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Removal & Installation: Engine: Installation

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  1. Loosen No. 4 engine mount outer bracket bolts and hand tighten. Install engine and transaxle. Install and hand tighten No. 3 engine mount sub-bracket. Install No. 4 engine mount assembly into bracket hand tight. Tighten No. 4 engine mount lower bolts at chassis to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
  2. Remove engine hoist and support engine-transaxle assembly with Engine Support (49 G017 5A0). Install engine mount crossmember to chassis and tighten to specification. Install No. 2 engine mount bolts through engine mount crossmember and hand tighten. Install No. 1 engine mount bracket.
  3. Tighten No. 1 engine mount bracket and stay to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . Remove engine support. Tighten No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 engine mounts to specification. Install NEW retaining ring on end of axle shaft. Coat axle shaft splines and sliding surfaces with grease. Install axle shafts in transaxle with opening of retaining ring facing upward.
  4. Pull outward on axle shafts to ensure retaining ring is seated in transaxle. Install and tighten intermediate (joint) shaft support bearing bracket evenly to specification.
  5. To install remaining components, reverse removal procedure. Tighten fasteners to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . Fill engine with oil. Fill automatic transaxle with M-III or Dexron II ATF.
  6. Fill and bleed cooling system. See COOLING SYSTEM BLEEDING . Ensure accelerator cable has .06-.16" (1.5-4.0 mm) deflection at throttle body when installed. If deflection is not as specified, rotate nut on end of cable at throttle body until specified deflection is obtained.
Fig 1: Identifying Engine Mounts (Millenia)
G97J08213Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.


  1. Ensure No. 2 engine mount and bracket are installed on transaxle hand tight. Install engine mount crossmember. Tighten retaining nuts and bolts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . Install engine and transaxle.
  2. Install engine mount-to-engine mount crossmember retaining nut, and tighten to specification. Install No. 1 engine mount mounting bolts. Install No. 3 engine mount rubber. See Figure. Install No. 4 engine mount bracket and rubber. Tighten bolts and retaining nuts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
  3. Remove chain hoist from engine. Tighten No. 2 engine mount bolt. Tighten bracket retaining bolts and nuts to specification. Install No. 5 engine mount rubber and tighten to specification. See Figure. Install No. 1 engine mount stay bracket. Install NEW retaining ring on end of axle shaft. Coat axle shaft splines and sliding surfaces with grease. Install axle shafts in transaxle with opening of retaining ring facing upward.
  4. Pull outward on axle shafts to ensure retaining ring is seated in transaxle. Install and tighten axle support bearing bracket evenly to specification.
  5. To install remaining components, reverse removal procedure. Tighten fasteners to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . Fill engine with oil. Fill automatic transaxle with Dexron II ATF or manual transaxle with SAE 75W-90 gear oil with API rating of GL-4 or GL-5.
  6. Fill and bleed cooling system. See COOLING SYSTEM BLEEDING  under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION. Ensure accelerator cable has .06-.16" (1.5-4.0 mm) deflection at throttle body when installed. If deflection is not as specified, rotate nut on end of cable at throttle body until specified deflection is obtained.
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