The John Deere 6140M tractor has a published engine oil capacity of 16.9 US quarts (15.99 litres). For tractors in the 4.0–4.9 L engine-size class, that is very high versus a peer average of 11.4 quarts. For a routine oil change, having 4 × 1-gal jugs + 1 × 1-qt bottle (~0.1 qt spare) on hand covers the published capacity.
Tractor engine oil specifications
John Deere · 6140M · Engine oil capacity guide
Years: 2013 – 2015 and 2020 – 2024Capacity: 16.9 US qt (15.99 L)Engine: 4.5 LFuel: DieselVariants: 2
16.9 US qt (15.99 L)Engine oil capacity
4.5 LEngine size
DieselFuel
2013 – 2015 and 2020 – 2024Model years
Capacity overview
Oil capacity summary
The John Deere 6140M has one published engine-oil capacity in this dataset. The listed capacity is 16.9 US qt (15.99 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
16.9 qt
Low8.3 qt
This model16.9 qt
Average11.4 qt
High16.8 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 capacity16.9 US qt (15.99 L)
Engine manufacturerJohn Deere PowerTech PVX and John Deere 4045HL556
Fuel typeDiesel
Cylinders4
Displacement4.5 L
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor and Utility Tractor
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
John Deere
Model
6140M
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
2013 – 2015 and 2020 – 2024
Tractor type
Row-Crop Tractor and 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
Diesel
John Deere PowerTech PVX
4.5 L
4
16.9 qt
15.99 L
Oil capacity
Diesel
John Deere 4045HL556
4.5 L
4
16.9 qt
15.99 L
Oil capacity
Full specifications
Technical details
Engine details
Engine manufacturerJohn Deere PowerTech PVX and John Deere 4045HL556
Fuel typeDiesel
Cylinders4
Displacement4.5 L
Oil service data
Published capacity16.9 US qt (15.99 L)
US gallon equivalent4.22 gal
Oil to have on hand4 × 1-gal jugs + 1 × 1-qt bottle (~0.1 qt spare)
