Engine not Straight in Engine Bay?
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Engine not Straight in Engine Bay?
I am in the process of doing an engine swap and have the engine in but it doesn't seem to be straight or parallel to the axis of the car. I put in new mazda competion engine mounts and trans mounts. I messed with the mounts as much as I could but the engine doesn't want to sit straight. Anyone know whats going on or should I not worry about it.
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I think (but I'm not sure) that it might make a difference as to which way you rotate the metal caps that go over the mounts, so that the little bump on the mount is in the correct end of the slot on the cap. The way it appears to me, the position of the bump in the slot could shift things up to about an inch. The FSM makes no mention of this, though, so I'm a little hesitant to say this.
Last edited by buttsjim; 06-24-07 at 06:40 AM. Reason: Added the word "might" to make it more clear that I'm unclear.
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The more I think about it, the more I realize I don't recall this clearly. The bump I mentioned earlier must be on the top of the cap, and the slot in the bracket on the motor--otherwise, it wouldn't make any difference.
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