The Nissan D-series is a series of overhead valve engines produced by Nissan, starting in 1964 with the 1.05-liter D engine. Similar to a number of British and other Datsun engines, it may have been derived from an Ohta design which also found its way into some Kurogane vehicles - both of these companies were acquired up by Nissan in the early 1960s.

D (D10)

The D type engine was introduced for the 1964 update of the Datsun Cablight (A122). This engine displaces . Its internal dimensions are unknown, but the displacement is the same as the E-10 engine made by Tokyu Kogyo Kurogane from 1959 until 1962; this engine was originally developed by Ohta. The E-10 engine has a bore and stroke of ; this is the same stroke as in the latter D11 engine. The D engine, unlike other Nissan engines of the period, also has its distributor mounted between the second and third cylinders rather than towards the back of the engine.

Applications

  • 1964–1968 Datsun Cablight A220 & A221

D12

The D12 is a version of Nissan/Datsun's D-series inline-four. It produces at 4800 rpm.

Applications

  • 1968–1970 Datsun Cabstar A320

See also

  • List of Nissan engines

References