The John Deere 40C tractor has published engine oil capacities from 4.2 to 5 US quarts (3.97 to 4.73 litres), depending on the engine or fuel variant. The representative 4.2-quart setup is around average for the Under 2.0 L peer group.
Tractor engine oil specifications
John Deere · 40C · Engine oil capacity guide
Years: 1953 – 1955 and 2005 – 2015Capacity: 4.2–5 US qt (3.97–4.73 L)Engine: 1.6–1.7 LFuel: Diesel and GasolineVariants: 3
4.2–5 US qt (3.97–4.73 L)Engine oil capacity
1.6–1.7 LEngine size
Diesel and GasolineFuel
1953 – 1955 and 2005 – 2015Model years
Capacity overview
Oil capacity summary
The John Deere 40C has multiple published engine-oil capacities in this dataset. The listed capacity is 4.2–5 US qt (3.97–4.73 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
4.2 qt
Low2.9 qt
This model4.2 qt
Average4.3 qt
High5.8 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 capacity4.2–5 US qt (3.97–4.73 L)
Engine manufacturerJohn Deere and Lombardini LDW 1603
Fuel typeDiesel and Gasoline
Cylinders2 and 3
Displacement1.6–1.7 L
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
John Deere
Model
40C
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1953 – 1955 and 2005 – 2015
Tractor type
Utility Tractor
Engine / capacity variants
3
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
—
John Deere
1.6 L
2
5 qt
4.73 L
Oil capacity
Diesel
Lombardini LDW 1603
1.7 L
3
4.2 qt
3.97 L
Oil capacity
Gasoline
John Deere
1.6 L
2
5 qt
4.73 L
Oil capacity
Full specifications
Technical details
Engine details
Engine manufacturerJohn Deere and Lombardini LDW 1603
Fuel typeDiesel and Gasoline
Cylinders2 and 3
Displacement1.6–1.7 L
Oil service data
Published capacity4.2–5 US qt (3.97–4.73 L)
US gallon equivalent1.05–1.25 gal
Oil to have on hand1 × 1-gal jug + 1 × 1-qt bottle (about exact)
