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I have 2 mazda 3:

2007 automatic

2006 5speed

So far if i following all the information in here 6+ will only need to swap to the 2.5 motor this parts...
( 2.3 oil pan, pick up tube, intake manifold with throttle body, valve cover , i am not sure about the adapter for the intake or changing the bolt out will work ) and some one metion something about vvt plug?
 
Update...

Hey just wanted to make a quick update now that I have some more miles (over 600) on the car... Everything is running very well, with the exception of needing to reseal the intake manifold, which is throwing a P0455 (gross leak/no flow) code and causing idle issues... Once I have the time and resources I will get that fixed.
 
Hey just wanted to make a quick update now that I have some more miles (over 600) on the car... Everything is running very well, with the exception of needing to reseal the intake manifold, which is throwing a P0455 (gross leak/no flow) code and causing idle issues... Once I have the time and resources I will get that fixed.
P0455 is an EVAP leak code, not an intake leak code
 
Now I'm annoyed... Lol. I have all but 1000 miles on my car since the swap, and this thing is running sweet (minus the fact that I still haven't fixed the intake yet :/). Had it out today and was still accelerating strong when it cut out... Apparently these cars have a 118 mph governor?!? Annoying AF now that I have a bigger engine and wanted to test it's limits out >:-(
 
Hey all,
I apologize for not getting back to ya'll about the pigtail on the vts. I sourced the part on Rock Auto for a part number and purchased off Amazon (Prime kicks ass!). i had found that 2012 2.5L engines changed the VTS Solenoid. Doesn't really matter on the wiring, as it only creates an electrical path, and doesn't have multiple voltage signals. Ive got 2,100mi on my 2.5 swap...and kickin' ass. haven't had an issue one!
 
Now I'm annoyed... Lol. I have all but 1000 miles on my car since the swap, and this thing is running sweet (minus the fact that I still haven't fixed the intake yet :/). Had it out on the interstate today and was still accelerating strong when it cut out... Apparently these cars have a 118 mph governor?!? Annoying AF now that I have a bigger engine and wanted to test it's limits out >:-(
Just a heads up man... Either keep it on the track, or don't talk about it here.
 
So maybe I'm a tad retarded here today. But what am I missing about the whole crank damper swap and the worry of slipping the timing? Far as I can tell the timing chain is all behind the front cover. The damper is outside of the cover. So if I am removing the damper, the crank still stays chained to the cams whether it spins or not. Why are we bothering to purchase timing tools and pin the crank? It doesn't appear there is anyway to slip the timing unless you remove the front case and slack off the timing chain.
 
So maybe I'm a tad retarded here today. But what am I missing about the whole crank damper swap and the worry of slipping the timing? Far as I can tell the timing chain is all behind the front cover. The damper is outside of the cover. So if I am removing the damper, the crank still stays chained to the cams whether it spins or not. Why are we bothering to purchase timing tools and pin the crank? It doesn't appear there is anyway to slip the timing unless you remove the front case and slack off the timing chain.
The timing sprocket is not keyed, same as the rest of it. When you remove the crank bolt the cams are completely disconnected from the crankshaft. With the crankshaft bolt removed, if you were to rotate the crankshaft the cams would not spin. Crank pulley, timing chain sprocket, oil pump sprocket, all are held in position by the crank bolt.
 
Hi all, I'm attempting this swap on my '04 hatch, using a 2.5 from a 2011 Fusion, and I've run into a problem. Once we got the new engine hooked up, we tried turning it over but couldn't get spark. When trying to figure out what went wrong, I realized that I had mistakenly reused the Ford timing cover rather than swapping on the Mazda part. We then tried jerry-rigging the Mazda crank position sensor to the Ford timing cover, but that didn't help. Do you guys think this is the source of the ignition problem? And would there be any feasible way to make the Ford cover work? My next step is to take it back apart and switch timing covers, I'm just trying to figure out if there's a better way. Thanks!
 
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