The fluid change could have caused sediment to move around which could have clogged the valve body, blocking the flow of fluid, i would drop the trans pan, clean it, change the trans filter, and put in quality high mileage fluid with an additive such as trans sea-foam. Also make sure the linkage on top of the trans moves when you shift gears, it could just be a broken trans linkage cable.
check your transmission fluid. if it is not low, when is the last time you changed your filter.
this uses ford transmission fluid NOT gear oil in the manual transmission. Filler is on the top of the Transmission and is NOT meant to be changed for the life of the Car. I currently have several of these and even at 350,000 have not changed the 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.
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
the car has to be warm running, in park, and level to check the transmission fluid
through the side plug of the transmission
Fluid is added through the dipstick tube.