Nissan J engine

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J engine
Overview
Manufacturer	Nissan
Production	1965–1982
Layout
Configuration	Inline-4, Inline-6
Displacement	1.3 L (1,289 cc) 1.5 L (1,471 cc) 1.6 L (1,567 cc) 2.0 L (1,973 cc)
Cylinder bore	73 mm (2.87 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Piston stroke	77 mm (3.03 in) 78.6 mm (3.09 in) 82 mm (3.23 in)
Cylinder block material	Cast iron
Cylinder head material	Cast iron
Valvetrain	OHV
Combustion
Fuel system	Carburetor
Fuel type	Gasoline
Cooling system	Water-cooled
Output
Power output	68–140 PS (50–103 kW)
Chronology
Successor	Nissan L engine

The Nissan J series are 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^[1][2] and 1.2 L Nissan E engines,^[3] but wasn't a direct copy.^[4]

A version of Volkswagen's two-litre, "JL" five-cylinder engine was used in the (Nissan) Volkswagen Santana with 110–140 PS (81–103 kW) 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.