best thing is to take it to a shop and have it flushed. the pan only holds about 4 quarts. the tranny and converter total about 11 quarts so you cant change it all unless u have the shop equipment to pump the fluid through
On a 2000 Mercury Cougar : No , only the automatic transaxle ( transmission ) has a dipstick
a 95 mercuy cougar takes anywhere from 5 to 7 quarts of transmission fluid
it uses Mercon V at transmission fluid. both automatic and manual transmission
Dip stick tube
check your owners manual?
Manual transmissions dont use fluid, they use a kind of grease.
It is leaking. Have a complete fluid and filter change. Replace the pan gasket.
Just like all automatic transmission cars, remove the oil pan.
On a 1995 Mercury Cougar : The automatic transmission fluid level dipstick is in the engine compartment , near the firewall , towards the passenger side of the engine ( at the rear of the engine where the transmission is bolted to the engine )
On a 2000 Mercury Cougar : The brake fluid reservoir is also the clutch fluid reservoir
take plug out and drain the fluid plug found behind drivers side wheel
It is kind of weird but the fluid goes into where the transmission dipstick comes out of. Just get a long skinny funnel.