The Nissan CD engine is a diesel version of the

Nissan CA engine The CA engine is a series of Inline-4 piston engines from Nissan. It is designed for a wide variety of smaller Nissan vehicles to replace the Z engine and some smaller, four-cylinder L series engines. The "CA" stands for Clean Air, due to the in ...

that replaced the Nissan LD four-cylinder engine. They have a cast-iron block and alloy head. It was used from 1980 to the late 1990s until it was replaced by the

Nissan YD engine The YD engine is a Inline-4 diesel engine from Nissan. It has a cast-iron block and aluminium head with chain driven DOHC. The engine shares much of its architecture with the QR petrol engine. YD22DD Winner of the FY 1998 Sho-Ene Taisho (The ...

CD17

*, bore and stroke . Built to be as light as possible, the engine walls were made thinner by the use of fins where extra strength was needed, while lateral ribs helped reduce vibration and noise. A new, two-stage

glowplug A glowplug (alternatively spelled as glow plug or glow-plug) is a heating device used to aid in starting diesel engines. In cold weather, high-speed diesel engines can be difficult to start because the mass of the cylinder block and cylinder he ...

meant that even cold starting times were rarely more than a few seconds.

CD17 (early)

at 5000 rpm
at 2800 rpm * 1982–1985

Nissan Sunny The is an automobile built by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1966 to 2006. In the early 1980s, the brand changed from Datsun to Nissan in line with other models by the company. Although production of the Sunny in Japan ended in 2006, the na ...

B11 * 1983–1986 Nissan Pulsar/Cherry N12 * 1983–1986 Nissan Langley N12 * 1983–1986 Nissan Laurel Spirit B11 * 1982–1990

Nissan AD The Nissan AD is a subcompact van and wagon built by Nissan since 1982. The AD is sold under a different name when manufactured as a passenger car, called the . __TOC__ VB11 series In October 1982, the AD Van supplemented (and also gradua ...

VB11

CD17 (late)

at 5000 rpm
at 2800 rpm * 1982–1985

Nissan Sentra The Nissan Sentra is a series of automobiles manufactured by the Japanese automaker Nissan since 1982. Since 1999, the Sentra has been categorized as a compact car, while previously it occupied the subcompact class. Until 2006, Sentra was a reba ...

B11 * 1985–1995

B12-B13 * 1986–1995

Nissan Pulsar The is a line of automobiles produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1978 until 2000, when it was replaced by the Nissan Bluebird Sylphy in the Japanese market. Between 2000 and 2005, the name "Pulsar" has been used in Australia and New ...

N13-N14 * 1986–1990 Nissan Langley N13 * 1986–1990 Nissan Laurel Spirit B12 * 1990–1998

Y10

CD17T

* turbocharged DIN
* 1984–198?

Nissan Stanza In poetry, a stanza (; from Italian ''stanza'' , "room") is a group of lines within a poem, usually set off from others by a blank line or indentation. Stanzas can have regular rhyme and metrical schemes, but they are not required to have eit ...

T11 (Belgium, possibly other markets)

CD20

* at 4800 rpm
at 2800 rpm *

Nissan Serena The is a minivan manufactured by Nissan, joining the slightly larger Vanette. It was also marketed by Suzuki as the between 2007 and 2022. The car was engineered by Nissan's Aichi Manufacturing Division and launched in 1991 as a compact pass ...

C23 1991–1993 * Nissan Avenir Cargo W10 1990–1998 *

B14 1994–1998 *

N15 1995–1999 *

Nissan Wingroad The Nissan AD is a subcompact van and station wagon, wagon built by Nissan since 1982. The AD is sold under a different name when manufactured as a passenger car, called the . __TOC__ VB11 series In October 1982, the AD Van supplemented (a ...

Y10 1996–1999 *

Nissan Almera The Nissan Almera is a line of automobiles that has been manufactured by the Japanese car manufacturer Nissan since 1995. For its early generations, the Almera is a compact car (C-segment), essentially being the European export-market version ...

N15 1995–2000 *

Nissan Primera The is a Mid-size car, large family car which was produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1990 to 2007, for the markets in Japan and Europe. In Japan, it replaced the Nissan Stanza, Auster/Stanza, and was exclusive to ''Nissan Motor Comp ...

P10 1992–1995 *

Y10 1997–1999

CD20E

*Electronically Controlled at 4800 rpm
at 2800 rpm * Nissan Bluebird U14 1998–2001

CD20T

*turbocharged at 4400 rpm
at 2400 rpm *

Nissan Avenir The Nissan Avenir is a line of station wagons beginning production in May 1990 by Nissan of Japan, with the budget oriented delivery van starting out as the Avenir Cargo, then being renamed the Nissan Expert ( ja) in 1999. The Avenir replaced the ...

W10 1993–1998 *

C23 1991–1996 *

P11E 1996–2002

CD20Ti

*turbocharged and intercooled at 4000 rpm
at 2400 rpm *

Nissan Largo The is a minivan manufactured by Nissan, joining the slightly larger Vanette. It was also marketed by Suzuki as the between 2007 and 2022. The car was engineered by Nissan's Aichi Manufacturing Division and launched in 1991 as a compact pass ...

W30 1993–1995

CD20ET1

*electronically controlled and turbocharged at 4000 rpm
at 2400 rpm *

C23 1997–1999

CD20ET2

*electronically controlled and turbocharged at 4400 rpm
at 2400 rpm *

W11 1998–2000

CD20ETi

*electronically controlled and turbocharged with intercooler at 4000 rpm
at 2000 rpm *

W30 1995–1999

References

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