I've just spent a few hours working on a PRV V6. I couldn't believe how ridiculously silly they are to work on. Even though it was out of the car and hanging from a chain block, removing the starter motor and the heater hoses (just so we could remove the transmission) was not a simple job. I shudder to think what they are like to work on when they're in the car.
On top of this they have a silly rocker design, a lengthy single row timing chain (which is difficult, if not impossible to replace with a duplex chain) and they have way too many bolts in them. Apart from the fact that they are larger in capacity than other Peugeot engines, I fail to see any other advantage in having one.
The 505 turbo engine (Simca 2.2 litre) seems to be much better laid out than the V6 or the GTi motor and the turbo can easily produce way more power than either of them. It's a great pity that they never sold them here (they never made one for our side of the road).
Dave
On top of this they have a silly rocker design, a lengthy single row timing chain (which is difficult, if not impossible to replace with a duplex chain) and they have way too many bolts in them. Apart from the fact that they are larger in capacity than other Peugeot engines, I fail to see any other advantage in having one.
The 505 turbo engine (Simca 2.2 litre) seems to be much better laid out than the V6 or the GTi motor and the turbo can easily produce way more power than either of them. It's a great pity that they never sold them here (they never made one for our side of the road).
Dave