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So A Ka24de Is A East West Engine And Will Fit In A U12?

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i have a mate aswell who has a u12 like me and he wanted to know if a ka24de is a east west motor and will it fit in a u12?

KA24DE was used in locally sold U13 Bluebird and is definitely east-west (FWD). I had to fix one recently that had blown the distributor (common problem due to oil seal leak stuffing the internal electronics). Nissan wanted extortionate $$ even at trade prices and I ended up getting one in from the US at a fraction of the price along with all the rocker cover gaskets.

Anyway, the locally sold U12 Pintara came with the CA20E engine (read: boat anchor) as well as the KA24E (single cam) engine in higher spec models (Ti hatch). I'd say dropping in a KA24DE would be a relatively simple swap, but I've never done it so can't say for sure.

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mate has a pintara TRX with the ka24E. lump of shite motor, and id say the twin cam version would be only slightly better. In japan the released the same car with 4wd and SR20det power....

think about it :down:

SteveL Mentor

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im sure u can get a different sump to suit a rwd application.

OP was asking about FWD application for a U12. U13 Bluebird fits the bill.

KA24DE was certainly available in RWD version. For example, late 90's Navara in Australia (actually both RWD and 4WD versions). In the US there was the popular 240SX (S13 and S14), of course, and even though Nissan never offered a turbo version from the factory, there have been many successful aftermarket turbo kits made for the KA24DE (designated KA24DE-T).

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nissan usa released 240sx that had the ka24 rwd (180sx here) pintara in aus has the ka24, not that bad for what they are, would rather an sr20det though as jap u13 bluebird is (sss blubird if you see one look for the sss on the side, means sr20det 4wd inside)

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iDontOwnASkyline Newbie

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KA24DE was used in locally sold U13 Bluebird and is definitely east-west (FWD). I had to fix one recently that had blown the distributor (common problem due to oil seal leak stuffing the internal electronics). Nissan wanted extortionate $$ even at trade prices and I ended up getting one in from the US at a fraction of the price along with all the rocker cover gaskets.

Anyway, the locally sold U12 Pintara came with the CA20E engine (read: boat anchor) as well as the KA24E (single cam) engine in higher spec models (Ti hatch). I'd say dropping in a KA24DE would be a relatively simple swap, but I've never done it so can't say for sure.

Hello, I tried to PM you but I can't till my post count is at least 10. Was just wanting to know where you got the dizzy for the U13 KA24de motor from? I'm chasing one and retail is $575 at repco, and only a little less than that for trade price. Auto elecs want 300-400 to replace the module. What symptoms does the car get when the dizzy stuffs up? On this one, it has the oil leak as you mentioned, and it sometimes starts then shuts off after a minute, then won't start, and sometimes feels as though it's delivering weak spark.

Looking forward to your reply.

Thanks.

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