A friend and myself have the green XM series 2. Formerly owned by a couple of members here.
previously XMZOOM when on the road interstate.
Car in excellent preserved state and a testament to its owners along the way.
Cutting a long story short she has a blown head gasket, #6 in the back bank.
Not a problem, we suspected as much on purchase.
Having fun and enjoying the tear down. A lot to admire in the XM engine bay if you are not under time pressures - and we are not. It is an exercise in "recreational" restoration.
However we are striking a problem we find hard to believe - difficulty in obtaining anything resembling a true PRV V6 engine workshop manual from anywhere.
A couple of dud purchases over the net have resulted in little more than technical supplement collections sent to dealers during the time the car was for sale and a electronic parts lists (useful but esoteric).
However a little research has yielded some useful information, in particular removal and reinstallation of the timing chains, a section from a genuine factory workshop manual.
What we don't have is the torque settings/tightening sequence for the heads and information relating to the camshafts. This is the stuff we need.
Wondering if a couple of the XM enthusiasts here, or former owners have this.
previously XMZOOM when on the road interstate.
Car in excellent preserved state and a testament to its owners along the way.
Cutting a long story short she has a blown head gasket, #6 in the back bank.
Not a problem, we suspected as much on purchase.
Having fun and enjoying the tear down. A lot to admire in the XM engine bay if you are not under time pressures - and we are not. It is an exercise in "recreational" restoration.
However we are striking a problem we find hard to believe - difficulty in obtaining anything resembling a true PRV V6 engine workshop manual from anywhere.
A couple of dud purchases over the net have resulted in little more than technical supplement collections sent to dealers during the time the car was for sale and a electronic parts lists (useful but esoteric).
However a little research has yielded some useful information, in particular removal and reinstallation of the timing chains, a section from a genuine factory workshop manual.
What we don't have is the torque settings/tightening sequence for the heads and information relating to the camshafts. This is the stuff we need.
Wondering if a couple of the XM enthusiasts here, or former owners have this.