if you dont.

Ive done this swap personally from a protege ES auto to a 01 Mp3 manual. I have firsthand experience in doing this.

 

[greendazer]

are you guys ****** with me?! lol.. i just called 5 different mazdas and they all basicaly laughed at me. one said he wouldnt do it, other said diff numbers, and the other 3 said no, completely diff engine all together. then i asked the last one if a mazda protege 5 motor would fit (i saw reviews for the mp3 and said it was the same motor) and he said...again...two totaly diff motors. what the hellllllll u guys.....lol

dont go to a dealer they will rip you off "fo sho". or in this case not even do it. find a local performance shop and call them. besides tell them they can have your old block. they will hook you up for sure.

 

[WRCprotege]

just put another new motor in this weekend, the crankgirdle is different but it will work, you will need the thin manuel tranny plate that sandwitches between the tranny and block for the manuel starter, th.. ther just one 14mm bolt that will not have a home with using the auto crankgirdle.... thats it.. works great, the car is up and running again..hell ya

 

[bazooka joe]

dealerships(hand)