Period repair manuals and technical documentation for the PRV V6 — readable right here, page by page, in the built-in viewer. Every document is OCR-processed, so its text is searchable. A collection meant to grow with the community's finds. Plus the Pub et Trade workshop data sheets: fifteen PRV V6 variants, from the A310's carburettored 2,664 cc to the 24-valve engines of the 605 SV 24 and XM V6.24.
PDF · 17 p.
The PRV V6's founding text: the technical paper presented by François Gastinne (Peugeot), M. Laliere (Renault) and Stephen Wallman (Volvo) at the SAE Congress in Detroit, February 1976 — why 90°, the three-crankpin crankshaft, the aluminium block, K-Jetronic injection.
PDF · 103 p.
The Renault repair manual for the Z engine family — the PRV V6 in Renault nomenclature (Z6V, Z7U, Z7V, Z7W, Z7X): specifications, tightening data and workshop procedures.
PDF · 103 p.
The English edition of the same Renault manual — useful for the many PRV owners outside France, and for the English technical vocabulary of the engine.
PDF · 117 p.
The Renault workshop manual for the Safrane Bi-Turbo: the Z7X PRV V6 twin-turbocharged by Hartge, boost control by two KKK K04 turbos, the PK9 gearbox and the Quadra four-wheel drive — removal and refitting, checks, tightening data and XR25 diagnostics.
PDF · 2 p.
The professional data sheet garages kept in their binders in the early 1990s: every workshop value for the 205 bhp Z7U-A700 of the R25 V6 Turbo and Baccara — sensor resistances, fuel pressures, the SEM boost-control solenoid, Garrett T3, cylinder-head torque (6 m.daN then 127°), valve clearances (0.10/0.25) with the rocker sequence table, capacities and electrics.
PDF · 7 p.
Not a magazine article: the booklet PRV published about its own engine, produced by the public relations department of the Société des Moteurs PRV at Douvrin in April 1991. Twelve pages on the Z7X-744, the 250 bhp three-litre turbo of the Alpine A610 — architecture, balancer shafts, new water pump, Garrett T3 turbo, Fenix 3B injection, and the assembly line where the workers are named.
PDF · 4 p.
The staff magazine of Française de Mécanique — the Douvrin plant that built the engine — devotes its opening article to the two PRV V6s of the new Renault Alpine: the Z6W-A700 of the GT and the Z7U-730 of the Turbo. Performance, fuel consumption, and a chart of instantaneous torque that shows why a 90° V6 runs smoother than an in-line four.
PDF · 2 p.
The 182 bhp version of the Renault 25's turbo V6, the one before the 205: 8.6 compression ratio, Renix or Bendix injection, ECU S 100 802 101 — every workshop value, cylinder-head torque and valve clearances included.
PDF · 2 p.
The naturally aspirated PRV V6 of the Renault 25, in both manual and automatic form (codes Z7V.A.7.08 and Z7V.B.7.09): fuelling, ignition, electrics and adjustment procedures.
PDF · 2 p.
The 2,850 cc engine of the Renault 25 Baccara and TX: capacity raised to 2.85 litres, injection and integral ignition, with the full set of check and adjustment values.
PDF · 2 p.
The catalyst-equipped Baccara: the same 2,849 cc V6 brought down to 153 bhp by emissions control, with oxygen sensor and catalytic converter — the values specific to this version.
PDF · 2 p.
The Safrane's three-litre PRV V6, mounted transversely: engine identification, injection, ignition and the adjustment values of the Z7X-722/723.
PDF · 6 p.
The last production Renault with a PRV V6: the Laguna phase 1's Z7X-760, a transverse 90-degree V6. Six pages, including the full check and adjustment procedures.
PDF · 2 p.
The oldest sheet in the series, published in 1978: the Solex-carburettored A310 V6, type 112/730, 2,664 cc and 150 bhp DIN — jets, float levels, Ducellier distributor and dwell angle.
PDF · 2 p.
The 2,849 cc naturally aspirated V6 of the Alpine V6 GT — the engine presented in élan no. 77 alongside the V6 Turbo's Z7U-730, here with its workshop values.
PDF · 2 p.
The 2,458 cc, 200 bhp Z7U-730 of the Alpine V6 GT Turbo: the turbocharged version of the Douvrin V6 in the berlinette, with its pressures and check values.
PDF · 2 p.
The peak of the production PRV: the A610's 2,975 cc, 250 bhp Z7X-744, a longitudinal rear-mounted V6. The workshop counterpart to the booklet issued by Société des Moteurs PRV.
PDF · 101 p.
The complete engine chapter of the guide issued by Société des Automobiles Alpine Renault, in Dieppe: the specifications of the 112.7.30 — 2,664 cc, 150 bhp DIN at 6,250 rpm, 20.8 mdaN at 3,500, 88 mm bore and 73 mm stroke, 10.1 compression ratio —, cylinder heads and rocker shafts, removing and refitting the engine-gearbox unit, liners and pistons, crankcase, lubrication and cooling, the fuel pump, then setting the two Solex 34 TBIA and 35 CEEI carburettors. One hundred and one pages, from the B-1 contents to folio B-102.
PDF · 33 p.
The part of the electrical chapter that concerns the engine: spark plugs and their gap, the Ducellier distributor — lead order on the cap, advance curves, testing with the MS 760 tester — and the diagnostic socket. The rest of the chapter, starter, charging circuit, wipers and body wiring diagrams, was left out: it has nothing to do with the V6.
PDF · 42 p.
The complete engine section of the Alpine GTA repair manual: removing and refitting the powertrain, setting the valve clearances of the Z6W, cylinder heads, checking oil pressure, the cooling-circuit diagram and its antifreeze protection, belt tension, the crankshaft seal on the timing side, crankcase breathing, the fuel circuit, then the description, checks and settings of the Solex 34 TBIA and 35 CEEI carburettors, through to the Swiss emission-control system. From folio B-4 to folio B-45.
PDF · 10 p.
The part of the electrical section that bears on the engine: advance curves, the breakerless transistorised distributor — description, testing, removal and refitting, dismantling —, ignition timing and the central diagnostic socket. The rest of the chapter, voltage regulator, alternator, starter, instrument panel and radio, was left out: none of it concerns the V6.
PDF · 44 p.
The update pages of the M.R.273, the ones carrying the « a » suffix: identification, carburettors, « Europe » and « Switzerland » emission control, then the whole fuel system of the D501 V6 Turbo — general specifications, engine-bay cooling, pneumatic system, engine breathing, « R » injection, throttle housing, intercooler, turbocharger, air filter, electronic control unit —, the exhaust line and the cooling circuit of the D501, with its fan.
PDF · 51 p.
The first five engine chapters of the A610 factory manual, for the 250 bhp Z7X-744: complete engine and lower engine units, upper and front engine units — head gasket included —, fuel mixture, fuel system, then emission control through to the evaporative-loss system. Chapters 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of the manual.
PDF · 44 p.
The next three chapters of the A610 manual: ignition — specifications, Eyquem spark plugs —, cooling, including that of the turbocharger bearings, and the engine mountings with the exhaust line. Chapter 16, starting and charging, was left out: the starter and alternator are not V6 components.
PDF · 71 p.
The engine section of the very first repair manual for a PRV V6 car, issued in March 1975 for the Renault 30: specifications and identification, valve timing diagrams, the three-ring piston set, fuel pump, rocker shafts and valves, engine removal, complete stripping and rebuilding, liner protrusion measured with a dial gauge, fitting the cylinder heads and the timing chains, setting the valves by two methods, connecting rods and pistons, crankshaft seals, oil pressure, filling the cooling circuit, then the Solex 34 TBIA and 35 CEEI carburettors. From folio B-3 to folio B-73.
PDF · 17 p.
The ignition of the Renault 30 V6: spark plugs, advance curves, setting the dwell angle and the ignition point, timing each of the two cylinder banks A and B separately, removing the distributor and setting it on the bench, the central diagnostic socket with its pulse sensor, and the cylinder comparison test at 1,500 rpm. Stops at folio C-18, before the wipers and the instrument panel.
PDF · 78 p.
The technical note devoted to the catalysed 205 bhp Z7U-700, the engine of the late Renault 25 V6 Turbo: specifications and settings, the Bosch lambda sensor, how the control unit works and how it measures intake air, the boost-pressure regulating unit, the air/fuel circuit and the turbocharger. A supplement to M.R.249, entirely about the V6.
PDF · 89 p.
The supplement to M.R.249 for the six-cylinder Renault 25 type B29A, sold in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: specifications, the change to unleaded petrol, the remote air filter, the vapour rebreathing circuit, filling the tank, the catalytic converter and its removal, the exhaust line and fitting precautions, K-E-Jetronic injection, setting mixture richness by lambda sensor and setting the idle, a long run of emission checks tool by tool, ignition and spark plugs, then a second part on the 1986 fuel-injected Renault 25 V6, with idle regulation.
PDF · 135 p.
The five engine chapters of the first-series Safrane workshop manual, where the Z7X V6 is covered alongside the four-cylinder engines: complete engine and lower engine units — identification, oil consumption and pressure, the engine-gearbox unit —, upper and front engine units, fuel mixture with the throttle housing and inlet manifold, the fuel system, and emission control through to petrol vapour rebreathing. The manual itself flags, page by page, what is specific to the Z7X.
PDF · 73 p.
The ignition of the first-series Safrane, power module included, then chapter 19 of the manual: cooling, filling and bleeding, the fuel tank and filler neck, the exhaust line and the catalytic converter. Chapter 16, starting and charging, was left out.
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PDF · 9 p.
The 24-valve PRV V6 of the 605 SV 24: 2,975 cc, sequential Fenix 4 injection, variable intake. Nine pages of values and procedures — the Peugeot side of the XM V6.24's engine.
PDF · 2 p.
The 2,975 cc twelve-valve PRV V6 of the Peugeot 605 SR and SV: identification, injection, ignition and the full set of check values.
PDF · 19 p.
The document Citroën handed to its own workshops on 15 November 1989: the three-litre 12-valve PRV V6 of the XM built to the 15-04 emission standard — the S6A engine, 170 bhp. Characteristics and power curve, construction, Fenix 3B injection-ignition without an oxygen sensor, the fuel, air and electrical circuits, the coded immobiliser, then the fault codes, two pages of methodical fault-finding tables, settings and part identification. Followed by two XM INFO’RAPID bulletins of 29 September 1989.
PDF · 32 p.
The document Citroën handed to its own workshops on 13 July 1990: 32 pages on the 24-valve PRV V6 of the XM — the SKZ engine. Characteristics and construction, Fenix 4 injection-ignition, the ACAV variable intake and its two solenoids, the fuel, pneumatic, air and electrical circuits, then diagnosis, settings and part identification.
PDF · 3 p.
The workshop sheet for the XM V6.24's SKZ engine — the practical companion to Citroën Technical Note no. 23: the values, where the Note explains how it works.
PDF · 2 p.
The twelve-valve XM V6, saloon and estate: ZPJ engine (code SFZ), 2,975 cc, 123 kW at 5,600 rpm, 23.5 daNm at 4,600 — workshop values and procedures.
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PDF · 172 p.
The Volvo service manual for the PRV V6s fitted to the 260s: the 2,664 cc B27 and the 2,849 cc B28, from 1975 to 1983. Removal and refitting, timing drive, cylinder heads and valves, liners and pistons, lubrication, cooling and exhaust, with special tools and torque figures. One hundred and seventy-two pages — the Swedish view of the engine Renault calls Z and Peugeot ZM.
PDF · 66 p.
The Volvo reconditioning booklet, engine out and on the stand: complete stripping, dimensions and tolerances, regrinding, selecting liners and pistons, reassembly. The companion to the maintenance manual for the day the engine comes apart.
PDF · 136 p.
The booklet on the Bosch K-Jetronic continuous injection of the B27E/F and B28E/F: circuit description, fuel distributor, control pressure regulator, air flow sensor, cold start valve, oxygen sensor on catalyst versions, pressure checks and fault-finding. One hundred and thirty-six pages on the very injection system used by the A310, the R30 and the DeLorean.
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PDF · 55 p.
The complete engine section of the workshop manual issued at Dunmurry, Northern Ireland: general description and specifications, special tools, removing the engine-gearbox unit, cylinder heads, liners and pistons, cylinder block, crankshaft oil seals at the flywheel and timing ends, oil pump and oil pressure, water pump, inlet air manifold and radiator.
PDF · 47 p.
The fuel section of the same manual: Bosch K-Jetronic injection — general description, specifications, special tools —, the emission control system, idle speed control, the evaporative emission control system, the air inlet system, ignition vacuum advance control, deceleration control and removing the exhaust muffler.
PDF · 5 p.
The five pages devoted to ignition in the electrical section of the workshop manual: battery, ignition switch, coil, distributor and spark plugs, removing and refitting the distributor, checking the vacuum valve and the module.
PDF · 34 p.
The manual written by DeLorean's service training department to make the car understood before it is repaired. Its engine chapter describes the all-alloy 90° PRV V6, rear-mounted, uneven-fire — the three-crankpin crankshaft of the original PRV —, its two chain-driven overhead camshafts, its pistons and connecting rods; then comes all the engine electrical side: ignition, starting, charging and the electric cooling fans.
PDF · 23 p.
The injection chapter of the training manual: the principle of Bosch K-Jetronic — continuous injection into the manifold, metered mechanically —, the complete circuit from tank to injectors (pump, accumulator, filter, fuel distributor, control pressure regulator, air flow sensor, cold start valve, thermo-time switch), then the pressure checks.
PDF · 26 p.
The emission controls chapter: the Lambda system — oxygen sensor, control unit, continuous mixture correction —, exhaust gas recirculation, crankcase and fuel vapour recovery, ignition vacuum advance control and deceleration control. This is what separates the PRV sold in America from the same engine in Europe.
PDF · 17 p.
The practical chapter of the training manual: setting ignition timing, idle speed and CO, testing the Lambda and idle speed control systems, then the troubleshooting charts — electric fuel pump not running, control pressure out of tolerance, hard cold starting.
PDF · 4 p.
Four pages of figures, useful to anyone comparing PRV variants: 130 bhp SAE net at 5,500 rpm, 220 Nm at 2,750, six cylinders, 91 mm bore, 73 mm stroke, 2,849 cc — the same capacity as the Volvo B28 —, 8.8 compression ratio, cold valve clearances; then ignition (firing order 1-6-3-5-2-4, plugs, timing) and fuelling (pump immersed in the tank, 5.2 bar, 110 to 120 litres per hour).
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PDF · 76 p.
The Chrysler training book devoted to the complete overhaul of the 3-litre PRV V6, the one the Eagle Premier and Dodge Monaco carry transversely: removal, stripping, inspection and reassembly step by step, extensively illustrated — crankshaft, liners and pistons, chain timing drive, cylinder heads, torque figures and tooling.
PDF · 72 p.
The engines group of the 1990 service manual: diagnosis first, then every workshop procedure for the 3.0L PRV — identification, removal and refitting, crankshaft seals, timing drive, cylinder heads and valves, liners, pistons, lubrication — and finally the specification and torque tables. Seventy-two pages, from folio 9-1 to 9-72.
PDF · 49 p.
The fuel system group: the MPI multi-point injection of the American PRV V6 — control unit, throttle position sensor, manifold absolute pressure sensor, ignition and starter relays, pressure regulator, injectors, in-tank pump, tank and accelerator cable — with the checks and adjustments that go with them.
PDF · 28 p.
The cooling group of the 3.0L: pressure bottle and its cap, thermostat, water pump, radiator, electric fans, coolant and bleeding the system — then the accessory drive belts, their tension and their replacement.
PDF · 18 p.
The ignition group: the electronic ignition of the 3.0L — control module, speed sensor reading the flywheel drive plate, manifold absolute pressure sensor, coil, firing order 1-6-3-5-2-4, spark plugs and timing — with the checks and the specifications.
PDF · 10 p.
The manifolds group: the intake manifold and exhaust manifolds of the 3.0L, gaskets and which way round they go, starter heat shield, Y-pipe, catalytic converter and muffler — removal, refitting and torque figures.
PDF · 11 p.
The emission controls group: the vehicle emission control information label and what it commits to, the evaporative emission control system, the catalytic converter, the EGR valve with its solenoid and transducer, the oxygen sensor and the heated air intake.
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PDF · 6 p.
The brochure for the Storming conversion by HAS, the Pantin workshop: the cover and the centre spread, the technical sheet of the R25 V6 Turbo HAS 240 (1989 model year: 240 bhp DIN at 5,700 rpm, 32.5 mkg at 2,700 rpm, standing 400 m in 15.1 s), the detailed price list of 15 October 1988 and an order form dated 16 May 1989.
PDF · 3 p.
The notice written by the association for its group order of reinforced SAMCO silicone hoses, for the PRV V6 mounted longitudinally: the tools needed, why the supplied hoses are longer than the originals, and how to cut them to the right length before fitting.
PDF · 5 p.
The GTI Tech magazine article on replacing the PRV V6's original hoses with silicone ones, produced with the association: why the original hoses age, the fitting step by step in pictures, the tools needed. The article behind the group order documented in the guide above.
PDF · 4 p.
The Carbu magazine's technical column written with the association: the PRV V6 in all its forms, PRV Concept's advice to anyone tempted by a Renault 25 V6 Turbo (cooling, oil, crankshaft bearings), a history of the R25 from 1984 to 1992 and a demonstration of the Fenix diagnostic software.
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Workshop literature for the PRV-powered 504, 505, 604, 605 and XM — including the ZPJ4 24-valve.
B27 / B28 / B280 workshop documentation for the 260, 760 and 780 series.
Technical reviews and service notes covering PRV-powered cars — Alpine, Venturi, DeLorean included.
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Architecture, generations, engine codes — everything these pages describe is detailed in the Engines section.
