EJCP.PARTS

NISSAN VG SERIES ENGINE
SOHC VERSION

The VG engine family consists of V6 piston engines designed and produced by Nissan for several vehicles in the Nissan lineup. The VG series started in 1983 becoming Japan's first mass-produced V6 engine. VG engines displace between 2.0 L and 3.3 L and feature an iron block and aluminum heads. The early VG engines featured a SOHC arrangement with 6 valves per head. A later revision featured a slightly different block, and a DOHC arrangement which utilized 12 valves per head and Nissan's own version of variable valve timing for a smoother idle and more torque at low to medium engine speeds. The block features a single piece main bearing cap. The production blocks and production head castings were used successfully in the Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo and NPT-90 race cars which won the IMSA GT Championship three years in a row. The VG series engine found its way into thousands of Nissan vehicles, starting in 1984. The VG design was retired in 2004, by which time all V6-powered Nissans had switched to the VQ engine series.[WIKI]

SIZES BLOCK MATERIAL HEAD MATERIAL CAM TYPE FUEL SYSTEM
3.0 3.3 CAST IRON ALUMINUM SOHC TBI/MPFI

ITEMS

BRACKETS EXHAUST MANIFOLD INTAKE MANIFOLD OIL PAN PISTON
SENSORS TIMING COVER TIMING SET VALVE COVER VALVE INFORMATION

LISTING TEMPLATES

SIZES COMPATABILITY ENGINE TEMP HEAD TEMP CRANK TEMP NOTES
3.0 SOHC 84-87 300ZX ***** ***** ***** TURBO
3.0 SOHC 84-87 300ZX ***** ***** ***** NON TURBO
3.0 SOHC 85-88 MAXIMA ***** ***** ***** ***********
3.0 SOHC 86-87 PICKUP
87 PATHFINDER
***** ***** ***** NOTE 2WD OR 4WD
3.0 SOHC 87-88 200SX ***** ***** ***** ***********
3.0 SOHC 87-89 PICKUP PATHFINDER ***** ***** ***** ***********
3.0 SOHC 89-94 MAXIMA 3.0A 3.0A ***** ***********
3.0 SOHC 90-92 M30 3.0C 3.0A ***** ***********
3.0 SOHC 90-92 300ZX **** **** ***** DOHC
3.0 SOHC 90-94 300ZX **** **** ***** DOHC
TURBO
3.0 SOHC 90-97 PICKUP
90-95 PATHFINDER
3.0B 3.0A ***** NOTE 2WD OR 4WD
3.0 SOHC 93-94 QUEST VILLAGER 3.0D 3.0A **** ***********
3.0 SOHC 94-95 300ZX **** **** **** DOHC NON TURBO
3.0 SOHC 94-97 J30 **** **** **** DOHC NON TURBO
3.0 SOHC 95 300ZX **** **** **** DOHC TURBO
3.0 SOHC 95-96 QUEST VILLAGER 3.0E 3.0A ***** ***********
3.0 SOHC 96-98 QUEST
97-98 VILLAGER
3.0F 3.0A ***** ***********
3.3 SOHC 96 PATHFINDER 3.3A 3.3C ***** ***********
3.3 SOHC 97 PATHFINDER QX4 3.3B 3.3D ***** ***********
3.3 SOHC 98-99 PATHFINDER QX4 3.3C 3.3A ***** ***********
3.3 SOHC 99-00 QX4 3.3D 3.3A ***** ***********
3.3 SOHC 99-00 FRONTIER 3.3E 3.3B ***** ***********
3.3 SOHC 99-00 QUEST 3.3F 3.3B ***** ***********
3.3 SOHC 99-00 VILLAGER ***** ***** ***** ***********
3.3 SOHC 00 PATHFINDER 3.3G 3.3A ***** ***********
3.3 SOHC 00 FRONTIER XTERRA 3.3H 3.3B ***** ***********
3.3 SOHC 00-02 QUEST 3.3I 3.3B ***** FROM 12/99
3.3 SOHC 01-02 XTERRA 3.3J 3.3B ***** ***********
3.3 SOHC 01-02 VILLAGER ***** ***** ***** NOTE LOW OR STANDARD EMMISIONS
3.3 SOHC 01-02 FRONTIER 3.3K 3.3B ***** ***********
3.3 SOHC 01-04 FRONTIER
02-04 XTERRA
3.3M 3.3B ***** SUPERCHARGED
3.3 SOHC 03-04 FRONTIER XTERRA 3.3L 3.3B ***** ***********

VALVE INFORMATION SOHC

MAKE MODEL YEAR RANGE
INFINITI M30 1990-1992
MERCURY VILLAGER 1993-2002
NISSAN 200SX 1987-1988
NISSAN 300ZX 1984-1989
NISSAN D21 PICKUP 1986-1994
NISSAN FRONTIER 1999-2004
NISSAN MAXIMA 1985-1994
NISSAN PATHFINDER 1987-2000
NISSAN PICKUP 1995
NISSAN QUEST 1993-2002
NISSAN XTERRA 2000-2004
TYPE HEAD DIAMETER STEM DIAMETER O.A.L. GROOVES LOCATION
EXHAUST 35 8 124.4 1 *NIS30AU
INTAKE 42 7 125.5 1 *NIS30AU

VALVE INFORMATION DOHC

MAKE MODEL YEAR RANGE
INFINITI J30 1993-1997
NISSAN 300ZX 1990-1996
TYPE HEAD DIAMETER STEM DIAMETER O.A.L. GROOVES LOCATION
EXHAUST 29.6 6 103.6 1 *NIS30BU
INTAKE 34.1 6 103.2 1 *NIS30BU

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