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.