a few questions

will any ford probe parts fit my 89 Mazda b2200? Also my engine has water in the oil? What can cause this? it has a new head gasket on it. The top is an b2000 head and b2200 block. All new. Just rebuilt? Anyone have a good running engine forsale?

if you got a new gasket on it then it will probably be a cracked block or cracked head. Its probably the head, if i were to take a guess. You will probably have to have the head magnafluxed. Or if thats not it then have the block checked. probably a crack somewhere.

WERE are you located at

recheck the torque on the head bolts to see if they are still to spec, if any are loose, you might have a blown head gasket.

probably have cracked head or block. The ford probe cylinder head from 89-92 will bolt onto any b2000/b2200 truck engine. Good luck trying to get the intake manifold and distributor to fit, ford probe is fwd!

Edited: 7/26/2006 6:17:30 PM by Kyrasis6

Originally posted by bowtied



You will probably have to have the head magnafluxed. Or if thats not it then have the block checked.

Wow, that is amazing I didn't know aluminum was magnetic....

Only way to check aluminum for cracks is either with dye penetrant, like Zyglow or with X-ray.

The F2 blocks have a high nickle content and are extremely hard to tear up I doubt the block is cracked and there is only one place in the head where you can get a crack that will leak oil into the coolant.

Was the head checked to see if it was warped before putting the head gasket on? Also how smooth where the deck and the head before installing the gasket? If they both arn't perfectly clean it will leak like a siv.

The heads found in the 12 valve engines will bolt up but the intake that fits that head will not fit in the engine compartment of the truck nor will the distributor off the back of the head. The truck manifold and distributor will not bolt onto it.

Heads that will bolt up to both the block and the stock manifolds should be anything from the 8-valve F2, or the 8-valve FE found on the B2200 and B2000. The only difference between either one is the casting number, same goes for the head gasket.

Thanks for the help guys. I dropped the head off at the Engine repair shop where it was redone. So i will know monday if theres anything wrong. As for the block I will check deck clearance and I did check the piston walls and smooth as new pavement.

Edited: 7/30/2006 12:55:13 PM by DenaturedAlcohol

With my long standing run with Mazda Trucks, (first vehicle owned and still got one).

Cracked head and oh yes the head gasket too. They have a habit of both going at the same time if the head cracks. They can't take the pressure changes. The head gets small cracks in it that you have to use a presure check to find, (head is aluminium)

The head may be warped to. If this is the case it almost always has cracks to. You should just replace it. I went through this about 8 times before I learned my lesson about shavin the head and putting it back on. It just dont work. I have had it done pressure checked it then, got an ok, put it on and then it blow and take it off and it read bad then. Mazda engines hurt my soul.

As always I suggest a full rebuild if it involves more than valveguide seals.

The head was fully rebuilt. New everything. The shop called and said its warped big time.

Forgot to mention, IF your going to have the head shaved an it is an overhead cam engine the head needs to be straightened first then shaved. The important thing about doing this is that if you don't the cam bearing surfaces in the head won't line up causing you to eat up camshafts and gall the brearing surfaces which will require replacing the head anyways to fix.

Also pressure testing is about as useful as looking at it and saying its good, its only going to get pressure tested to about 150 psi max. When the engine is running it will be subjected to well over 600-800 psi when combustion is occuring not to mention the head will be hot and any crack will also be wider. It may pass a pressure test on a bench all day and blow smoke the second you fire the engine.