I would appreciate any help whatsoever I have a 97 ranger 2.3 automatic I want to put a 2000 2.5 engine in it what will I have to do as far as the fuel the newer engine is no return fuel the 97 has a return do I plug off the return will the fuel pump work from the 97 will the wire harness work and will the control box work

 

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Just swap over the 2.3l intake with injectors and fuel rail to the 2.5l engine
2.3l and 2.5l use the same head so it will fit no problem, and 1997 wiring and hoses will all match up that way

The 2.5l just had a longer stroke, so different crank and connecting rods, but same block, pistons and heads as the 2.3l

 

Thanks that’s what I was thinking but didn’t know for sure if the intake would fit.
Thanks again

 

Change rear main seal, always, when any engine is out, cheap part but hard to get to if/when it leaks

 

Thanks for the input I didn’t think of that but I did change timing belt water pump and thermostat