The Nissan P engine is a large
overhead valve
An overhead valve (OHV) engine, sometimes called a ''pushrod engine'', is a piston engine whose valves are located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier flathead engines, where the valves were located be ...
, inline-six cylinder engine manufactured by
Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd. from 1959 to 2003 and used in light-duty trucks by Nissan, as well as in the
Nissan Patrol
The is a series of full-size SUVs manufactured by Nissan in Japan and sold throughout the world.
The Patrol has been available as either a short-wheelbase (SWB) three-door or a long-wheelbase (LWB) five-door chassis since 1951. The LWB versio ...
. It replaced Nissan's older, sidevalve engines with which it shared its dimensions.
This series of engines were based on the pre-war Type A engine, which was a license built
Graham-Paige
Graham-Paige was an American automobile manufacturer founded by brothers Joseph B. Graham (1882-1970), Robert C. Graham (1885-1967), and Ray A. Graham (1887-1932) in 1927. Automobile production ceased in 1940, and its automotive assets were acq ...
design.
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Introduced in 1950, this is a petrol inline six-cylinder engine which produces . This was directly derived from Nissan's pre-war A engine, a license-built Graham-Paige
Graham-Paige was an American automobile manufacturer founded by brothers Joseph B. Graham (1882-1970), Robert C. Graham (1885-1967), and Ray A. Graham (1887-1932) in 1927. Automobile production ceased in 1940, and its automotive assets were acq ...
unit.
Applications:
* Nissan 290 Bus
* 1950 Nissan Patrol 4W70
* 1951 Nissan Patrol 4W60
* 1952-1953 Nissan 380
* 1952-1953 Nissan 390 Bus
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Introduced in 1953, this is a petrol inline six-cylinder engine which produces .[
Applications:
* 1953-1954 Nissan 480
* 1953-1954 Nissan 490 Bus
* 1955 Nissan Patrol 4W61
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NC
Introduced in 1955, this is a , sidevalve petrol inline six-cylinder which produces at 3,400 rpm. Bore and stroke are . It was used in various buses and trucks as well as in early Nissan Patrols.
Applications:
* 1955-1959 Nissan 482 TruckOzeki Ozeki or Ōzeki may refer to:
* Ōzeki, a rank in ''Makuuchi'', the top division of professional sumo
** List of ōzeki
* Ōzeki station (disambiguation), the name of two railway stations in Japan
* Ōzeki Masutoshi (1849–1905), 16th daimyō o ...
, p. 112
* 1955 Nissan 492 Bus[
* 1955-1957 Nissan 580 Truck
* 1958-1959 Nissan 582 Truck
* 1955-1957 Nissan 590 Bus
* 1958-1959 Nissan 592 Bus
* 1955-1959 Nissan Carrier 4W72
* 1956-1959 ]Nissan Cabstar
Nissan Cabstar (kana:日産・キャブスター Kyabusutā) is the name used in Japan for two lines of pickup trucks and light commercial vehicles sold by Nissan and built by UD Nissan Diesel, a Volvo AB (now Isuzu) company and by Renault-Nis ...
E590
* 1956-1959 Nissan Patrol
The is a series of full-size SUVs manufactured by Nissan in Japan and sold throughout the world.
The Patrol has been available as either a short-wheelbase (SWB) three-door or a long-wheelbase (LWB) five-door chassis since 1951. The LWB versio ...
4W65
P
The P is a gasoline-powered, overhead valve inline six-cylinder with at 3,400 rpm initially. Bore and stroke are . Later with , further modifications in 1965 increased the power to . Later variants were called P40, reflecting the engine displacement in liters (4.0). A variant especially for fire-fighting duties, with a stronger alternator, an engine block heater, and various other improvements, was called the PF engine.
Applications:
* Nissan Cabstar
Nissan Cabstar (kana:日産・キャブスター Kyabusutā) is the name used in Japan for two lines of pickup trucks and light commercial vehicles sold by Nissan and built by UD Nissan Diesel, a Volvo AB (now Isuzu) company and by Renault-Nis ...
E690
* 1959-1960 Nissan Patrol
The is a series of full-size SUVs manufactured by Nissan in Japan and sold throughout the world.
The Patrol has been available as either a short-wheelbase (SWB) three-door or a long-wheelbase (LWB) five-door chassis since 1951. The LWB versio ...
4W66
* 1959-1968 Nissan Carrier 4W73
* 1959-1968 Nissan 680 Truck
* 1960-1968 Nissan 690 Bus
* 1960-1980 Nissan Patrol
The is a series of full-size SUVs manufactured by Nissan in Japan and sold throughout the world.
The Patrol has been available as either a short-wheelbase (SWB) three-door or a long-wheelbase (LWB) five-door chassis since 1951. The LWB versio ...
60 series
* 1963-1968 Nissan FR40 fire engineOzeki Ozeki or Ōzeki may refer to:
* Ōzeki, a rank in ''Makuuchi'', the top division of professional sumo
** List of ōzeki
* Ōzeki station (disambiguation), the name of two railway stations in Japan
* Ōzeki Masutoshi (1849–1905), 16th daimyō o ...
, p. 102
* 1968-1969 Nissan 681 Truck
* 1968-1969 Nissan 691 Bus
* 1970-? Nissan G780[
* 1980-1989 ]Nissan Patrol
The is a series of full-size SUVs manufactured by Nissan in Japan and sold throughout the world.
The Patrol has been available as either a short-wheelbase (SWB) three-door or a long-wheelbase (LWB) five-door chassis since 1951. The LWB versio ...
160 series
* 1986-2003 Nissan Patrol
The is a series of full-size SUVs manufactured by Nissan in Japan and sold throughout the world.
The Patrol has been available as either a short-wheelbase (SWB) three-door or a long-wheelbase (LWB) five-door chassis since 1951. The LWB versio ...
260 series
References
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Straight-six engines
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