The International Harvester 500 tractor has published engine oil capacities from 5 to 6.2 US quarts (4.73 to 5.91 litres), depending on the engine or fuel variant. The representative 6.2-quart setup is around average for the 2.0–2.9 L peer group.
Tractor engine oil specifications
International Harvester · 500 · Engine oil capacity guide
Years: 1965 – 1969Capacity: 5–6.2 US qt (4.73–5.91 L)Engine: 2.4–2.5 LFuel: Diesel and GasolineVariants: 2
5–6.2 US qt (4.73–5.91 L)Engine oil capacity
2.4–2.5 LEngine size
Diesel and GasolineFuel
1965 – 1969Model years
Capacity overview
Oil capacity summary
The International Harvester 500 has multiple published engine-oil capacities in this dataset. The listed capacity is 5–6.2 US qt (4.73–5.91 L). Oil capacity can vary by engine, fuel configuration and production revision, so the exact variant table below matters when more than one setup exists.
Tractor-engine benchmark
How this oil capacity compares
Peer values use tractors in the same engine-size class.
Engine oil capacity
Around average
6.2 qt
Low5 qt
This model6.2 qt
Average6.7 qt
High9 qt
Typical low and high use the 10th and 90th percentile of this engine-size group, which avoids one unusual tractor distorting the scale.
At a glance
Tractor profile
Oil capacity5–6.2 US qt (4.73–5.91 L)
Engine manufacturerInternational Harvester BD-154 and International Harvester C-146
Fuel typeDiesel and Gasoline
Cylinders4
Displacement2.4–2.5 L
Tractor type—
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
International Harvester
Model
500
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1965 – 1969
Tractor type
—
Engine / capacity variants
2
Engine & fuel variants
Oil-capacity variants
Different engine, fuel or production variants are shown separately when they have distinct published oil-capacity data.
Fuel
Engine
Displacement
Cyl.
Oil capacity
Litres
Variant / note
Diesel
International Harvester BD-154
2.5 L
4
6.2 qt
5.91 L
Oil capacity
Gasoline
International Harvester C-146
2.4 L
4
5 qt
4.73 L
Oil capacity
Full specifications
Technical details
Engine details
Engine manufacturerInternational Harvester BD-154 and International Harvester C-146
Fuel typeDiesel and Gasoline
Cylinders4
Displacement2.4–2.5 L
Oil service data
Published capacity5–6.2 US qt (4.73–5.91 L)
US gallon equivalent1.25–1.56 gal
Oil to have on hand1 × 1-gal jug + 3 × 1-qt bottles (~0.8 qt spare)
