The Nissan E series name was used on two types of automobile engines. The first was an OHV line used in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The second was an OHC version ranging from 1.5 L to 1.6 L and produced from 1982 through 1988.
First series
The first E-series of engines was one of Nissan's earliest homegrown designs. It did not use the same nomenclature of the later Nissan engines, with all models sharing the same displacement and simply called "E". It displaced 1.2 L (1189 cc) from a 73 mm bore and 71 mm stroke. This E series was produced from 1958 through the late 1960s.
The first version produced 48 hp (35.8 kW) and 60.7 ft.lbf (82.3 Nm) from a single carburetor. A later E-1 version added dual carbs and better cam timing for 60 hp (44.7 kW) and 67.3 ft.lbf (91.2 Nm).
Applications:
- E
- E-1
- 1960 Datsun Bluebird 311
- 1962 Datsun Bluebird 312
- 1964 Datsun Bluebird 410
- 1961 Datsun Fairlady SP213
- 1961 Datsun Pickup 223
- 1962 Datsun Pickup 320
Second series
The second type of E engines was an overhead cam design, used to replace the OHV A series.
E15
The E15 is a 1.5 L (1488 cc) engine produced from 1982 through 1985. The basic E15 was produced just through 1984, while the turbo E15T lasted one more year.
Applications:
E16
The E16 is a 1.6 L (1597 cc) engine produced from 1982 through 1988. The first generation of this engine used a valve cover that bolted through the rocker shaft. This was replaced in September of 1986 with a more traditional valve cover that bolted through the head.
Applications:
- Nissan Sentra
- Nissan Pulsar NX
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