I just bought a XM V6 from 1991 that has been sitting since 2006. Now I came across your channel - thank you for documenring everything! It is really helpful
Thank you! I hope your XM serves you well. I bought mine in '21 and it had been off the road since '09. I gave it a full service and did mainly some rust repairs.
I'll upload a video going over the sealing and some other stuff once I'm happy enough with the editing. Short answer is that they leak like any other old engine, main seals and cam seals are the worst leakers. I suppose you live in Sweden or Norway? If so I think now is the time to buy as they are really cheap compared to other European prices, but prices are slowly rising here in the north too.
The PRV is a laughing stock on the internet, but I think these later PRVs are underrated engines. Unfortunately I haven't, and that's a subject I'd like to delve into. Some say they can't be rebuilt and others say they can. I would really like to get my hands on one to see for myself before mine starts leaking.
Thanks for sharing! When I take out the filter unit of the LHM tank, I stick it in a garbage bag. That is flexible and leak proof. Plus I do not have such a fancy milk can like you have... 😉
It was leaking from the rear cam seal, timing cover, oil temperature sensor, right main seal, but the worst was the rear main seal. Occasionally it would leak on to the exhaust pipe and make a mildly embarrassing amount of smoke. With the ZPJ4 it should be easier, as you can just remove the gearbox without removing the engine? I've heard that even on the 4hp18 it's possible to change the main oil seal without pulling the engine.
Thank you! IMHO XM is still an unbelievable car to drive. Hydractive combined with the DIRAVI is such a joy to drive. It has also become a sort of personal challenge to get this car as far as I can, as I have heard that Citroens and French cars ingeneral are weak and won't do high milage. This is now my third year of ownership and I have now done 30k km with it. Depends on what counts. Keep in mind that this car sat for over ten years before I bought it and I paid 300€ for this fine machine :D Leaking DIRAVI was quite annoying to fix and this transmission issue that I'm having. Bit of a spoiler, but the Lubeguard additive helped with the noise, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the transmission is eating itself alive. Still it has never let me stranded.
@@dailyingxm It´s all just about when you will finally give up. :) But you can always get another hydropneumatic Citroen in better overall shape afterwards :) I believe 90s and earlier 2000ish PSA especially diesel cars are pretty overall tough and still simple-ish enough. What kills it in time is corrosion (as like on any other car), big lack of maintenance (as like on any other car) and if it has too fancy electronics. I am mostly impressed how smart the whole hydropneumatic system works and what it all does once you learn a bit more about it´s functions, also how well made and decently reliable my old-ass V6 XM is, considering all the very unique and weird technical solutions on it, not simple electronics without easy ways how to diagnose it and it beeing overall 32 years old. It has much less kms then yours, but I also payed much much more for the car (and I shouldn´t have). All I am fighting with is neglection by the years, corrosion and of course some rubber hoses, bushes, seals, bearings etc., but nothing too major as a engineers faults, bad solutions or low quality. I don´t use it daily or in the wet or winter, it´s a garage queen tho. Me personally I would love to have more modern Citroen "XM" in a VAN or MPV version (with the same hydropneumatic solutions for suspension, Diravi etc.), as I need it for my work and as it is the most practical type of car one can have. Unfortunatelly, theres nothing like that. What gets the closest to it maybe are Sevel Nord Vans and MPVs, but very remotely and with no such hydropneumatics and design solutions, so not good enough...
I just bought a XM V6 from 1991 that has been sitting since 2006. Now I came across your channel - thank you for documenring everything! It is really helpful
Thank you! I hope your XM serves you well. I bought mine in '21 and it had been off the road since '09. I gave it a full service and did mainly some rust repairs.
Want to buy one and restore, thank you so much!
Please more on the engine. Especially what commonly leaks
I'll upload a video going over the sealing and some other stuff once I'm happy enough with the editing. Short answer is that they leak like any other old engine, main seals and cam seals are the worst leakers.
I suppose you live in Sweden or Norway? If so I think now is the time to buy as they are really cheap compared to other European prices, but prices are slowly rising here in the north too.
An engine hoist is tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect...
That's true:D And there's quite a lot of return lines on the way, the transmission caught on the ABS return line and broke it.
Wow... 400,000+km on a PRV XM 👍, giving us encouragement to keep driving them haha. Have you ever rebuild the water pump?
The PRV is a laughing stock on the internet, but I think these later PRVs are underrated engines.
Unfortunately I haven't, and that's a subject I'd like to delve into. Some say they can't be rebuilt and others say they can. I would really like to get my hands on one to see for myself before mine starts leaking.
Great job my friend 😍👍
Thank you! 🙏
This is a great video when you finnished will be like new
Thank you
Its a great car
Underrated and misunderstood i live them
I really hope so! I couldn't agree with you more, but I've noticed some growing appreciation.
Thanks for sharing! When I take out the filter unit of the LHM tank, I stick it in a garbage bag. That is flexible and leak proof. Plus I do not have such a fancy milk can like you have... 😉
Thanks for watching! I used to do the same, but on a few occasions I made a mess by accidentally spilling the bag. That milk can is excellent!
Where did it leak? My ZPJ4 will probably need a change of the notorious O-rings on the block behind the flywheel.
It was leaking from the rear cam seal, timing cover, oil temperature sensor, right main seal, but the worst was the rear main seal. Occasionally it would leak on to the exhaust pipe and make a mildly embarrassing amount of smoke. With the ZPJ4 it should be easier, as you can just remove the gearbox without removing the engine? I've heard that even on the 4hp18 it's possible to change the main oil seal without pulling the engine.
Nice video. What keeps you keeping your V6 XM? How many years and kilometers have you had it? Any bigger issues?
Drive an XM for some time, and you will know! 😀
@@BLADIEBLA-k3k I have exactly the same one, except I have a manual transmission and different design rims. I just returned from a 4 day trip with it.
Thank you! IMHO XM is still an unbelievable car to drive. Hydractive combined with the DIRAVI is such a joy to drive. It has also become a sort of personal challenge to get this car as far as I can, as I have heard that Citroens and French cars ingeneral are weak and won't do high milage.
This is now my third year of ownership and I have now done 30k km with it.
Depends on what counts. Keep in mind that this car sat for over ten years before I bought it and I paid 300€ for this fine machine :D Leaking DIRAVI was quite annoying to fix and this transmission issue that I'm having. Bit of a spoiler, but the Lubeguard additive helped with the noise, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the transmission is eating itself alive. Still it has never let me stranded.
@@dailyingxm It´s all just about when you will finally give up. :) But you can always get another hydropneumatic Citroen in better overall shape afterwards :)
I believe 90s and earlier 2000ish PSA especially diesel cars are pretty overall tough and still simple-ish enough. What kills it in time is corrosion (as like on any other car), big lack of maintenance (as like on any other car) and if it has too fancy electronics. I am mostly impressed how smart the whole hydropneumatic system works and what it all does once you learn a bit more about it´s functions, also how well made and decently reliable my old-ass V6 XM is, considering all the very unique and weird technical solutions on it, not simple electronics without easy ways how to diagnose it and it beeing overall 32 years old. It has much less kms then yours, but I also payed much much more for the car (and I shouldn´t have). All I am fighting with is neglection by the years, corrosion and of course some rubber hoses, bushes, seals, bearings etc., but nothing too major as a engineers faults, bad solutions or low quality. I don´t use it daily or in the wet or winter, it´s a garage queen tho.
Me personally I would love to have more modern Citroen "XM" in a VAN or MPV version (with the same hydropneumatic solutions for suspension, Diravi etc.), as I need it for my work and as it is the most practical type of car one can have. Unfortunatelly, theres nothing like that. What gets the closest to it maybe are Sevel Nord Vans and MPVs, but very remotely and with no such hydropneumatics and design solutions, so not good enough...
Frosty summer conditions. What engine you are going to put in it? Thanks for the the advise!
This video was shot just before May :D The same engine is going back in, in fact it's already in and no longer leaks. Thanks for watching!
@@dailyingxm I thought u replace it with V8😁 Thanks to your brother too!
I thought the relay holders where broken from factory... :P
I would not be surprised at all :D