Differences

[Tixe]

Some one know what is the differences betewen the Nissan L18 and Nissan J18 Engine ?

Thank's

[ratdat]

Originally Posted by Tixe

Some one know what is the differences betewen the Nissan L18 and Nissan J18 Engine ?

Thank's

The L18 is a single overhead cam four cylinder engine developed from the first L13 (1300cc) and L16 (1600cc) fitted to the Datsun 510 from 1967 onward. The L series engine came as L13, L14, L16, L18 and lastly L20B (L20A is a 2.0L six cylinder version) The number denotes the approximate capacity.

The J18 is an overhead valve four cylinder engine that's the last development of the J series engine. That first appeared in the Datsun 411 in 1966 in 1300cc form (J13). The J series engine is devoped from Datsun's earlier E1 engine fitted to the Datsun 312 and 410.
The E1 is basically an Austin/ Morris B series engine but Japanese built. Datsun built Austin A40 Somersets and A55 Cambridges in Japan under licence from Austin and continued to use the engine in their own cars for some time afterward as they did not posses the funds to develop their own engine.
The J series comes as a J13,J15 and J16. The J18, I believe was only used in Mexico to my knowledge although I could be wrong.

There is some parts interchangeability between the J series and the British built B series engine. The 1800 engine in an MGB would probably be fairly easy to swap in place of a J18.

That's your Datsun engine genealogy lesson for today over

[Tixe]

Originally Posted by ratdat

The L18 is a single overhead cam four cylinder engine developed from the first L13 (1300cc) and L16 (1600cc) fitted to the Datsun 510 from 1967 onward. The L series engine came as L13, L14, L16, L18 and lastly L20B (L20A is a 2.0L six cylinder version) The number denotes the approximate capacity.

The J18 is an overhead valve four cylinder engine that's the last development of the J series engine. That first appeared in the Datsun 411 in 1966 in 1300cc form (J13). The J series engine is devoped from Datsun's earlier E1 engine fitted to the Datsun 312 and 410.
The E1 is basically an Austin/ Morris B series engine but Japanese built. Datsun built Austin A40 Somersets and A55 Cambridges in Japan under licence from Austin and continued to use the engine in their own cars for some time afterward as they did not posses the funds to develop their own engine.
The J series comes as a J13,J15 and J16. The J18, I believe was only used in Mexico to my knowledge although I could be wrong.

There is some parts interchangeability between the J series and the British built B series engine. The 1800 engine in an MGB would probably be fairly easy to swap in place of a J18.

That's your Datsun engine genealogy lesson for today over

Thank's a lot for the lesson man, i know now the difference.
And so some one, know where i can buy a service/workshop manual to can fixup my L18 engine ?

[flyerdan]

I've had good luck at Half.com
That engine was used in the '74 pickup, so if you find a book specific to that year, it will be covered. From my observations, the L series all seem quite similar.