Nissan J engine
The Nissan J series is a suite of straight-4 and straight-6 gasoline internal combustion engines produced by Nissan from the 1960s through the 1980s. It is similar to the BMC B-Series engine that was built in Japan under licence as the Nissan 1H before being de-stroked to become the 1.0 L Nissan C and 1.2 L Nissan E engines, but it was not a direct copy.
A version of Volkswagen's two-litre, "JL" five-cylinder engine was used in the Volkswagen Santana with and was called the "J" engine by Nissan, but it shares nothing with the original J20 even though it is also a two-liter engine.
Straight-4
J13
An OHV engine of, the J13 was used in the 1965-1967 Datsun 411 sedan and wagon. Bore and stroke are. It appeared on the Datsun 520 and 521 trucks from 1967 to 1969 when it was replaced by the Nissan L engine. Mexican-assembled Bluebird 510s also received the J13 engine. The J13 was rated at.J15
The J13 was bored out to produce the J15, which was introduced in the Datsun 521 truck in 1969 and saw use in various Nissan pickup trucks like the 620 and 720 in various overseas markets through the 1970s and 1980s. It was also used in sedans such as the 710 and the PA321 Datsun Cabstar. Bore and stroke are for a displacement of. The J15 produces. Max torque at 3400 rpm with 12.0 kg.J16
A long-stroke iteration of the J15 was built mainly for utility vehicles. Bore and stroke are. This engine was installed by Nissan's Taiwanese partner Yue Loong in several iterations of the Nissan Violet, long after Nissan themselves had stopped using OHV engines in passenger cars.Applications
- 1972-1976 Nissan/Datsun Homer, Cabstar T20-series
- Yue Loong Violet 707 - Taiwanese built Nissan Violet, SAE at 5,200 rpm
- E23 Urvan
- 1972-1976 Nissan Homer T20
- 1979-1982 Nissan Datsun 720
J18