After opening the hood, look at the top of the motor, the transmission dipstick should be about center and slightly back you can tell by the long tube leading up to it from the passenger side of the motor. The oil dip stick comes up next to the Power Steering pump on the drivers side of the motor.
dipstick tube
The transmission dipstick on a 1988 Ford F-150 is on the drivers side of the engine bay. This will be back towards the firewall.
The manual transmission doesn't have a dipstick , there will be a fill plug on the transmission
where the dipstick comes out stick a funnel right in hole and fill
Unless it has a sealed for life transmission, you put fluid down the dipstick, where you check the fluid level.
Down the tube that holds trans dipstick.
Will a 1997 Aerostar transmission fit in a 2000 ford ranger?
Through the automatic transmission fluid level dipstick , near the firewall
On a 1993 Ford Aerostar : The automatic transmission modulator is on the passenger side of the transmission ( it might be behind a heat shield )
from the transmission dipstick use some adaptor so you can drop your oild inside.
2003 Ford Explorer 4 door models do not have an automatic transmission dipstick , Ford has a way of checking from underneath the Explorer
The transmission dipstick is located on the passengers side rear. Near the firewall / or back of the engine. The dipstick is color yellow or red.