1991 V6 in Euro spec

[casalingua]

Hello all:
I have my eye on a 1991 V6. It is a Euro market version which means it has the DIRAVI steering. That is marvellous. Less marvellous is the V6. Is that V6 the horror I suspect it is - or is it a matter of cambelt changes and checking the head gasket? Does anyone have any input on this? The reason I might be looking at this is that my wife hates the prospect of driving a UK model in Denmark because the steering while is on the "wrong" side. I found a champagne gold metallic V6 in Dormagen, Germany for a modest €1200 with about 110,000 miles on the odo. It even has the nice alloys seen on the promotional literature (which my 2.0 has). The other downside is I suddenly might have a spare car with nice new paint, generally good maintenance standards but some underbody rust a leaking pinion valve. Too good to throw away, costly to fix and impossible to sell here!

[xmexclusive]

V6 engine mods.
Timing case - RP 5168
Oil sump - RP 5201
Valve rockers (V6-24V) - RP 5163
Butterfly housings - RP 5282
Engine harness Gold plated connectors - RP 5188
ECU mods - RP 5215 (V6-24v has loom mods to match new ECU)
Cam followers - RP 5446
Long skirt pistons - by engine number.
18326 - V6 manual
37422 - V6 auto
3812 - V6-24v
Liner base seals - by engine number.
18762 - V6 manual
38756 - V6 auto
3736 - V6-24v

John

[Dieselman]

A 1991 V6 will be just fine. The cams are chain driven and the PRV engine is well tried and tested.

In your situation, I wouldn't think twice.

[casalingua]

Hi: thanks for that. What does the long list in xmexclusive´s post mean?
What should I do with the existing car? It seems far too good to scrap. Would it interest a UK buyer perhaps - the spec is fairly rare, I think: 2.0 litre with the SEi trim. Weren´t most cars either above or below this leve: V6s with everything or 2.0 litres in Si trim (cloth, no aircon)?

[Dieselman]

The list is the engine modifications in production, by RP number.

The PRV engine was in production for about 20 years, so I wouldn't worry about a few mods fairly late on.

What age or RP is the car you are looking at?

Is your car a 2 lite N/a or turbocharged?

Petrol XM aren't worth a lot in the UK. I'd be tempted to keep it for spares.