2000 Proton Perdana V6 from Malaysia - Comments

I am having a Proton Perdana SEi1996 And I am Satisfy With this car. I wan To Know this car can Maximum Output How Many Horsepower with it's 4G63 SOHC Engine?TQ.

After all these reviews... i am stopping my interest in v6, its better to get the waja instead the perdana... its not worth modificating if your are looking to have a silent and comfortable car.. better keep your money and buy a cheaper car..

I have a 2007 Perdana V6. The car is superb, I can do 180kmh. The car is very quiet and smooth. It's a super saloon car 24 valve 2.0 V6. I love my car!!!

I owned a PV6 Oct 2008, and has my gear box change in June 2006. Now, there is leakage at the engine oil and auto transmission oil tanks. Sent to mechanic to overhaul the engine and gear box replaced the oil-seal and gasket. But leaking still exist.

And the car timing belt change recently cause the car engine dead, and the mechanic said the oil pump supply has block the fuel supply. Change the oil pump, and the problem never occur but the engine making a lot of noise. And most of the time you can feel the car is about to stall, and the engine vibration can feel when the car is at still.

According to some mechanic, the timing belt was not installed properly.

Now I'm in dilemma, whether to send back to the same mechanic or send back to EON service center to inspect the problem.

Any advise base on my car situation?

Regards,

Worry PV6 owner.

Yo to all the dudes with PV6.

Stop complaining about the auto transmission and GO FOR MANUAL! And your PV6 will never fail you..

Trust me.. the PV6 is a monster in a sheep's clothing.

After the modification (without any engine changes, only the transmission to manual) go drag with a BMW.

To all.

I'm first time to share my experience with the PV6 with you all.

Mine PV6 was year 2000 & I bought it on 2005 (rm65k), now was 2009 already... so far only 1 time experience to change my gearbox on year end 2007 (cost me rm2,800... still acceptable la...)

Mine PV6 already 9 years old lo.. next week will send my car for overhaul.. because knew that engine sick already.. (exhaust pipe come out white smoke-not every time, but not engine oil leaking)... I also don't know... so better send to workshop early...

Regarding the car interior & external looks, I got no comment, because it's consider a medium or high standard to everyone.

I just want to share with you all, take a good care (maintains regularly.. quickly check yr PV6 when you heard any strange sound.. or when you feel something is not right..) of yr PV6 then it will make the life last longer...

Cheers to all PV6 owner... KK.

Hi everybody, I just bought second hand V6 yr 2003...

Hmm, what I can say... I like the comfort of riding in it.. only as usual with a secondhand car, sure there are things to change and maintain it. So far I hsd changes, 4 new tyres, 4 new absorbers, change full set of timing belt and valve seal... so far so good...

Gear box seem to be OK... well anyway I am planning to change it to manual...

Bought the V6 in 2003. Among the first to get the new facelift.

So far it serves me well. Even though I should say that I didn't take it for regular check up. But it never gives me problem and headache. Until recently, it started when the drive shaft CV joints cover torn. Drains out all the grease inside. My mechanic opened and inspected and assured me that it is still okay. He just re-grease it and put a new cover. I was happy, nothing to complaint until few weeks later. It started to produce clicking sound and the car feels like that it was hopping. The kind of sound when your drive shaft is broken.

Bought it back to my mechanic and he said that the drive shaft is OK. So he changed all the arms of the front wheels. Feels okay for a while, then in the afternoon it came back.

Does anyone out there has any idea what or where to look for the problem?

Hi all.

My PV6 from2004 never gave me any problem at all. Speedo meter at 99k and I've installed a gearbox cooler from a Mitsubishi Eterna (reconditioned) when it was at 70k. So far I never failed to replace the gearbox oil every 20k. Gearbox filter was replaced every 40km (it caused me RM145 for the original one) The gear transmission is so smooth.

My tips to protect your gearbox are.. every time you get caught it traffic jam, start use your OD on. Only when you are driving above 50km then only you get back to OD off (normal).

I used to drive fast when on highway. It's a powerful car and I love the V6 sounds.

Hi guys... I've been using a Perdana 96 SEi for more than 1 year... so far no any problems... I've just change my tail lamps few times... it's not a V6, but I think it runs better than a V6...

When I bought this car, the mileage was 320K.. but still no any gearbox problem or engine problem...

I bought it for 38K and it was really worth it for this price... last year I had Camry 2.4; it was rubbish... spare parts were very expensive, and also the engine started to make blue smoke very soon... I think the Perdana is even better than the Camry...

But those who says the gearbox has got problems, I should say it depends on how you drive the car bro... my car last owner was very good.. Also he used the car too much to travel to Penang for 10 years.. but he didn't change any engine or gearbox becoz he drives well... but those who got problem with absorbers engine or gearbox I gotta say... bro, the Perdana is VIP style car.. it's not for racing or drifting... if you drive your Perdana like a limousine, I promise you nothing will happen... thnx guys.

Just share some hints for those have gearbox jerk experiences. If you encounter jerking problems, even though you had changed your ATF or overhauled the gearbox. Last things to check is TCU, check whether there is any error code?

One of the most common failure electronic parts that can cause gearbox jerk when shifting is the speed sensor, the sensor is provide speed readings to TCU to accommodate appropriate shifting. Continuing to ignore this can cause gearbox damage permanently.

Hi PVsixers.

I own a Pv6 04, first owner. I have no problems with this car, engine wise. The rattling, springy, metal clinking and ngek ngok ngek ngok is normal, so I crank up the music. I can makan a camry or accord.. the car is hardy.. the door on the driver side has WARPED out of shape. Now there is a gap and it looks like I was involved in a wreck. QC control... Maybe things have improved with the TUV standard for its other makes.

My main problem is the gearbox. I religiously change the gear oil every 20km. At 90,000 km the gearbox won't engage 4th gear... change to recon for rm2500. That was 2nd Dec 2007. Now my recon has this problem of not engaging the gear on startup and when there is a slight incline. It runs OK when the car is warmed up. Now I have to change it again.. costing me more money.

Thinking of changing to manual.. but what of resale value?

This will be my last Proton car... sick of it... I have supported Proton all my life... my first car was a Satria.

But I think with the build problem of Proton not addressing this issue, means it is shortchanging its customers and giving us, its VALUED customers CRAPPY parts. I will not support a car company that does not support my pocket... no more no more.

Going to change to a 350z Fairlady... MANUAL.

To those who have this gear box problem. Please try to look for a Mitsubishi RVR Evo gear box (auto). It is a heavy duty gear box used for 4wheel drive and costs around RM1500.