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Where do you add transmission fluid in a 1997 Ford Escort 5-speed manual transmission?

April 26, 2017escort fluid Ford manual transmission

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Where do you add transmission fluid in a 1997 Ford Escort 5-speed manual transmission?

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The transmission fluid is filled and checked at the speedometer cable drive gear hole. Find the cable for the speedometer from instrument cluster through the firewall to the rear of the transmission. There is a 10millimeter bolt holding the drive gear in place. Remove the bolt, pull the gear up and out with the cable attached. The transmission is full when the fluid comes up halfway or so on the teeth of the gear. The gear is used as a dipstick and the fluid is put in through the hole. When empty, the transmission takes 2.