List of Nissan engines

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
D	DOHC	Camshaft
V	Variable Valve Lift	Camshaft
S	Carburetor	Fuel delivery
i	Throttle Body Fuel Injection	Fuel delivery
E	Electronic Port Fuel Injection	Fuel delivery
D	Direct Cylinder Fuel Injection	Fuel delivery
N	Natural gas fueled	Fuel delivery
P	LPG fueled	Fuel delivery
R	Supercharged	Forced Induction
T	Turbocharged	Forced Induction
Ti	Turbocharged and intercooled	Forced Induction
TT	Twin-Turbocharged	Forced Induction
HR	High Response and High Revolution	Special
K	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 VG30DETT engine. It belongs to the VG engine family, displaces 30 deciliters (3.0 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 VQ35DE engine. It belongs to the VQ engine family and displaces 35 deciliters (3.5 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 (single) turbocharged version of the VQ displaces 30 deciliters (3.0 liters) and is logically called the VQ30DET.

Not all features are necessarily described in the name. For example, the SR20VE engine has dual overhead camshafts but the variable valve lift design of the camshafts takes precedence in the naming scheme even though the "V" feature designation doesn't necessarily describe a DOHC arrangement. Many standard DOHC Nissan engines featured Variable Valve Timing, such as the VG30DETT, and as such do not use the "V" designation. "V" designation is only if the engine has variable valve lift.

A good example of an engine where not all of the feature designation spots are used is the L28ET 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.

Straight-3

• 1971–1983 Nissan UD engine — Diesel 3.0 L — UD3
• 2010–present Nissan HR engine — 1.0/1.2 L — HR10DDT, HR10DE, HR12DE, HR12DDR (See Straight-4 below for other HR engines)

Straight-4

Nissan's Straight-4 engines include:

• 1952–1966 Nissan D engine — 0.9/1.1/1.2 L — D10, D11, D12
• 1955–1975 Prince G engine — 1.5/1.8/1.9/2.0 L — GA-4/G-1, GB-30/G-2, G-15, G-18
• 1956–1960, 1962–present Nissan H engine — 1.9/2.0 L — H, H20 (See Straight-6 below for other H engines.)
• 1957–1960 Nissan C engine — 1.0 L
• 1958–1964, 1982–1988 Nissan E engine — 1.0/1.2/1.3/1.5/1.6 L — E, E-1, E10, E13, E15E, E15ET, E16, E16E
• 1961–1970 Nissan G engine — 1.5 L — G
• 1964–1987 Nissan SD engine — Series One — Diesel 2.2/2.3/2.5 L — SD22, SD23, SD25 (See Straight-6 below for other SD engines.)
• 1965–1970 Nissan R engine — 1.6 L — R16;K21, H20, H20 II.
• 1965–1982 Nissan J engine — 1.3/1.5/2.0 L — J13, J15, J16
• 1966–2008 Nissan A engine — 1.0/1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5 L — A10, A12, A12T, A12A, A13, A14, A15
• 1967.5–1970 Datsun U engine — 2.0 L — U20; K20
• 1968–1988 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
• 1971–1983 Nissan UD engine — Diesel 4.9 L — UD4
• 1979–1989 Nissan Z engine — 1.6/1.8/2.0/2.2/2.4 L — Z16, Z18, Z18ET, Z20S, Z20E, Z22E, Z24
• 1982–1991 Nissan CA engine — 1.6/1.8/2.0 L — CA16, CA18i, CA18DE, CA18DET, CA18ET, CA20
• 1983–1985, 1991–1997? Nissan CD engine — Diesel 1.7/2.0 L — CD17, CD20, CD20T, CD20ET, CD20E
• 1983–1986? Nissan FJ engine — 2.0/2.4 L — FJ20E, FJ20ET, FJ24
• 1983–1992 Nissan MA engine — 0.9/1.0/1.2 L — MA09ERT, MA10S, MA10E, MA10ET, MA12S
• 1986–present Nissan TD engine — 2.3/2.5/2.7 L — TD23, TD25, TD27, TD27T
• 1987–present Nissan GA engine — 1.3/1.4/1.5/1.6 L — GA14DE, GA16E, GA16DE, GA16DNE, GA16DS
• 1987–2007 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
• 1988–present 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.
• 1992–2002 Nissan CG engine — 1.0/1.3/1.4 L — CG10DE, CG13DE, CGA3DE
• 1999–present Nissan YD engine — Diesel 2.2/2.5/ L — YD22DDT,YD22DDTi, YD25DDT, YD25DDTi
• 1994?–2000 Nissan QD engine — Diesel 3.2 L — QD32
• 1999–present Nissan QG engine — 1.3/1.5/1.6/1.8 L — QG13DE, QG15DE, QG16DE, QG18DE, QG18DD, QG18DEN
• 1999–present Nissan ZD engine — Diesel 3.0 L — ZD30DD, ZD30DDT, ZD30DDTi
• 2000–present Nissan QR engine — 2.0/2.5 L — QR20DE, QR20DD, QR25DE, QR25DD, QR25DER
• 2002–present Nissan CR engine — 1.0/1.2/1.4 L — CR10DE, CR12DE, CR14DE
• 2004–present Nissan MR engine — 1.6/1.8/2.0 L — MR16DDT, MR18DE, MRA8DE, MR20DE, MR20DD
• 2005–present Nissan HR engine — 1.5/1.6 L — HR15DE, HR16DE, HR12DDT (See Straight-3 above for other HR engines)

Straight-6

Nissan's Straight-6 engines include:

• 1959–2003 Nissan P engine — 4.0 L — P40
• 1963–1969 Prince G engine — 2.0/2.5 L — G-7/G7B-R, GR-8, G-11 (See Straight-4 above for other G engines)
• 1965–1976? Nissan H engine — 3.0 L — H30 (See Straight-4 above for other H engines)
• 1968–1973 Nissan S20 engine — 2.0 L
• 1968–1986 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)
• 1971–1983 Nissan UD engine — Diesel 7.4 L — UD6
• 1976–1989 Nissan LD engine — Diesel 2.8 L — LD28, LD28T
• 1980–1988 Nissan SD engine - Series Two — Diesel 3.3 L — SD33, SD33T (See Straight-4 above for other SD engines.)
• 1983–1995 Nissan FD engine — 3.3/3.5/4.2/4.6 L — FD33, FD33T, FD35, FD35T, FD42, FD46
• 1985–2004 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
• 1985–2009 Nissan RD engine — Diesel 2.8 L — RD28, RD28T, RD28Ti
• 1987–present Nissan TB engine — 4.2/4.5/4.8 L — TB42E, TB42S, TB45E, TB48DE
• 1987–2011? Nissan TD engine — Diesel 4.2 L — TD42, TD42T, TD42Ti
• 1999–2009 Nissan VX engine —

V6

Nissan's V6 engines include:

• 1984–2004 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
• 1992–1994 Nissan VE engine — 3.0 L — VE30DE
• 1995–present Nissan VQ engine — 2.0/2.3/2.5/3.0/3.5/3.7/3.8/4.0 L — VQ20DE, VQ23DE, VQ25DD, VQ25DE, VQ25DET, VQ25HR, VQ25VHR, VQ30DD, VQ30DE, VQ30DE-K, VQ30DET, VQ35DE, VQ35HR, VQ37VHR, VQ38HR, VQ40DE,
• 2008–present Nissan VR Engine — 3.0/3.8 L — VR30, VR38DETT
• 2015-* Nissan VRX Racing Engine (Non-Production) — 3.0 L

V8

Nissan's V8 engines include:

• 1965–1989 Nissan Y engine — 4.0/4.4 L — Y40, Y44
• 1966–1967 Nissan W64 engine —6.4 L (Limited Production)
• 1971–1983 Nissan UD engine — Diesel 9.9 L — UD-V8
• 1987- * Nissan VRH Racing Engines (Non-Production)
• 1989–2001 Nissan VH engine — 4.1/4.5 L — VH41DE, VH45DE
• 2001–present Nissan VK engine — 4.5/5.0/5.6 L — VK45DE, VK45DD, VK50VE, VK56DE, VK56VD

V12

Nissan's V12 engines include:

• 1969–1970 GRX-III (Non-Production)— 6.0 L—Nissan R382, Nissan R383
• 1971–1983 Nissan UD engine — Diesel 14.8 L — UD12
• 1991–1992 VRT35 (Non-Production)— 3.5 L

Diesel engines

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 – 3.0/3.3
• 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

Nissan showed a prototype Wankel rotary engine at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1972, but it never reached production.

Glossary

• 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.