Metrocab Taxi models

Manual transmission fluid capacity & service interval

Metrocab Taxi models require manual transmission fluid with a capacity range of 1,2 to 2,6 liters. Service intervals include checking at 10000 hours and changing at 100000 hours. The data covers 3 configurations.

The configuration chart below lists fill volumes and service intervals for each engine and trim variant.

TypeSpecifications
Metrocab (Toyota) (2000-2005)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 2,6 liter
  • Check 10000 hours
  • Change 100000 hours
Metrocab (Ford) (1999-2000)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,2 liter
  • Check 10000 hours
Metrocab (Ford) (1998-1999)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 1,2 liter
  • Check 10000 hours
  • Code: 5/1

Additional Notes

  • The Metrocab (Ford) taxi models covering 1998-2000 carry a manual transmission fluid capacity of 1.2 liters, a figure consistent with the compact gearbox designs typically found in light commercial and taxi-duty Ford powertrains of that era.
  • The Metrocab (Toyota) variant produced from 2000-2005 holds a notably larger manual transmission fluid capacity of 2.6 liters, more than double the Ford-engined versions, reflecting a physically larger or differently configured gearbox assembly.
  • Across the Ford-engined configurations spanning 1998-2000, the specified service action is a fluid level check at 10,000-hour intervals under normal use conditions, with no separate drain-and-fill interval listed alongside it.
  • The Toyota-engined Metrocab from 2000-2005 shares the same 10,000-hour check interval under normal use conditions as the Ford variants, indicating a consistent inspection cadence across both powertrain families despite the capacity difference.
  • A full fluid change interval of 100,000 hours under normal use conditions appears exclusively in the Toyota-engined Metrocab specification from 2000-2005, distinguishing a long-term replacement schedule from the periodic check interval.
  • The 10,000-hour check interval used across all three rows is expressed in operating hours rather than distance, a convention more common in commercial and fleet vehicle servicing where engine-on time is a more reliable wear indicator than mileage.
  • The Ford-engined rows for 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 carry identical specifications in capacity, interval, and use condition, indicating no change in manual transmission fluid requirements between those two consecutive model year periods.

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