I'm looking for a decent deal on a good running motor for my latest hooptie. It's a 1997 2.2L and a 5 speed with 167k and I can't seem to get much oil pressure at idle after it warms up - and it don't really have much on the highway either. I haven't tried replacing the pump yet, but I figure the bearings are probably wiped on it anyways.

If you have or know if a good running 2.2 that I can just plug-n-play into this car, please let me know. I'm still undecided as to whether or not I even want to deal with the car in general - or just unload it as/is. It might be worth keeping if i can get a good motor on the cheap that I don't constantly worry about though.

try the junkyards, the only place i found a tranny for my old pickup was S+S auto salvage in Clio, try them.