Nissan P engine

Nissan P engine
Manufacturer Nissan Motors
Production 1959-1983
Predecessor Nissan NC engine
Configuration I6
Displacement 4.0 L (240 cu in)
Cylinder bore 85.7 mm (3.37 in)
Piston stroke 114.3 mm (4.50 in)
Valvetrain OHV
Fuel system Carburetor
Power output 92 kW (123 hp)
99 kW (133 hp)
107 kW (143 hp) (after 1965)

The Nissan P engine is a large overhead valve, inline-six cylinder engine manufactured by Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd. from 1959 to 1983 and used in light-duty trucks by Nissan, as well as in the Nissan Patrol. It replaced the older, sidevalve NC engine, with which it shared its dimensions.[1]

NC

Introduced in 1955, this is a 3,956 cc, petrol sidevalve inline six-cylinder which produces 80 PS (59 kW) or 105 PS (77 kW) at 3,400 rpm. It was used in various buses and trucks as well as in early Nissan Patrols.[1]

Applications:

P

The P is a gasoline powered, 3,956 cc inline six-cylinder with 125 PS (92 kW) at 3,400 rpm initially. Bore and stroke are 85.7 x 114.3 mm.[1] Later with 135 PS (99 kW), further modifications in 1965 increased the power to 145 PS (107 kW). Later variants were called P40, reflecting the engine displacement in liters (4.0).

Applications:

References

  1. ^ a b c Ozeki, Kazuo (2007) (in Japanese). 日本のトラック・バス 1918~1972 [Japanese Trucks and Buses 1918-1972]. Tokyo: Miki Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-4-89522-494-9. 
  2. ^ a b c Ozeki, Japanese Trucks and Buses 1918-1972, p. 112
  3. ^ Ozeki, Japanese Trucks and Buses 1918-1972, p. 102