Use Mercon ATF.....2 7/8 quarts.
Mercon ATF
if it is a 5speed it does not take trannsimission fluid it take cluth fluid
the transmission fluid for a 1996 ford escort is type MA.
You can use any SAE certified transmission fluid in your 1998 Ford escort manual transmission. Make sure the transmission fluid is for your manual transmission and not an automatic transmission.
Change the fluid and filter every 36,000 miles.
Transmission fluid is contained in the transmission itself, there is no separate reservoir.
Mercon automatic transmission fluid.
The automatic transmission has a total fluid capacity of just less than six quarts and you should use Dex/Merc ATF or Mercon ATF. The transmission fluid should be changed every 30k miles.
To change the transmission fluid on the manual 1998 Ford Escort ZX2, drain the fluid from the drain hole near the speed sensor. Then refill the fluid using the plug in the side of the transmission.
You sgould add Transmission Fluid through the dipstickwith the car running
My Ford 1998 Escort started slipping. It also leaks and I put tranny fluid in. If I need to replace or rebuild the transmission. How much should a total repair be?
the car has to be warm running, in park, and level to check the transmission fluid