I don't pull the engine out as a unit. I use the car like an engine stand. I pull the intake, exhaust manifold, and accessories off and swing things out of the way or completely remove them and basically pull the long block out alone like the video when it is on the stand. That is what I finally pull out. If it is a manual I pull it out the top with the trans connected. Did that on a Mazda 3.

Rickkari7 ok, maybe I’ll go at it that way. I appreciate your insight.

Rickkari7 I did it! Got the motor out today. Seeing how you decided to approach it really inspired me to do the same. Definitely going to be watching each one of these videos to help me with the rest of process. Thanks for documenting what you did it certainly helped me out!

All the way to at least 2018 maybe '19 will work to my knowledge. I put a 2015 Fusion in my 04 Mazda 3 with the first swap I did. Just had to swap the necessary parts to make it work.

It can bolt up to the block. People put 2.5 Fusion engine short blocks in speed3's. Don't know about the rest of the bolt up as far as mounts, axles etc. I'm sure you can get facts on a internet search.

No clue. Try asking on Mazda3 forum.

Any Fusion 2.5 up to like 2017 or 2018.

Both swaps I did ran good from the beginning.

@@Rickkari7My car jerks every time I switch gears. Also when it idles the rpm’s jump from 200-500

@@mainboss2253 do you have a check engine light and fault codes? If so, that should lead to something. If not, I would check basics like timing, vacuum leaks, connections etc…

Get the one for the car designated for a 2.3.

Put a header on it 2.5 mandrel bent exhaust no cat all the way out the back no ac completely remove it it's belt and everything to do with it trash the entire intake tubing setup get a cold air and a 3inch k&n airfilter and get it to land where the fog light hole is and remove the fog light but before putting it in pull the intake manifold and very thoroughly clean it out with 2+2 carb cleaner very very good then brake them little flaps off that metal bar in each intake runner hole pull the throttle body and clean that bad boy till it looks like new on both sides bolt it back on the intake and the intake back on the car hook everything back up with the cold air intake new coilpacks and e3 sparkplug an the final touch mod the crank sensor it is adjustable adjust till you hear a small increase in idle if you hear a ticking slide it back some the opposite direction till it goes away it gives it a small kick to it all and it's pretty quick 3rd 4th gear are pretty wicked 1st is a tire burner and that an auto it holds together for about a yr and a half but the trans don't like that kinda power so much and the tqconverter bolts will back off randomly nomatter what you use on them... it will snap axles motor mounts I recommend aftermarket I could only find for the pass side though that's the motor side I couldn't find the other side wich is the transmission upper mount thats what holds all the weight of the motor and trans them 2 specific mounts a 3rd is in the rear of the trans i have used stock I'm on my 2nd 1 in 4 yrs but I run it from time to time she's kinda fast especially once you start taking seats out and lower it and all that wich I did

Yes. The 2.5 can go in a 2.0 or 2.3 Mazda 3.

That's the cylinder head temp sensor that Ford uses. You can just remove it.

@@Rickkari7 greatly appreciate your time and feedback

How’s it running ? I might have to do a engine swap soon so im curious on how it’s running

​@@mainboss2253 personally I think it runs great and there's definitely a power increase notice.

Don’t know. Just compare them on a stand and swap what needs to be swapped. Guessing a lot of the things in these videos will apply, especially the intake difference. The long block is the same whether Mzr or Ford.

The lower the miles the better regardless of year. You do not have to mess with the intake cam because yours is 2006. Your swap will be the same as these videos. Check the videos as I can't recall now, but older Fusion 2.5's allow for straight valve cover swap because of the same size VVT solenoid. The newer Fusion engines require that the seal be swapped like I did in one of the videos. Everything else requires the same part swaps no matter what.

Rickkari7 thanks! As far as I know I will be the only one with a 2.5 swapped Mazda 5, should be a fun little mini van

You can get a adapter plate on Ebay for $56.19. This is the route I would go. Then you just use all of the original stuff and, in my opinion, it runs better than using the Ford intake. www.ebay.com/itm/184223114460?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ZekylVX8Sh-&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=4q3SzkzKQF2&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

@@Rickkari7 awesome thanks.

5sp mt from a 2007 mazda6 2.3 na

Should line up on any 2.5. I did a personal swap on my mt 2004 mazda 3 with a 2015 fusion automatic engine with no issues. Don't know where that info came from. Got to make sure you install a new pilot bearing into crankshaft of new 2.5 auto engine you use.

@@Rickkari7thank you sir

Transmission choice is up to what you prefer. Skyactiv are direct injection so the head is different. Not sure about the short block, but believe they have different compression ratio. Basically this works for the regular port fuel injected 2.0 and 2.3 cars to use a 2.5 port injected engine in it's place. I would check out Mazda 3 forum and other internet sources to get a definitive on where the skyactiv would fit in all of this. As far as swapping a later skyactiv drivetrain into a older Mazda 3, that would be a upgrade. I'm sure someone has done it which would involve computer and harness swap too as well as other mods or parts from the donor car.

As far as I know. I haven’t seen that car in a couple of years. I work at a new shop. There is no reason it shouldn’t hold up. The one I installed was metal. I would go that route again if I was doing this swap for sure. Worked great and ran great.

@@Rickkari7someone said that it limits the engines power slightly. Is that true ?

@@mainboss2253 not my experience. I’ve done the 2.5 fusion intake and the 2.3 OEM intake with the adapter plate. The latter actually seemed to run with a little more power than the other.

Any year will work. I did a 2.5 swap in a 2004 Mazda 3 with a manual the first time I did it. I used a engine out of a 2015 Fusion with a automatic.

@@Rickkari7 exactly the reply i was looking for, got a 14 ordered for my 08 5 spd, 2.3, super excited gonna build it out for e85 hopefully. You are a saint for these videos my friend, you may see me again but i hope not, Godspeed. on a side note, ever hear of an impala v8 fwd getting swapped in?

@@addisonmatheny4962 never heard of that one. Would be a lot of work to get it done, but would be powerful to say the least.

used original 2.3 ecu in the '04 mazda 3 manual trans swap and the 2007 mazda 6 auto trans swap. no issues in either car

Not much more labor intensive than a Mazda motor. The Ford 2.5's are substantially cheaper and can be found with low miles over Mazda engines. If you have all the needed stuff and equipment, it could probably be done over a weekend or so. This Mazda 6 swap took a few days at work, but I also worked on other things while I did this.

I'm 4 days into the swap on a 2006 and already have the 2.5 in just gotta finish connecting the wiring harness. Doing all the work myself so no it's not terrible. Hardest part so far was the harmonic balancer but that's because I had a lot of trouble finding info on the timing

i already plan to drop a 14 fusion 2.5 and have most of what i need to make a proper healthy build and was interested to know if if thats a worthy swap or future upgrade

@@addisonmatheny4962 Not sure.

@@Rickkari7 ok also do you think the swap without having to swap camshafts could be a start to finish one day project?

@@addisonmatheny4962 could be if you start early and work late and have steps planned out perfectly and it goes smoothly. Biggest thing is removing parts from old engine and swapping them, especially the ones that have rtv sealant. Make sure them and the block are completely clean and dry and free from grease and oil. You don't want to have to reseal them later in the car.

Did you swap the intake cam or just the timing cog from one intake cam to the other?

@@Rickkari7 hey i seen your video and i know i never change my timeing cover on fusion to mazda.so i did swap the cover and pulley and now my car is working good and being run almost a year now.thank bro for the video keep it up the good work💯💯💯

No. I'm in the state of Tennessee, where liberty and freedom live and so do many California transplants:)

@@Rickkari7 I hear you , might be heading to Montana after this enlistment

Guys that own speed 3 Mazdas have swapped the 2.5 short block into these and retained everything else on the 2.3 to make it work. There is a 2.5 swap group on Facebook as well as a turbo Mazda 3 group and they have members that have done it and can give the specifics.

Yes, but you will have to do modifications to hook things up and some things to keep check engine light off. Running an adapter plate and old intake works great though. See other videos of series. See my posts on Mazda3 forum that I have linked in video description. Mine was a 2004 Mazda so it might be a little different on a 2006.

@@Rickkari7 The old intake from 2.3 can't be used on The 2.5?

@@marcinka5865 yes. I did this in the video on the Mazda 6. Look through. I used an adapter plate I bought on EBay. Some guys use it straight and put a lot of RTV to seal it. You risk sucking it into the engine. See the videos and go to the links in description for Mazda3 forum threads. You find out all you need to run either manifold. I personally think the 2.3 intake setup ran better than the 2.5 intake setup.

@@Rickkari7 thank you. I will read about it. Not sure this plate can be bought here, in Poland. I know these swaps are very common in mx5 community - putting 2.5 into mx5 NC. Thank you for guidance. May I come back to you should I have other question?

@@marcinka5865 sure

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I hear you. Very true. I should have said that the engines have a flawed design that doesn't allow for good lubrication resulting in premature catastrophic failure. The 2.5 has an improved design. Some go a lot longer, but the fact that there are a ton of videos and forum post about the weakness of the 2.3 prove the design is "junk". My own experience with these vehicles leaves the "junk" comment in my brain. 190K. Very fortunate for sure. Always a diamond in the rough.

196 for mine. I've only had it like a month and could hear the engine failing from week two (not even being rough on it so I think the seller knew it was on its way out)

@@n0x3n Eh engine failure is unfortunately very common in mazdaspeeds. And fairly expensive. To many failure points that are usually never address as they should be because most owners CBA,

I'm four days into a fusion swap and tbh it's probably the easiest engine swap to exist in automotive industry

@@n0x3n Yeah, its basically just swapping inside the same engine family. I've done 2 speeds now. And 1 2.3 mazda 3. Speeds take a lot more work with opening the engine, swapping over all the speed parts, gapping the rings, and then getting a re-map done.

The best part is they are both Mazda designed engines

should be a direct swap

@@taylorwhiting5732 thank you , I overfilled my motor with oil during a drunk night out lol

Yes you can.

@@Rickkari7 thank you sir will be looking in to this , still love the duratec23 so will be finding use for that engine as well , maybe a go kart of sorts haha