Ok, so I have a customer who wants me to get parts for an engine he pulled out of a 1980 Datsun station wagon. No problem right? Wrong! Every engine i have found has the intake and exhaust on the same side. As you can see in the pictures thats not the case with this engine. Any help would be much appreciated as to what this engine is and what I could look up to find parts for it.

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The engine number is stamped on the engine block itself. It positively identifies the engine size (e.g. A12) as well as the serial number. The mark should be on the left (distributor) side of the engine, but the location varies with the year. If you do not see the number, wipe the grease off the engine block.

This is the numbers he found.

My best guess would be an L24. There were a bunch of variants on the basic block.

Here's one with the righthand exhaust, the owner says it came from a 240Z. I believe the version in some Patrols was also righthand.

VStar650CL wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:26 pm

My best guess would be an L24. There were a bunch of variants on the basic block.


Nissan L24.png

The Datsun Maxima station wagom 2.4 engine was actually the 2.8 liter engine down rated to 2.4 liters. This may be one of these early wagon motors ?

MikeRL411 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:52 pm

The Datsun Maxima station wagom 2.4 engine was actually the 2.8 liter engine down rated to 2.4 liters. This may be one of these early wagon motors ?

Timeframe is right, could be!

From Wikipedia:

In North America, Datsun marketed the 810 series Bluebird sold as the Datsun 810 from February 1977 to 1980—the direct ancestor of the long running Datsun/Nissan Maxima range. The Datsun 810 model line began with the six-cylinder Nissan Bluebird 2000G6 sold in Japan. With a longer nose than the regular Bluebird, to accommodate a longer inline-six engine, it was powered by two versions of the SOHC L-series I6 engine: a 2.0 L displacement for the Japanese market and a 2.4 L24E unit for the US market. The bigger American engine could reach 125 hp SAE (93 kW). The sport version channeled power through a four-speed manual transmission for the sedan and wagon, five-speed transmission for the coupe. These cars were rear-wheel drive and had a semi-trailing arm rear suspension. The station wagon variant, only sold in North America, had a rear live axle for load carrying reasons. Some fuel-injected versions had automatic transmissions.


Nissan L24 engine
The L24 was a 2,393 cc (2.4 L; 146.0 cu in) engine produced from 1969 through 1984. It produces 130 PS (128 bhp; 96 kW) and the version with twin side draught SU Carburetors produces 150 PS (148 bhp; 110 kW). Bore and stroke is 83 mm × 73.7 mm (3.27 in × 2.90 in).

L24E
Electronic fuel injection was added for the L24E, produced from 1977 through 1986. It produces 138 hp (103 kW; 140 PS) and 180 N⋅m (133 lb⋅ft) of torque. This engine was used in export market cars only and was never sold in Japan.