Two engines, one family
The 1NZ-FE and 2NZ-FE are the two petrol engines of Toyota's NZ family: an aluminium block, a chain-driven 16-valve head with VVT-i, and the same 75 mm bore. What separates them is stroke — 84.7 mm in the 1NZ, 73.5 mm in the 2NZ — which gives 1.5 litres against 1.3 and roughly 25 per cent more torque in the larger engine. Externally the two are hard to tell apart; the difference is inside the block.
That similarity matters commercially. Both fit the same platforms — Vitz and Yaris, Probox and Succeed, Platz and Echo, ist, Ractis — and buyers regularly ask for one when the car came with the other. Read the next section before you do that.
| 1NZ-FE | 2NZ-FE | |
|---|---|---|
| Displacement | 1.5 litres (1,497 cc), 75.0 mm bore × 84.7 mm stroke | 1.3 litres (1,298 cc), 75.0 mm bore × 73.5 mm stroke |
| Architecture | Aluminium block, DOHC 16-valve, VVT-i, timing chain | Same block family and head design, shorter stroke |
| Typical output | About 80 kW / 107–109 hp | About 64 kW / 86–87 hp |
| Fitted to | Vitz / Yaris 1.5, Probox and Succeed 1.5, Corolla Axio and Fielder 1.5, Vios 1.5, Ractis, Sienta, Porte, ist, Platz and Echo 1.5, Belta | Vitz / Yaris 1.3 (up to the 2010 change to the 1NR-FE), Probox and Succeed 1.3, Corolla Axio 1.3 (2006–2010), Vios 1.3, Platz and Echo 1.3, ist 1.3, Ractis 1.3, Funcargo, Porte 1.3 |
| Role in the used trade | The volume engine: the Probox and Corolla fleets of East and West Africa run on it | Steady but smaller: it follows the 1.3 Vitz, Yaris and Probox populations |
| Strongest demand | Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana | Tanzania, Uganda, Pakistan (Vitz 1.3), the small-car taxi trade |
| Known weak points | Oil consumption at high mileage (rings, valve-stem seals); chain and VVT-i controller rattle on cold start; overheating history in ex-taxi units | The same points, generally at lower stress — the engine works less hard in the same car |
| Published price at ENGICOR | US$ 780 per unit, full-container orders | US$ 780 per unit, full-container orders |
Are the 1NZ and 2NZ interchangeable?
Physically, on the platforms that used both, a 1NZ bolts to the same mounts and gearbox as a 2NZ. Electronically it does not: the engine control unit, injectors and calibration belong to the engine the car was built with, so fitting a 1.5 into a 1.3 car is a workshop conversion — harness, ECU and sometimes gearbox ratios — not a like-for-like swap. Workshops in Tanzania and Uganda do it routinely; parts counters selling to walk-in customers should stock the model the car carries.
The other direction — a 2NZ into a 1.5 car — is rarely worth it: the car loses the torque it was geared for. If your customers install rather than convert, buy the model that matches the car, and buy the 1NZ in larger numbers because there are far more 1.5s on the road.
Which markets ask for which
The 1NZ is the engine of the working Probox and the Corolla Axio and Fielder that make up the taxi and small-fleet parc of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, and of the Corolla and Yaris trade in Nigeria and Ghana. A container of this family to East Africa is normally weighted toward 1NZ, with 2ZR-FE (the 1.8 Corolla engine) and a smaller count of 2NZ alongside.
The 2NZ follows the 1.3 Vitz and Yaris and the Probox 1.3: Tanzania and Uganda buy it steadily, and Pakistan, where the imported Vitz 1.3 is a volume car, asks for it by name. It is not an engine to fill a container with on its own unless you serve that trade specifically.
The weak points that decide value
Both engines are long-lived, and the failures that reach the used trade are wear rather than design: oil consumption on high-mileage units through piston rings and valve-stem seals, a rattle from the timing chain or the VVT-i controller on cold start, and, in ex-taxi engines, evidence of overheating from neglected cooling. The 1NZ shows these sooner because it works harder in the loaded Probox; the 2NZ, in a lighter car, often arrives with less stress on it.
Our own check is the same for every engine we supply: each engine is cleaned, handled and looked over, its crankshaft is turned by hand with a tool to confirm that the mechanism rotates, and it is photographed from every side. What the check covers: a manual crankshaft rotation check and an individual photo record. It is not a compression, leak-down, bench or running test, so on its own it does not prove how an engine will run once installed. You don't need to travel to buy, but you or your representative are welcome to visit for a Guangzhou Inspection Day and review your prepared lot in person, with a USD 1,000 visit deposit credited to your order.
What they cost, and how to order
Both are among the nineteen published models, at the same price: US$ 780 per unit at full-container volume, FOB, Grade A only — engines supplied as removed from the vehicle (what is fitted varies by unit and shows in each engine's photos). The 2ZR-FE that usually rides in the same container is published at US$ 410. A 20-ft container takes 90 engines (or 45 engines + 45 gearboxes); a 40-ft takes 130 (or 65 + 65). Availability of each model is confirmed in the quotation.
Build the mix at engicor.com/quote/ and the FOB total arrives by email from the same published prices, valid for 14 days. If your customers are mostly Probox and Corolla workshops, put the 1NZ first; add 2NZ in the proportion your 1.3 parc justifies, not by habit.
Sources
- Toyota NZ engine — Wikipedia (specifications, years and applications)
- ENGICOR prices and terms: our own published list, recorded monthly in the used engine price index.
Price a container yourself
Build the mix you want in the online quoter — 90 engines in a 20-ft or 130 in a 40-ft, or 45 + 45 / 65 + 65 with gearboxes — and the FOB total reaches your inbox the same minute, at our published per-unit prices, every engine Grade A. Prefer to ask? Tell us the destination country and the models you need and we reply within one business day, usually within hours.
Frequently asked
What is the difference between the Toyota 1NZ and 2NZ?
The difference is displacement: the 1NZ-FE is the 1.5-litre (1,497 cc) and the 2NZ-FE the 1.3-litre (1,298 cc) of the same Toyota NZ family, sharing the bore, the block architecture and the chain-driven VVT-i head, and differ in stroke, output (about 107 hp against 86 hp) and torque.
Can a 1NZ engine replace a 2NZ?
Physically yes on the platforms that used both, electronically no: the ECU, injectors and calibration belong to the original engine, so it is a workshop conversion, not a like-for-like swap. Buy the model the car carries unless the customer is converting on purpose.
Which cars use the 2NZ-FE?
The 1.3-litre Vitz and Yaris up to the 2010 model change, the Probox and Succeed 1.3, the Corolla Axio 1.3 of 2006–2010, the Vios 1.3, the Platz and Echo 1.3, the ist 1.3, the Ractis 1.3, the Funcargo and the Porte 1.3.
How much does a used 1NZ or 2NZ engine cost wholesale?
US$ 780 per unit for either model at ENGICOR, at full-container volume, FOB, Grade A only. Prices are published and identical for every buyer; freight is quoted separately per destination.
Is the 1NZ-FXE hybrid engine the same as the 1NZ-FE?
No: the 1NZ-FXE is the Atkinson-cycle hybrid version fitted to the Prius and Aqua and is not a replacement for a 1NZ-FE. It is not among the published models; ask as a commercial enquiry.