Teach Me Oppo: VH45DE

"Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW." (aya-yu) 01/02/2015 at 17:27 • Filed to: None

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In Indonesia, Nissan President is only sold for 1992 model year, and nearly all of them has all options ticked. So it has satnav, radar-guided cruise control, active suspension, power steering, 4 airbags, and some weird thing called VH45DE 4.5l V8 under the bonnet. How good was it?

All i know about it, it has 310hp, 330 lb-ft of torque, a plastic timing belt, and that's about it. Here's a Royal President for your problems.

ACESandEIGHTS > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 01/02/2015 at 17:30

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As fine a B Pillar as was ever made.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 01/02/2015 at 17:35

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I want one. Actually, I want four.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 01/02/2015 at 17:37

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According to Wikipedia, the blocks and some other parts were used in IRL engines. Neat.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 01/02/2015 at 17:39

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Also, it looks like it's the timing belt guides that are plastic, not the chain itself.

Steve in Manhattan > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 01/02/2015 at 17:46

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That's a lot of car ... for a plastic timing belt.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Steve in Manhattan 01/02/2015 at 22:52

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It's a Nissan afterall..

Sizz > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 07/01/2018 at 16:18

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The VH45DE has a double roller timing chain not a belt. The timing chain guides were plastic and could wear prematurely on earlier models. All in all it’s an incredibly stout motor. 

Sizz > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 07/01/2018 at 16:24

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“It’s a Nissan afterall...” You know Nissan pretty much stopped using timing belts in the early 90's and nearly all their engines since have been chain driven? The QR (4cyl), VQ (6cyl) and VK (8cyl) and even the VH in the President are all chain motors.