John Deere 5300 Oil Capacity by Engine (6.3–9 Quarts)

The John Deere 5300 tractor has published engine oil capacities from 6.3 to 9 US quarts (5.96 to 8.52 litres), depending on the engine or fuel variant. The representative 9-quart setup is very high for the 2.0–2.9 L peer group.
Tractor engine oil specifications
John Deere · 5300 · Engine oil capacity guide
Years: 1996 – 2000 and 1992 – 1997Capacity: 6.3–9 US qt (5.96–8.52 L)Engine: 2.9 LFuel: DieselVariants: 2
6.3–9 US qt (5.96–8.52 L)Engine oil capacity
2.9 LEngine size
DieselFuel
1996 – 2000 and 1992 – 1997Model years
Capacity overview

Oil capacity summary

The John Deere 5300 has multiple published engine-oil capacities in this dataset. The listed capacity is 6.3–9 US qt (5.96–8.52 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

Very high

9 qt
Low5 qt
This model9 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 capacity6.3–9 US qt (5.96–8.52 L)
Engine manufacturerJohn Deere 3029DAT01 and John Deere
Fuel typeDiesel
Cylinders3
Displacement2.9 L
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Overview

Model information

Manufacturer John Deere
Model 5300
Category Farm tractor
Model years 1996 – 2000 and 1992 – 1997
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 3029DAT01 2.9 L 3 6.3 qt 5.96 L Oil capacity
Diesel John Deere 2.9 L 3 9 qt 8.52 L Oil capacity
Full specifications

Technical details

Engine details

Engine manufacturerJohn Deere 3029DAT01 and John Deere
Fuel typeDiesel
Cylinders3
Displacement2.9 L

Oil service data

Published capacity6.3–9 US qt (5.96–8.52 L)
US gallon equivalent1.57–2.25 gal
Oil to have on hand2 × 1-gal jugs + 1 × 1-qt bottle (about exact)
Peer positionVery high