List of Nissan engines
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Nissan Motors uses a straightforward method of naming their automobile engines. The first few
letters identify the engine family. The next digits are the displacement in deciliters. The
following letters identify features added and are order specific based on the type of feature.
Letter
Feature
Feature type
DOHC
Camshaft
Variable Valve Lift with Timing
Camshaft
Carburetor
Fuel delivery
Throttle Body Fuel Injection
Fuel delivery
Electronic Port Fuel Injection
Fuel delivery
Direct Cylinder Fuel Injection
Fuel delivery
Natural gas fueled
Fuel delivery
LPG fueled
Fuel delivery
Supercharged
Power adder
Turbocharged
Power adder
Ti
Turbocharged and intercooled
Power adder
TT
Twin-Turbocharged
Power adder
HR
High Response and High Revolution
Special
Improvement (from Kaizen)
Special
The features/letters follow a specific order and not all features are necessarily listed all of the
time. The basic, common features follow this general order:
[Engine family character(s)] [two-digit engine displacement in deciliters] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
1 = Camshaft
2 = Fuel delivery
3 = Power adder
4 = 2nd power adder
5 = Special
A good example to start with is the Nissan RB26DETT engine. It belongs to the RB engine
family, displaces 26 deciliters (2.6 liters), and the feature letters describe an engine with dual
overhead camshafts, electronic port fuel injection and two turbo chargers.
The next example is the Nissan SR20DE engine. It belongs to the SR engine family and
displaces 20 deciliters (2.0 liters). The feature letters describe an engine with dual overhead
camshafts and electronic port fuel injection but leaves off any power adder descriptors because
it is a naturally aspirated engine. The popular, (single) turbocharged version of this engine is
logically called the SR20DET.
Not all features are necessarily described in the name. For example, the SR20VE engine has
dual overhead camshafts but the variable valve lift (and timing) design of the camshafts takes
precedence in the naming scheme even though the "V" feature designation doesn't necessarily
describe a DOHC arrangement.
A good example of an engine where not all of the feature designation spots are used is
the CA18ET engine. The two features listed being electronic port fuel injection designated with
the "E" and the presence of a turbocharger designed with the letter "T". The engine has a
single overhead camshaft so there is no "D" listed in the name; the camshaft type designation
place being left out completely. Nissan does not have a letter designation for the SOHC
configuration so the camshaft configuration type is assumed as SOHC if no letter is present.
Lastly, the MR16DDT engine has feature designations that describe an engine with dual
overhead camshafts, direct cylinder fuel injection and a single turbocharger. This engine also
has variable valve timing, but Nissan does not currently have a letter designation for that
feature.
Contents
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1 Straight-3
2 Straight-4
3 Straight-6
4 V6
5 V8
6 V12
7 Diesel engines
8 Wankel engine
9 Glossary
Straight-3[edit]
19711983 Nissan UD engine Diesel 3.0 L UD3
2010present Nissan HR engine 1.0/1.2 L HR10DDT, HR10DE, HR12DE,
HR12DDR (See Straight-4 below for other HR engines)
Straight-4[edit]
Nissan's Straight-4 engines include:
19521966 Nissan D engine 0.9/1.1/1.2 L D10, D11, D12
19551975 Prince G engine 1.5/1.8/1.9/2.0 L GA-4/G-1, GB-30/G-2, G-15, G-18
19561960, 1962-present Nissan H engine 1.9/2.0 L H, H20 (See Straight-6
below for other H engines.)
19571960 Nissan C engine 1.0 L
19581964, 19821988 Nissan E engine 1.0/1.2/1.3/1.5/1.6 L E, E-1, E10, E13,
E15E, E15ET, E16, E16E
19611970 Nissan G engine 1.5 L G
19641987 Nissan SD engine Series One Diesel 2.2/2.3/2.5 L SD22, SD23,
SD25 (See Straight-6 below for other SD engines.)
19651970 Nissan R engine 1.6 L R16;K21, H20, H20 II.
19651982 Nissan J engine 1.3/1.5/2.0 L J13, J15, J16
19662008 Nissan A engine 1.0/1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5 L A10, A12, A12T, A12A, A13,
A14, A15
1967.51970 Datsun U engine 2.0 L U20; K20
19681980 Nissan L engine 1.3/1.4/1.6/1.8/2.0 L L13, L14, L16, L18, L20B (See
Straight-6 below for other L engines
19711983 Nissan UD engine Diesel 4.9 L UD4
19791989 Nissan Z engine 1.6/1.8/2.0/2.2/2.4 L Z16, Z18, Z18ET, Z20S, Z20E,
Z22E, Z24
19821991 Nissan CA engine 1.6/1.8/2.0 L CA16, CA18i, CA18DE, CA18DET,
CA18ET, CA20
19831985, 19911997? Nissan CD engine Diesel 1.7/2.0 L CD17, CD20,
CD20T, CD20ET, CD20E
19831986? Nissan FJ engine 2.0/2.4 L FJ20E, FJ20ET, FJ24
19831992 Nissan MA engine 0.9/1.0/1.2 L MA09ERT, MA10S, MA10E,
MA10ET, MA12S
1986present Nissan TD engine 2.3/2.5/2.7 L TD23, TD25, TD27, TD27T
1987present Nissan GA engine 1.3/1.4/1.5/1.6 L GA14DE, GA16E, GA16DE,
GA16DNE, GA16DS
19872007 Nissan SR engine 1.6/1.8/2.0 L SR16DE, SR16Di, SR16D, SR16VE,
SR16VE N1, SR18DE, SR18DET, SR18Di, SR20DE, SR20DE GT Spec, SR20DET,
SR20Di, SR20VE, SR20VET
1988present Nissan KA engine 2.0/2.4 L KA20DE, KA24E, KA24DE
1989?present Nissan NA engine 1.6/2.0 L NA16, NA20 - replacement of Z
series and mostly used in commercial vehicles. Designed based on Z series.
19922002 Nissan CG engine 1.0/1.3/1.4 L CG10DE, CG13DE, CGA3DE
1999present Nissan YD engine Diesel 2.2/2.5/ L YD22DDT,YD22DDTi,
YD25DDT, YD25DDTi
1994?2000 Nissan QD engine Diesel 3.2 L QD32
1999present Nissan QG engine 1.3/1.5/1.6/1.8 L QG13DE, QG15DE, QG16DE,
QG18DE, QG18DD, QG18DEN
1999present Nissan ZD engine Diesel 3.0 L ZD30DD, ZD30DDT, ZD30DDTi
2000present Nissan QR engine 2.0/2.5 L QR20DE, QR20DD, QR25DE,
QR25DD, QR25DER
2002present Nissan CR engine 1.0/1.2/1.4 L CR10DE, CR12DE, CR14DE
2004present Nissan MR engine 1.6/1.8/2.0 L MR16DDT, MR18DE, MRA8DE,
MR20DE, MR20DD
2005present Nissan HR engine 1.5/1.6 L HR15DE, HR16DE, HR12DDT (See
Straight-3 above for other HR engines)
Straight-6[edit]
Nissan's Straight-6 engines include:
19592003 Nissan P engine 4.0 L P40
19631969 Prince G engine 2.0/2.5 L G-7/G7B-R, GR-8, G-11 (See Straight-4
above for other G engines)
19651976? Nissan H engine 3.0 L H30 (See Straight-4 above for other H
engines)
19681973 Nissan S20 engine 2.0 L
19681986 Nissan L engine 2.0/2.3/2.4/2.6/2.8 L L20A, L20E, L20ET, L20P, L23,
L24, L24E, L26, L26E, L28, L28E, L28ET (See Straight-4 above for other L engines)
19711983 Nissan UD engine Diesel 7.4 L UD6
19761989 Nissan LD engine Diesel 2.8 L LD28, LD28T
19801988 Nissan SD engine - Series Two Diesel 3.3 L SD33, SD33T (See
Straight-4 above for other SD engines.)
19831995 Nissan FD engine 3.3/3.5/4.2/4.6 L FD33, FD33T, FD35, FD35T,
FD42, FD46
19852004 Nissan RB engine 2.0/2.4/2.5/2.6/2.8/3.0 L RB20E, RB20ET,
RB20DE, RB20DET, RB20DET-R, RB24DET, RB25DE, RB25DET, RB26DETT,
RB28DETT, RB30S, RB30E, RB30ET, RB30DE
19852009 Nissan RD engine Diesel 2.8 L RD28, RD28T, RD28Ti
1987present Nissan TB engine 4.2/4.5/4.8 L TB42E, TB42S, TB45E, TB48DE
19872011? Nissan TD engine Diesel 4.2 L TD42, TD42T, TD42Ti
19992009 Nissan VX engine
V6[edit]
Nissan's V6 engines include:
19842004 Nissan VG engine 2.0/3.0/3.3 L VG20E, VG20P, VG20ET, VG20DE,
VG20DET, VG30S, VG30i, VG30E, VG30ET, VG30DE, VG30DET, VG30DETT, VG33E,
VG33E-R
19921994 Nissan VE engine 3.0 L VE30DE
1995present Nissan VQ engine 2.0/2.3/2.5/3.0/3.5/3.7/4.0 L VQ20DE, VQ23DE,
VQ25DD, VQ25DE, VQ25DET, VQ25HR, VQ25VHR, VQ30DD, VQ30DE, VQ30DE-K,
VQ30DET, VQ35DE, VQ35HR, VQ37VHR, VQ40DE,
2008present Nissan VR Engine 3.8 L VR38DETT
2015-* Nissan VRX Racing Engine (Non-Production) 3.0 L
V8[edit]
Nissan's V8 engines include:
19651989 Nissan Y engine 4.0/4.4 L Y40, Y44
19661967 Nissan W64 engine 6.4 L (Limited Production)
19711983 Nissan UD engine Diesel 9.9 L UD-V8
1987- * Nissan VRH Racing Engines (Non-Production)
19892001 Nissan VH engine 4.1/4.5 L VH41DE, VH45DE
2001present Nissan VK engine 4.5/5.0/5.6 L VK45DE, VK45DD, VK50VE,
VK56DE, VK56VD
V12[edit]
Nissan's V12 engines include:
19691970 GRX-III (Non-Production) 6.0 LNissan R382, Nissan R383
19711983 Nissan UD engine Diesel 14.8 L UD12
19911992 VRT35 (Non-Production) 3.5 L
Diesel engines[edit]
Diesel Engines in summary (model, displacement)
Nissan BD engine 2.5/3.0 L
Nissan CD engine 1.7/2.0 L
Nissan ED engine 3.3
Nissan FD engine 3.3/3.5/4.2/4.6 L
Nissan LD engine 2.0/2.8 L
Nissan RD engine 2.5/2.8 L
Nissan SD engine 2.0/2.2/2.3/2.5/3.3 L
Nissan TD engine 2.3/2.5/2.7/4.2 L
Nissan YD engine 2.2/2.5 L
Nissan ZD engine 3.0 L
Nissan QD engine 3.2 L
Nissan M9R engine - 2.0 L
Nissan V9X engine 3.0 L
Nissan UD engine UD12
12CY,
Wankel engine[edit]
Nissan showed a prototype Wankel rotary engine at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1972, but it
never reached production. [1]
Glossary[edit]
Nissan PLASMA ("purazuma") (Powerful
Econonomic, Lightweight, Accurate, Silent, Mighty, Advanced) is an acronym for the
engine series designed to counter Toyota's Lightweight Advanced Super Response Engine
(LASRE).
Nissan ECC is the Exhaust Gas Recirculator or EGR.
Nissan ECCS ("eltukusu") Electronic Concentrated Control System (ECCS), or
Electronic Gas Injector (EGI), is an electronic fuel injection system designed to improve
fuel economy and to reduce exhaust emission.
N-VCT or Nissan Variable Cam Timing is an automobile variable valve
timing technology. (NVCS)
NEO, or Nissan Ecology Oriented, is an engine technology used to reduce fuel
consumption and emission output while improving overall engine performance.
CVTCS or Continuous Valve Timing Control System, is a Nissan automobile variable
valve timing technology. The engine technology is used by Nissan to reduce fuel
consumption and emission output while improving overall engine performance.
VVL or Variable Valve and Lift is a Nissan automobile variable valve timing technology.
VVEL or Variable Valve Event and Lift is a Nissan automobile variable valve
timing technology.
