I agree with much of what's said here. The engine is a bit complex and requires a good understanding of what needs to be done to make things correct on the mechanical end but the fuel injection is typical Bosch K-Jetronic and there are hundreds of shops around the world that have a very good understanding of this system. There are thousands, if not millions, of cars running around the world with this injection system. IMHO I think it's the exotic look of the DeLorean and the misconceptions about it's workings that scare many otherwise competent shops from agreeing to work on the car. Bruce Benson > I believe that the PRV CAN be a reliable engine, but this is not > necessarily always the case. > > Parts for the PRV are not exceptionally expensive. The service IS. > Price out engine work at one of the 'dedicated vendors'. When I first > got my car, it ran absolutely horribly. I tried to find someone in the > area to look at the car, and could find NOT ONE shop that was willing to > work on the car/engine. . This situation often ends with someone > trying to fix the car themselves- which sometimes goes full circle; where > it runs horribly and they sell to someone else. > > I counted SIX different methods of fuel enrichment that the engine > employs. When more than one of these systems are failing, bypassed, or > 10 other things that a backyard mechanic might decide to do, tracking > down the problems gets time consuming and expensive in parts. > > Not everyone has the right tools to diagnose fuel or ignition problems. > Control pressure regulators and fuel distributors aren't just sitting > around so you can check if what you have is functioning correctly. You > need to be certain of what is causing your problems, because spending > hundreds on a CPR, fuel distributor, ignition distributor, etc add up > very quickly. > Jim > 1537 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/