The Nissan J series are

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in 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 wasn't a direct copy.

Straight-4

J13

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engine of , the J13 was used in the 1965-1967 Datsun 411 sedan and wagon (originally only in the sporting "SS" series). Bore and stroke are . It was also produced for the Datsun 520 and 521 trucks from 1967 to 1969 when it was replaced by the

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. 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 certain sedans like the

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. It was also used in the PA321 Datsun Cabstar. Bore and stroke are for a displacement of . The J15 produces . Max torque at 3400rpm with 12.0 kg. the fuel consumption is around 12–13 km/liter in countryside, 6–7 km/litter in town.

J16

A iteration of the OHV J-series four cylinders was also built, mainly for utility vehicles. Bore and stroke are for a total displacement of . This engine was also installed by Nissan's Taiwanese partner

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in several iterations of the Nissan Violet, long after Nissan themselves had stopped using OHV engines in passenger cars. Applications: * 1972.09-1976.01 Nissan/Datsun Homer, Cabstar T20-series ( at 5,400 rpm) * Yue Loong Violet 707 - Taiwanese built Nissan Violet ( SAE at 5,200 rpm) *E23 Urvan some markets. * 1972-1976

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T20 * 1979-1982 Nissan Datsun 720

J18

The J18 is a 1.8 L engine that was used in various Nissan models built in Mexico. Bore and stroke are , for an overall displacement of .

Straight-6

J20

The J20 is a inline-6 engine. Bore and stroke are . It produces and was used in the 1966-1969

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. The J20 is basically a J13 with two extra cylinders. A version of Volkswagen's two-litre, "JL" five-cylinder engine was used in the (

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with and was called the "J" engine by Nissan, but it shares nothing with the original J20 even though it happens to have the same exact displacement.

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