Original Equipment?

[rponycar]

Where can I look to see if the motor and transmission are the ones that came with truck new? Or can I ...
97 B2300, 2.3, 5spd

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[Dave R]

Well, a B2300 should have a 2.3 litre motor and a Mazda tranny.

You'll find a white sticker on the front of the timing belt cover, it'll tell you the month/day/year the motor was assembled. Or, in the case of a swapped motor, at least the day the sticker was slapped on the cover.

 

[envious8420]

hey dave,
cant you match up the vin in some manner too?

jim

 

[Dave R]

The VIN will tell you what engine was originally installed. That'll help if the original engine was swapped out for a completely different one, fer instance a V6 put in place of a I4.