John Deere 40 Oil Capacity (5 Quarts / 4.73 L)

The John Deere 40 tractor has a published engine oil capacity of 5 US quarts (4.73 litres). For tractors in the Under 2.0 L engine-size class, that is above average versus a peer average of 4.3 quarts. For a routine oil change, having 1 × 1-gal jug + 1 × 1-qt bottle (about exact) on hand covers the published capacity.

Tractor engine oil specifications

John Deere · 40 · Engine oil capacity guide

Years: 1953 – 1955Capacity: 5 US qt (4.73 L)Engine: 1.6 LFuel: GasolineVariants: 2

5 US qt (4.73 L)Engine oil capacity

1.6 LEngine size

GasolineFuel

1953 – 1955Model years

Capacity overview

Oil capacity summary

The John Deere 40 has one published engine-oil capacity in this dataset. The listed capacity is 5 US qt (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

Above average

5 qt

Low2.9 qt

This model5 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 capacity5 US qt (4.73 L)

Engine manufacturerJohn Deere

Fuel typeGasoline

Cylinders2

Displacement1.6 L

Tractor typeUtility Tractor

Overview

Model information

Manufacturer	John Deere
Model	40
Category	Farm tractor
Model years	1953 – 1955
Tractor type	Utility Tractor
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
—	John Deere	1.6 L	2	5 qt	4.73 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

Fuel typeGasoline

Cylinders2

Displacement1.6 L

Oil service data

Published capacity5 US qt (4.73 L)

US gallon equivalent1.25 gal

Oil to have on hand1 × 1-gal jug + 1 × 1-qt bottle (about exact)

Peer positionAbove average