Diesel Engine Oil and Filter Service Intervals

The oil and filter service intervals in the following table should be used as guidelines. Actual service intervals also depend on operation and maintenance practices. It is suggested to use oil analysis to determine the actual useful life of the oil and to aid in selection of the proper oil and filter service interval.

Oil and filter service intervals are based on a combination of oil pan capacity, type of engine oil and filter used, and sulfur content of the diesel fuel.

Diesel fuel sulfur level will affect engine oil and filter service intervals. Higher fuel sulfur levels reduce oil and filter service intervals as shown in the table.

• Use of diesel fuel with sulfur content less than 0.10% (1000 mg/kg) is strongly recommended.
• Use of diesel fuel with sulfur content 0.10% (1000 mg/kg) to 0.50% (5000 mg/kg) may result in REDUCED oil and filter change intervals as shown in the table.
• BEFORE using diesel fuel with sulfur content greater than 0.50% (5000 mg/kg), contact your John Deere dealer.
• DO NOT use diesel fuel with sulfur content greater than 1.00% (10 000 mg/kg).

IMPORTANT: When using biodiesel blends greater than B20, reduce the oil and filter service interval by 50% or monitor engine oil based on test results from Oilscan.

Oil types in the table include:

• John Deere Plus-50™ II and John Deere Plus-50
• “Other Oils” include John Deere Torq-Gard Supreme™, API CJ-4, API CI-4 PLUS, API CI-4, ACEA E9, ACEA E7, ACEA E6, ACEA E5, or ACEA E4 oils.

Use of lower specification oils in Tier 3 engines may result in premature engine failure.

NOTE: The 500 hour extended oil and filter change interval is only allowed if all the following conditions are met:

• Engine equipped with an extended drain interval oil pan
• Use of diesel fuel with sulfur content less than 0.50% (5000 mg/kg)
• Use of John Deere Plus-50™ II or John Deere Plus-50 oil
• Use of an approved John Deere oil filter

	U.S. Tier 3 and EU Stage III A - PowerTech Plus™				U.S. Tier 3 and EU Stage III A - PowerTech™
	Oil Pan Size (L/kW)				Oil Pan Size (L/kW)
Oil pan capacity	Greater than or equal to 0.10	Greater than or equal to 0.12	Greater than or equal to 0.14	Greater than or equal to 0.22	Greater than or equal to 0.10	Greater than or equal to 0.12	Greater than or equal to 0.14
Fuel Sulfur	Less than 0.10% (1000 mg/kg)				Less than 0.10% (1000 mg/kg)
Plus-50	375 hours	500 hours	500 hours	500 hours	375 hours	500 hours	500 hours
Other Oils	250 hours	250 hours	250 hours	250 hours	250 hours	250 hours	250 hours
Fuel Sulfur	0.10 - 0.20% (1000 - 2000 mg/kg)				0.10 - 0.20% (1000 - 2000 mg/kg)
Plus-50	300 hours	300 hours	500 hours	500 hours	300 hours	400 hours	500 hours
Other Oils	200 hours	200 hours	250 hours	250 hours	200 hours	200 hours	250 hours
Fuel Sulfur	0.20 - 0.50% (2000 - 5000 mg/kg)				0.20 - 0.50% (2000 - 5000 mg/kg)
Plus-50	250 hours	250 hours	300 hours	500 hours	275 hours	350 hours	500 hours
Other Oils	150 hours	150 hours	200 hours	250 hours	150 hours	175 hours	250 hours
Fuel Sulfur	0.50 - 1.00% (5000 - 10 000 mg/kg)				0.50 - 1.00% (5000 - 10 000 mg/kg)
Plus-50	Contact John Deere Dealer (dealer refers to DTAC solutions)				187 hours	250 hours	250 hours
Other Oils	Contact John Deere Dealer (dealer refers to DTAC solutions)				125 hours	125 hours	125 hours
The service interval of “Other Oils” may be extended only if oil analysis is performed to determine the actual service life, to a maximum not to exceed that of Plus-50.