In the 1997 Mercury Villager, the Transmission Fluid dipstick is located on the driver's side of the engine just in front of and below the master cylinder/brake fluid check. The 97 Villager has a bulbous knob on top with no indication that it is the Transmission fluid.
Check the owners manual or visit a shop/dealership.
Low fluid level, dirty filter, or bad seals/ clutches in the tranny.
On a 2000 Mercury Villager : The washer fluid for the rear liftgate is supplied by the same reservoir as the windshield ( located in the engine compartment )
A manual tranny does not take tranny fluid. So you can't check it. A manual tranny does not take tranny fluid. So you can't check it.
Take off the washer fluid bottle.
The washer fluid for the rear liftgate is supplied by the same reservoir as the windshield in a 2000 Mercury Villager
spy glass on side of tranny. it is of course a sealed tranny.
Just normal DOT3 brake fluid.
Transmission fluid is added through the dipstick tube.
Transmission fluid is added through the dipstick tube.
There is a drain plug in the transmission pan.
Auto transmission fluid.