Kubota M4970 Oil Capacity (15.5 Quarts / 14.67 L)

The Kubota M4970 tractor has a published engine oil capacity of 15.5 US quarts (14.67 litres). For tractors in the 2.0–2.9 L engine-size class, that is very high versus a peer average of 6.7 quarts. For a routine oil change, having 4 × 1-gal jugs (~0.5 qt spare) on hand covers the published capacity.
Tractor engine oil specifications
Kubota · M4970 · Engine oil capacity guide
Years: 1986 – 1988Capacity: 15.5 US qt (14.67 L)Engine: 2.8 LFuel: DieselVariants: 1
15.5 US qt (14.67 L)Engine oil capacity
2.8 LEngine size
DieselFuel
1986 – 1988Model years
Capacity overview

Oil capacity summary

The Kubota M4970 has one published engine-oil capacity in this dataset. The listed capacity is 15.5 US qt (14.67 L). Oil capacity can vary by engine, fuel configuration and production revision, so confirm the specification for the exact tractor before servicing.

Tractor-engine benchmark

How this oil capacity compares

Peer values use tractors in the same engine-size class.

Engine oil capacity

Very high

15.5 qt
Low5 qt
This model15.5 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 capacity15.5 US qt (14.67 L)
Engine manufacturerKubota S2802
Fuel typeDiesel
Cylinders6
Displacement2.8 L
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Overview

Model information

Manufacturer Kubota
Model M4970
Category Farm tractor
Model years 1986 – 1988
Tractor type Utility Tractor
Engine / capacity variants 1
Full specifications

Technical details

Engine details

Engine manufacturerKubota S2802
Fuel typeDiesel
Cylinders6
Displacement2.8 L

Oil service data

Published capacity15.5 US qt (14.67 L)
US gallon equivalent3.88 gal
Oil to have on hand4 × 1-gal jugs (~0.5 qt spare)
Peer positionVery high