was up till 10pm yesterday. took out stock intake, cam drive, and belts.

gonna work on the piston area and hopefully get my crankshaft looked at, as well as my alternator and starter (just in case)

wish i had a engine hoist.. this sucks
got camera also, you will see what i mean when i said the cam is dirty

Mad props for going into this project like you did. I know I kinda shut you down at first, but your enthusiasm has completely changed my view on your situation. Keep up the good work man, and I wish you the best of luck!!!

i came up on a conindrum

my radiator is connected to the motor in 2 places, and then connected to the tranny..

it has the normal green coolent comming out when i drained it.. now im taking the trans hose off. and the trans fluid is coming out.

is the coolent and radiator, and the trans supposed to be hooked up like it was, and for both liquids to be interacting?

this is very wrong... i got pics but no connections from cam to computer..

so far:

battery is out with battery stand.
intake is off.
radiator fans are off and out, and supports are off.
radiator is partially out, and problem has been run into
oil is drained same as coolent.

they arent "interacting"...the radiator cools tranny fluid and coolant on an auto...they run in seperate tubes in the radiator..Don't worry, that's normal.

macdaddyslomo, your absolutly right. also your right for me to get a whole new "used" motor, then to rebuild mine. cost me alot less too

my dads letting me keep the car. (in his drive, i was keeping it anyway)
but the motors gotta go. im keeping

Radiator, Radiator fan, Transmission, Fuel injectors, and stock intake (also hoses alternator, starter, ill know as i go)

once the motor is out, it is gone (junk, or whatever)

as i was working on the motor i would come across water droplets evrywhere, (im like oh sh**) the oil has water gatherings also

im guessing the engine block is cracked, and the motor could have hydrolocked (or im stupid and that has nothing to do with it)

anyway, i cannot affoard to do a rebuild. so...... if there are any specific things you need from a 1.6 litre dohc motor tell me, because some things are up for grabs, i just dont know names and all that.. if i could see a picture i'd know

now im coming up to another question. when a motor leaves another one will be put in.. sooooo

ryan's friend (with an angine hoist) has a 93 protege lx sitting in his drive.. motor works good, but the suspension and sh** is broke, so the car wont move
im leading up to these questions

will a 93' protege motor fit and work in a 99' protege?
and will the 93' motor also work with the trans?
it is also a four banger (1.6 litre). will it also work with most of my wiring and hoses?
starter and alternator?
engine mount?
same connections as 99' motor?
connections to the radiator?
a/c and heating hoses and ducts?
electrical?
and will my origonal CPU need to be re-programmed, or would i need a new set up?

it wont fit..I know it's a 1.6L mazda...but it's a different engine..once again go to ebay or car-part.com

just wondering.. thanks

would a 1.8 fit with out engine bay modifications (engine mounts, tranny, a/c, heat(thingy), radiator, starter, alternator, 1.6 ltr belts)

that's another big no...for a 1.8L swap you would need engine,tranny,mounts,axles,ecu,harness.....

*wistles*

thasts quite a bit of work to be done
and i have no welding experience neither


then its the same motor i have that im looking for now

gonna check out car-part.com first.
i never have luck with ebay.(always get motors for hondas and sh**)

One more option is to finish tearing into this one (time is not a factor, right?) Find out exactly what is wrong - and then make a decision. You could drop it off at a rebuillder (Might as well build it better (high compression/cams/etc) eh? :))

Don't discard any engine/car stuff yet! Wait until you are done - you won't know what you need until you break sumthin' or the donor engine deosn't have it or is broken...

While the engine is out - clean up the bay! Fresh paint. New mounts. IF you are going to upgrade the stereo - run the power cable now.

never thought of that.. thanks for stopping the BIGGEST stupidest thing i could have done