Perform a fluid and filter change, it may improve...if it does, change the fluid and filter again after a few hundred miles.
If it doesn't work....Go to eBay and get a new transmission!
98 ford escord transmissiom dose not shift the last gear.
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on gear box to side near filler plug or on top of gear box
It tells the transmission what gear it is in
57 ft./lbs.
To repair a transmission that is stuck in gear on a 1989 Ford Escort 1.9L CFI, it will be necessary to drop the transmission out of the vehicle. It will probably have to be overhauled by replacing a belt or fixing the linkage, that is causing it to be stuck in gear.
The neutral safety switch on a 1997 Ford Escort is located inside the steering column. It prevents the engine from being started while in gear.
All you have to do is put it in gear and give it gas until it brakes loose. That's what i had to do with my 98 escort.
Reviews of a Ford Escort GTI can be found from Top Gear, Parkers car guide both on and off line, Autotrader ,Honest John, The Truth About Cars, Fast Ford Mag and Youtube.
it is atf fluid
forget to tell, the car as an automatic transmission
cam sensor drivers side next to exaust manifold