Nissan 240SX Engines by Year

Nissan sold the rear-drive 240SX in the US from 1989 to 1998. Every US car had a 2.4 KA24 four; the turbocharged SR20DET was a Japan-market engine.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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S13: 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994

S14: 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998

S13 (1989–1994)

The single-cam KA24E, then the twin-cam KA24DE from 1991.

1989 240SX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24E	140 hp net	Base, XE, SE

1990 240SX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24E	140 hp net	Base, XE, SE

1991 240SX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	155 hp net	Base, SE, LE, Convertible (1992-94)

1992 240SX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	155 hp net	Base, SE, LE, Convertible (1992-94)

1993 240SX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	155 hp net	Base, SE, LE, Convertible (1992-94)

1994 240SX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	155 hp net	Base, SE, LE, Convertible (1992-94)

S14 (1995–1998)

The KA24DE.

1995 240SX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	155 hp net	Base, SE, LE

1996 240SX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	155 hp net	Base, SE, LE

1997 240SX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	155 hp net	Base, SE, LE

1998 240SX engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	155 hp net	Base, SE, LE

Working on one of these engines?

• Engine displacement from bore and stroke
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