Hi guys it been a while but im back my wife just got a 2000 mpv and i poped the hood to see a 2.5 in it
well I used to own a 98 svt and sold it a while ago and have forgot some of the things i used to know about this engine. Will the oil in this van still need to be filled a half quart over on for those right hard turns what type of oil seems to be best for it and so on any info or little tricks will help!
Thanks guys
The best oil.....well alot of people use Mobil 1. I use quakerstate oil. As long as you change the oil and keep up with the maintenance you should be fine.
I'm pretty sure that's a completely different engine. Mazda had a 2.5L they used in the 626 - it's probably that.
Wow, very interesting! My mistake: Edmunds didn't have any pictures
I'm surprised that Mazda took an engine from their corporate partner instead of using the one they had already.
So, when are you going to do a 3.0L swap on the minivan?
Well, ASSuming that the heads are the same, then yes. The odds of being at high revs and high gees are almost zero in the MPV, but there's no harm in 6 qts or a little more - again, assuming it really is exactly identical, which is probably is.
I am a former 2000 Mazda MPV owner. It is the Duratec engine. If you look at the plug wires, they are Ford. It even comes with a FL820S oil filter.
Some of the electronics are Mazda, but the block, heads and intake are Ford.
The US built Duratec engines were used because of some exchange rate issues that made this attractive. I suspect there was some excess capacity on the 2.5L engine line as the Contour and Mystique were not the radical sales success' that Ford had hoped for.
Later years, 2001 or 2002, I don't recall right now, they went to the 3L Duratec.
You might try mpvclub.org (or is it mpvclub.com) they have a pretty good owners forum over there.
You can also use one or both exhaust manifolds for extra breathing. Exhaust will have to be modified.
Crammed is right. That engine bay makes the Contour's seem airy.
To tell the truth im pretty happy with the way it pulls the van around
Its no race car but it dose ok I still hate getting in it after driving my SRT
Cant we just all get along!
Wasn't the MPV a rebadged Mercury Villager, or vice versa?
Heh... you could put a 3L in it!
I was also very surprised to see that engine.IVe just forgot alot of what I used to know about this engine my time and mind have been taken up by my SRT-4 so do you guys think I sould still fill the oil alittle high on this one as well?