The Nissan RD engine series is substantially similar in design to the Nissan RB engine

Nissan RB engine

The RB engine is a 2.0–3.0 L straight-6 four-stroke petrol/gasoline engine from Nissan produced from 1980-2004. A special limited edition the LMRB26 was also built during this time by General Motors in Australia....

 series, except that it is only a single overhead cam six cylinder diesel engine

Diesel engine

A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...

. It was the successor to the Nissan LD

Nissan L engine

The Nissan L series of automobile engines ranged from 1.3 L to 2.8 L in both straight-4 and straight-6 configurations and were produced from 1967 through 1986. This was the engine of the Datsun 240Z sports car as well as the Datsun 510 and the first Nissan Maxima. These engines are known for their...

 and SD

Nissan SD engine

-SD20:The SD20 is a normally aspirated straight-four diesel engine with a bore and stroke of 83.0 and 92.0 mm. It had three main bearings. The Diesel versions of the Nissan Cedric in the 1960s until the early 1980s used this engine, which produces at 4,000 rpm...

 6 cylinder engines and was joined by the Nissan TD engine

Nissan TD engine

The Nissan TD engine is a series of straight-4 and straight-6 diesel engines produced by Nissan with displacements varying from 2.3 L to 4.2 L...

 6 cylinder.

From 1997 onwards the turbocharged versions were fitted with electronic fuel injection

Fuel injection

Fuel injection is a system for admitting fuel into an internal combustion engine. It has become the primary fuel delivery system used in automotive petrol engines, having almost completely replaced carburetors in the late 1980s....

. The turbodiesel

Turbodiesel

Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. Turbocharging is the norm rather than the exception in modern car and truck diesel engines...

 version known as the RD28T (or RD28ET with electronic fuel injection) and were also fitted to the Nissan Safari (also known as the Nissan Patrol

Nissan Patrol

The Nissan Patrol is a four-wheel drive vehicle manufactured by Nissan in Japan since 1951. In Japan since 1980, it has been known as the Nissan Safari. The Patrol is available in Australasia, Central and South America, South Africa, parts of Southeast Asia and Western Europe as well as Iran and...

) 4x4.

RD28 Series 1

• 12 valve

94 PS @ 4800rpm

18 kgm @ 2400rpm

• Nissan Skyline
  Nissan Skyline
  The first Skyline was introduced in April 1957, by the Prince Motor Company, and was marketed as a luxury car. It featured a 1.5 L GA-30 engine producing 44 kW @ 4400 rpm. It used a de Dion tube rear suspension and was capable of 140 km/h . The car weighed around 1300 kg...
  
   R31 series 1985-1987
• Nissan Laurel
  Nissan Laurel
  In April 1968 Nissan presented its new Laurel in four-door deLuxe and Super deLuxe versions, both equipped with a 1.8 L inline-four cylinder engine and independent rear suspension. In summer 1970 a hardtop coupé joined the line-up, one year later a 2000 cc engine became available...
  
   C32 ~ C34 series 1986-1993
• Nissan Cedric
  Nissan Cedric
  The Nissan Cedric is a large automobile produced by Nissan since 1960. It was developed to provide upscale transportation, competing with the Prince Skyline and Gloria which were later merged into the Nissan family...
  
   / Nissan Gloria
  Nissan Gloria
  The Gloria is a large luxury car made from 1959 by the Prince Motor Company, and later by Nissan Motors since its merger with the former - hence being originally marketed as Prince Gloria and later as Nissan Gloria...
  
   Y30 ~ Y32 series 1985-1993
• Commercial (taxi) Nissan Cedric
  Nissan Cedric
  The Nissan Cedric is a large automobile produced by Nissan since 1960. It was developed to provide upscale transportation, competing with the Prince Skyline and Gloria which were later merged into the Nissan family...
  
   / Nissan Gloria
  Nissan Gloria
  The Gloria is a large luxury car made from 1959 by the Prince Motor Company, and later by Nissan Motors since its merger with the former - hence being originally marketed as Prince Gloria and later as Nissan Gloria...
  
   Y31 series sedan 1987-1999
• Nissan Crew
  Nissan Crew
  The Nissan Crew was a midsize sedan manufactured by Nissan Motors, sold only in Japan and available only as a rental or taxicommercial vehicle only....
  
   K30 series 1993-1999

RD28 Series 2

• 18 valve

100 PS @ 4800rpm

18.2 kgm @ 2400rpm

• Nissan Cedric
  Nissan Cedric
  The Nissan Cedric is a large automobile produced by Nissan since 1960. It was developed to provide upscale transportation, competing with the Prince Skyline and Gloria which were later merged into the Nissan family...
  
   / Nissan Gloria
  Nissan Gloria
  The Gloria is a large luxury car made from 1959 by the Prince Motor Company, and later by Nissan Motors since its merger with the former - hence being originally marketed as Prince Gloria and later as Nissan Gloria...
  
   Y32 & Y33 series 1993-1999
• Nissan Laurel
  Nissan Laurel
  In April 1968 Nissan presented its new Laurel in four-door deLuxe and Super deLuxe versions, both equipped with a 1.8 L inline-four cylinder engine and independent rear suspension. In summer 1970 a hardtop coupé joined the line-up, one year later a 2000 cc engine became available...
  
   C34 - C35 series 1994-1999

RD28E

• 18 valve electronic injection

100 PS at 4,800rpm

18.2 kgm at 2,400rpm

• Commercial (taxi) Nissan Cedric Y31
  Nissan Cedric Y31
  - Y31 :The Y31 was built from late 1987 through 1991 available in either Sedan or Hardtop guises. The sporty GranTurismo SV version had short bumpers with a body kit, and was powered by a 2.0 liter VG20DET engine. The Sedan version of the Y31 was rebodied at the launch of the Y32...
  
   series sedan 1999.08-2002
• Nissan Laurel
  Nissan Laurel
  In April 1968 Nissan presented its new Laurel in four-door deLuxe and Super deLuxe versions, both equipped with a 1.8 L inline-four cylinder engine and independent rear suspension. In summer 1970 a hardtop coupé joined the line-up, one year later a 2000 cc engine became available...
  
   C35 series 1999-2001
• Nissan Crew
  Nissan Crew
  The Nissan Crew was a midsize sedan manufactured by Nissan Motors, sold only in Japan and available only as a rental or taxicommercial vehicle only....
  
   K30 series 1999-current

RD28T

• 2825cc SOHC turbodiesel
  Turbodiesel
  Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. Turbocharging is the norm rather than the exception in modern car and truck diesel engines...
  
  

125 PS @ 4400rpm

26 kgm @ 2400rpm

Nissan Safari Spirit series Y60 2-door soft top 1994-1997

RD28ETi1

• electronically controlled turbodiesel
  Turbodiesel
  Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. Turbocharging is the norm rather than the exception in modern car and truck diesel engines...
  
   with an intercooler
  Intercooler
  An intercooler , or charge air cooler, is an air-to-air or air-to-liquid heat exchange device used on turbocharged and supercharged internal combustion engines to improve their volumetric efficiency by increasing intake air charge density through nearly isobaric cooling, which removes...
  
  

135 PS @ 4000rpm

29.3 kgm @ 2000rpm

Nissan Safari Spirit series Y61 2-door soft top 1997-1999 (automatic transmission)

RD25ETi2

• electronically controlled turbodiesel
  Turbodiesel
  Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. Turbocharging is the norm rather than the exception in modern car and truck diesel engines...
  
   with an intercooler
  Intercooler
  An intercooler , or charge air cooler, is an air-to-air or air-to-liquid heat exchange device used on turbocharged and supercharged internal combustion engines to improve their volumetric efficiency by increasing intake air charge density through nearly isobaric cooling, which removes...
  
  

135 PS @ 4000rpm

26.6 kgm @ 2000rpm

Nissan Safari Spirit series Y61 2-door soft top 1997-1999 (manual transmission)