Engine Nissan-Renault HR16DE-H4M 1.6 l.

Characteristics of the Nissan-Renault HR16DE-H4M engine

Production	Yokohama Plant Dongfeng Motor Company AvtoVAZ
Engine brand	HR16DE/H4M
Release years	2006-present
Block material	aluminum
Supply system	injector
Type	in-line
Number of cylinders	4
Valves per cylinder	4
Piston stroke, mm	83.6
Cylinder diameter, mm	78
Compression ratio	10.7
Engine volume, cc	1598
Engine power, hp / rpm	108/5600 114/6000 117/6000
Torque, Nm/rpm	142/4000 156/4400 158/4000
Fuel	95
Environmental regulations	Euro 4/5
Engine weight, kg	n.a.
Fuel consumption, l/100 km (Sentra) - city - track - mixed.	8.9 5.5 6.4
Oil consumption, g/1000 km	up to 500
Engine oil	0W-30 0W-40 5W-30 5W-40 10W-30 10W-40 10W-60 15W-40
How much oil is in the engine	4.3
Oil change is carried out, km	15000 (preferably 7500)
Operating temperature of the engine, hail.	n.a.
Engine resource, thousand km - according to the plant - on practice	n.a. 250+
tuning - potential - no loss of resource	150+ ~125
The engine was installed	Nissan Sentra Lada X Ray Renault Logan Renault Captur Nissan Micra Nissan Wingroad Nissan Cube> Nissan Bluebird Sylphy Nissan Latio Nissan Grand Livina Nissan Versa Nissan NV200

Faults and engine repair Qashqai / Tiida / Beetle / Note HR16DE

The Renault-Nissan H4M-HR16DE engine is an evolution of the Renault one, it replaced the QG16DE in the Nissan line. The motor is not bad, it is not demanding on gasoline, with the recommended 95th, you can also pour 92. The timing system uses a chain, here it is quite reliable and its early stretching will not bother you. There is a system for changing the valve timing, the phase shifter is installed on the intake shaft, an electronic throttle is used, but the valve clearances on the HR16DE need to be adjusted, there are no hydraulic compensators. The gaps are regulated by the selection of the pusher, approximately once every 80-100 thousand km. The noise and knock of the engine is the main sign of an ambulance trip for adjustment.
This motor has been modernized, camshafts have been changed, two nozzles are now installed on each cylinder, fuel economy has increased, power has increased slightly, idle speed has decreased, the engine began to comply with Euro 5 requirements and other, less significant, transformations.
Let's talk about malfunctions and ways to repair them on the HR16DE-H4M.
1. Engine whistle. As with many Nissan engines, this whistle is nothing more than the sound of an alternator belt, the problem is solved by tightening it, but if there is nowhere to pull it, then replacing the belt.
2. Engine stalls. Here the problem is in the ignition unit relay, for this malfunction Nissan recalled a batch of cars. With this malfunction, you run the risk of stalling in the middle of the road and not the fact that you will start up. The problem is solved by ordering a new ignition unit relay.
3. Burnout of the exhaust pipe ring. Symptoms: at medium speeds when accelerating, a more angry sound is heard. Change the gasket and drive on in silence.
4. Engine vibration. Usually, this is a symptom of the approaching death of the right mount of the HR16DE-H4M engine. Replacement will solve all issues.
In addition, the HR16DE-H4M engine does not start well and stalls in severe frost (from -15 C), you can change the candles, start it with gas, this will rectify the situation a little, but in general, this is such an unpleasant feature of the engine. On the CVT, jolts are felt when shifting.
Summing up, HR16DE-H4M is quite an ordinary engine in its class, no worse, but no better than analogues, a kind of reduced version . Is it worth taking a car with such a motor? If you are a calm person and it’s not for you to drive, of course it’s worth it, otherwise look at more powerful engines.

Engine Tuning Tiida/Beetle/Qashqai/Note HR16DE-H4M

Chip tuning. Atmo

The most popular and popular way to increase power is sports firmware. Chip-tuning HR16DE will not fundamentally change anything, the increase (if any) will be ~ 5%, no matter how happy the owners are after calibration, it looks like nothing more than self-hypnosis. For bigger gains, look for a 4-2-1 exhaust manifold and straight-through exhaust, on a 2-inch pipe, cold air intake and firmware. This will not give a big increase, but about 125 hp. it will turn out to remove, in order to move on, you need to put the boost.

Turbine for HR16DE/HR16DET

There are projects with a small turbine for a regular piston one, this is the cheapest turbocharging option. A VW K03 turbine with an intercooler and piping is purchased, a manifold is cooked under it, regular nozzles, a direct-flow exhaust on a 2″ pipe, and all this needs to be adjusted. It makes no sense to blow more than 0.5 bar into a standard ShPG, otherwise prepare money for repairs. The maximum that can be squeezed out from this configuration is about 160 hp. For further movement, you need to decompress the motor for a more powerful turbine, injectors with a capacity of 440cc, a powerful fuel pump and a piston with a puddle, under SJ ~ 8. Power, depending on the turbine, will be 200 or more hp.

The H4M/HR16DE 1.6 liter 16V engine is used for installation in Nissan Juke, Nissan Tiida, Nissan Qashqai, Renault Duster, Renault Megan, Renault Fluence, and Lada Xray.
Peculiarities. The Renault-Nissan H4M / HR16DE engine is nothing more than a logical continuation of the engine. The engine was upgraded, mainly gas distribution mechanism and electronic control. Now the engine has a timing chain drive, new camshafts and two fuel injectors per cylinder. The motor lost its hydraulic lifters (once every 100 thousand km, adjustment by selecting pushers). The variable valve timing system has been preserved on the intake shaft.
The engine turned out to be more economical than its predecessor, more powerful and more environmentally friendly (Euro 5 environmental class). Since March 15, 2015 it has been produced at AvtoVAZ.
In practice, the engine is capable of driving more than 250 thousand km.

Engine characteristics Renault-Nissan H4M/HR16DE

Parameter	Meaning
Configuration	L
Number of cylinders	4
Volume, l	1,598
Cylinder diameter, mm	78,0
Piston stroke, mm	83,6
Compression ratio	9,5
Number of valves per cylinder	4 (2-inlet; 2-outlet)
Gas distribution mechanism	DOHC
The order of operation of the cylinders	1-3-4-2
Rated engine power / at engine speed	83.5 kW - (114 hp) / 6000 rpm
Maximum torque / at revs	153 N m / 4400 rpm
Supply system	Distributed injection with electronic control
Recommended minimum octane number of gasoline	95 (92)
Environmental regulations	Euro 5
Weight, kg	-

Design

Four-stroke four-cylinder petrol with electronic fuel injection and ignition control, in-line arrangement of cylinders and pistons rotating one common crankshaft, with two overhead camshafts. With a phase change system on the intake camshaft. The engine has a closed-type liquid cooling system with forced circulation. Combined lubrication system: under pressure and spray.

Service

Changing the oil in the H4M/HR16DE 1.6 16V engine. An oil change is made every 15,000 km, but at least once a year. Pour oil into the engine - 0W-20, 5W-30. The oil volume in the H4M/HR16DE engine is 4.6 liters. The replacement includes 4.3 liters of oil. Recommended oil - ELF 5W30 5L (similar to SHELL 5W30 5L).
Air filter must be replaced every 45 thousand km.
Replacing candles. Original spark plugs under the number 224012331R (NGK PLZKAR6A-11). Spark plugs need to be changed every 30 thousand kilometers.

He operated K4M on Megane 2, so he showed himself in 3 years as a very reliable motor. Never added oil. From replacement to replacement. And the plant in any frost. True, at 70 thousand I changed the phase regulator. And this is a modified engine, I think there should be no problems with it at all.

And here is what the owner of Nissan Tiida writes about this engine. Many thanks for the information provided scorpii. Further text and photo of the author of the article:

A couple of lines about the design and resource of the HR16DE engine

The phrase that has set the teeth on edge: "the motor is the heart of the car", one way or another makes you think about the health and longevity of the power unit.
I'll try to start with the design features of the HR16DE.
The famous Renault K4M became the prototype of the motor.
The history of the motor begins in 2004 (according to various sources), was upgraded in 2006.

Here is what Nissan writes about its HR-series engines:
“In developing the HR/MR engine series, we have focused on maximizing efficiency. We have applied a range of technologies to reduce energy loss and increase output to achieve high performance and fuel economy.
Aluminum block of cylinders - allows you to accelerate the warm-up of the engine, reduce the loss of combustion energy for heat, reduce the weight of the power unit.
Technological complex measures (structural materials + machining) make it possible to minimize friction between pistons and cylinders, cams and valves and other moving parts and increase the mechanical efficiency of the engine.
To achieve greater efficiency in the use of combustion energy, we have applied new developments in gas distribution systems, fuel injectors, spark plugs and combustion chamber cooling.
To increase torque at low and medium engine speeds, we reduced the resistance of the intake and exhaust systems, applied our proprietary CVTC in the intake valve timing."

The timing system uses a chain, in the HR16DE it is quite reliable (like many Nissan chain engines) and you should not worry about its early stretching. A constant crackling sound during engine operation may indicate the need to replace the chain drive. Before 150-200 thousand km, symptoms of chain stretching are unlikely to appear.

There is a system for changing the valve timing, the phase regulator is installed on the intake camshaft. Valve clearances on the HR16DE will have to be adjusted, we do not have hydraulic lifters. Adjustment is made every 100 thousand km (according to some sources) by selecting pushers. A high-frequency engine knock that does not disappear when the engine warms up is the main sign of the need for such an adjustment.
The phase regulator, judging by its reliable design, is designed to serve for a long time and without problems. Signs of a malfunction may be a crack at startup or the impossibility of it (starts with a crash and immediately stalls), lack of pickup during acceleration at 3500 rpm.
The aluminum cylinder block obliges, first of all, to comply with the manufacturer's recommendations for servicing the cooling system: timely replacements, use of fluids according to the Nissan standard.

The device and principle of operation of the phase regulator on the HR16DE can be viewed here:

For me personally, the design of the fluid coupling itself was an important point, as you know, unsuccessful phase regulators on Renault engines often cause problems for their owners. In our case, you should not worry, the design is well thought out (look at the sealing inserts both on the inner and outer diameters of the clutch rotor).

So what is the resource of the engine? Some sources on the Internet indicate a figure of 250 thousand km, based on information from the manufacturer. On various forums, clubs, there are people with about 300 thousand km of mileage on this motor without any problems. Probably too little statistical information to draw any serious conclusions from these few examples.
I can assume that with timely, proper maintenance, the engine is able to work 400-500 thousand km.
1) Use the recommended engine oils, taking into account, among other things, its hydraulic characteristics (durability of the chain drive and the phase regulator clutch), the ability to cool the parts of the CPG (high-viscosity oils remove heat worse), and the resistance to deposits. And remember that oil loses its properties over time, i.e. it needs to be changed in time for it to work as intended. For severe service conditions (city) Nissan recommends 7.5 thousand km
2) Use certified antifreezes, observe replacement periods (every 60 thousand km), monitor the general condition of the cooling system.
3) Use fuel recommended by the manufacturer (octane 95), monitor the condition of the engine power system (prevention, cleaning)
4) Maintain the ignition system in good condition: do not delay the replacement of candles, install the recommended ones.
5) Use oil filters suitable for HR16DE (do not choose a filter only by thread matching). As a preventive measure, check / change the filter of the CVTC valve, preventing starvation of the fluid coupling (I think such a check will not hurt once every 100 thousand km). Do not forget about the role of the engine air filter and change it in a timely manner.

Maybe I forgot something, correct me. And share your runs, recommendations.

In 2004, based on the Renault K4M engine, the HR16DE ICE was developed, and in 2006 it was upgraded, replacing the 1.6-liter GA16DE engine in the Nissan engine line. When developing the power unit, the manufacturer concentrated its efforts on increasing the efficiency of the internal combustion engine, using for this a maximum of advanced technologies in its design, including a chain instead of a belt in the timing system, a device for automatically changing the valve timing, the location of the gas rotator on the intake shaft and much more.

As a result, the HR16DE engine, after being put into production, installed on the Nissan Zhuk, Tiida, Note, Qashqai, etc. models, has established itself as a reliable, economical, moderately demanding on the quality of gasoline unit that has every right to popularity. Based on the high ratings of the internal combustion engine, the VAZ crossover Lada XRay and the Lada Vesta sedan were initially equipped with the HR16DE engine, and these versions of the vehicle configuration only confirmed the advantages of the engine. In the future, only jubilee, limited in production volume to 500 copies, modifications of Lada X-Ray and Lada Vesta - “50 Anniversary” began to be equipped with the Nissan unit, emphasizing the prestige of the “anniversaries”.

• two initial letters HR - the name of the engine series;
• 16 - division by 10 will indicate the volume of the internal combustion engine (1.6 l);
• D - equipped with two camshafts and four valves per cylinder;
• E - distributed (multi-point) injection by means of injectors.
  Before we take a closer look at the HR16DE (sometimes the name H4M is used), let's get acquainted with the main technical characteristics of this motor, summarized for clarity in the list.

The layout of the engine under the hood looks like this.

Design features HR16DE

Cylinder block

The use of aluminum as a material for the cylinder block made it possible to reduce the weight of the engine and reduce the static load on the suspension, increasing its service life.

Reducing the weight of the internal combustion engine provided an increase in dynamics and a decrease in the inertial performance of the car.

The greater value of the thermal conductivity of aluminum reduced the warm-up time of the engine and, accordingly, reduced fuel consumption before driving.

2 nozzles are responsible for supplying fuel to each cylinder, which stabilized the engine at idle and reduced fuel consumption, and the combustion chamber cooling system was improved.

The introduction of a complex of technological operations into the manufacturing process of internal combustion engines, including an increase in the class of mechanical surface treatment, and the use of structural materials made it possible to increase the efficiency of the unit by reducing the friction of working surfaces in the connecting rod and piston group.

Gas distribution system

To ensure more complete combustion of fuel in the cylinders and efficient use of combustion energy, the HR16DE or H4M uses an automatic gas distribution system using the latest developments, which ensures optimal filling of the cylinders in any mode of operation of the internal combustion engine.

Cylinder head HR16DE

Phase regulators mounted on the intake camshafts and controlled by oil pressure from the hydraulic drive of the internal combustion engine lubrication system rotate the gear teeth of the intake camshafts about their axes, and the oil pressure is regulated by a solenoid valve controlled by the motor electronics.

The HR16DE engine, otherwise H4M, uses new design fuel injectors, the latest generation spark plugs and an electronic throttle valve, the fluid coupling device has also undergone design changes in order to increase reliability.

Injector and electronic throttle body

By reducing resistance in the intake-exhaust systems and using exclusive CVTC in the gas distribution between the intake valves, the torque value in the low and medium speed range has been increased.

The timing drive uses a chain of a reliable design, the resource of which is equal to the resource of the engine and, unlike the toothed belt, does not end suddenly, which leads to expensive engine repairs, but first reminds of itself by the appearance of a characteristic crack when the internal combustion engine is idling. The oil pump drive is also chain driven.

In the design of the HR16DE, engineers abandoned hydraulic lifters, so after every 80 thousand km, the motor needs to adjust the valves, which is carried out by selecting and replacing pushers.

Advantages and disadvantages of HR16DE

The engine in question has been familiar to the Russian consumer for more than a year. According to the results of many test drives carried out on cars equipped with this engine, in the real conditions of Russian roads, one can confidently list the advantages and problems of this power unit.

Advantages

• Engine reliability regardless of operating mode.
• Moderate requirements for consumed gasoline (Ai-92 and higher).
• Profitability.
• Environmental friendliness (Euro 4, Euro 5).
• Engine responsiveness (reliable operation at low revs without downshifting).
• The possibility of tuning, from easy by flashing the internal combustion engine software to deep tuning with the replacement of nozzles and the installation of a turbine.

Disadvantages of HR16DE

• Lack of hydraulic lifters (the need for periodic adjustment of valves by replacing pushers, the price of which is not encouraging).
• Relatively high cost of timing chains and oil pump.
• The modular design of the fuel pump in the gas tank (complete with a filter, pressure and level sensors) - the failure of one component is fraught with the replacement of the entire assembly.

Rules for operating the HR16DE engine

Evaluation of the many advantages of this motor is possible only if a number of rules are necessary for safe and appropriate service life.

Let us briefly list these conditions, set out in detail in the operating instructions for a car equipped with this internal combustion engine:

• Use of gasoline with an octane rating of at least AI-92;
• The use of high-quality engine oil of the classes indicated in the instruction manual;
• Taking into account the realities, reducing the mileage between oil changes from 15 thousand km to 10 thousand km.
• The use of consumable spare parts (filters, candles, fuses, lamps, consumable liquids, etc.) only with parameters corresponding to the technical characteristics of the engine;
• Timely technical inspection and preventive maintenance with the participation of qualified specialists.

In the standard version, the HR16DE engine, also known as the H4M, is designed not for sports, but for measured driving in most modern city modes. Without making risky or critical changes to its design and software, you can be sure that the resource of this internal combustion engine of 250 thousand km, which has developed from the experience of motorists, is not minimal.

Owners of cars with such a motor speak positively about their power unit: reliable, unpretentious and economical. However, there are also disadvantages, for example, in winter it does not start well. And in severe frost, you most likely won’t go anywhere at all. And a new battery will not help you, no matter what anyone says.

This engine tolerates 92nd gasoline perfectly, but only synthetic type 5W30 or 5W-40 oil is recommended. To replace every 15 thousand, you need a little less than 4.5 liters. Candles go about 30 thousand, and the air filter 45 thousand kilometers. The timing chain mechanism does not require maintenance.

Video about the main problems of the ignition system of this power unit.

The absence of hydraulic compensators makes it necessary to regulate the thermal clearances of the valves by selecting pushers every 100 thousand kilometers. But the phase regulator is very reliable and lasts about as long as the motor itself.

Servicemen estimate the engine resource at about 250 thousand kilometers. But this is subject to strict observance of the service regulations of course.