Hello, a coworker of mine has a major issue with her car. Basically she had no oil in it and the engine seized. it is an '08 mazda 3 with a 2.0l engine, auto trans. I am very mechanically inclined and she asked me to help her out if she bought an engine and i would remove/replace her existing engine. I was wondering if anyone had a writeup for this particular car on this procedure. Does the engine come out with the trans together as a unit? Can it come out through the hood opening? I am more familiar with american v8 rwd applications but i figure it can't be that bad. I want to help her out as she does not have much to spend. Please help.

 

if she dont have much to spend then shes not going to get a low mileage replacement engine, what happened to her warranty? When i get back home ill post the removal procedures for the engine but i hope you know someone who has access to OEM tools because the engine is not going to be replaced w/o them.

 

1. Remove the air hose and air cleaner component.
2. Remove the battery cover, battery duct, battery clamp, battery and battery tray.
3. Disconnect the fuel hose.
4. Remove the following parts.
(1) Accelerator cable and bracket
(2) Front wheels and tires
(3) Under cover and splash shields
(4) A/C drive belt
(5) A/C compressor with the pipes still connected
Note • Secure the A/C compressor using wire or rope so that it is out of the way. 6. Drain the ATF (ATX) or transaxle oil (MTX)
7. Drain the engine coolant
8. Disconnect the brake vacuum hose.
9. Remove the following parts.
(1) Crossmember
(2) Front crossmember, front stabilizer, lower arm, steering gear and No.1 engine mount rubber component
(3) Drive shafts
(4) Coolant reserve tank with the hose still connected
(5) Cooling fan component
(6) ATF hose, selector cable and wiring harness
10. Disconnect the heater hose.
11. Disconnect the Upper and lower radiator hose.
12. Disconnect the Main silencer
13. Remove in the order indicated in the table.
14. Install in the reverse order of removal.
Caution • Do not tighten the No.1 engine mount rubber installation bolt before tightening the No.3 engine mount rubber installation bolt.

 

[QUOTE=Tracker;112989] 1. Remove the air hose and air cleaner component.
2. Remove the battery cover, battery duct, battery clamp, battery and battery tray.
3. Disconnect the fuel hose.
4. Remove the following parts.
(1) Accelerator cable and bracket
(2) Front wheels and tires
(3) Under cover and splash shields
(4) A/C drive belt
(5) A/C compressor with the pipes still connected
Note • Secure the A/C compressor using wire or rope so that it is out of the way. 6. Drain the ATF (ATX) or transaxle oil (MTX)
7. Drain the engine coolant
8. Disconnect the brake vacuum hose.
9. Remove the following parts.
(1) Crossmember
(2) Front crossmember, front stabilizer, lower arm, steering gear and No.1 engine mount rubber component
(3) Drive shafts
(4) Coolant reserve tank with the hose still connected
(5) Cooling fan component
(6) ATF hose, selector cable and wiring harness
10. Disconnect the heater hose.
11. Disconnect the Upper and lower radiator hose.
12. Disconnect the Main silencer
13. Remove in the order indicated in the table.
14. Install in the reverse order of removal.
Caution [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] • Do not tighten the No.1 engine mount rubber installation bolt before tightening the No.3 engine m.
Never done an engie swap but it is a mazda 2.0 L 2008 and I need to know what tools I'll need im a smart person with talent so I'll know what to do just need some pointers please just like you needed when you done your first motor job