Assistance at oil transmition service - 2004 Mercury Mountaineer

i think you need to have your transmition checked , your transmition may need a serious overhaul ,you may have electric soliniods inside transmition that are ceasing due to not having oil changes regularly , but first thing you may try , is to have filter replaced and oil and see if this helps , if you transmition filter is not reachable by removing oil pan , then gearbox will need to come out .

ytou have the right key?transmition are on park? your truck is down hill with front wheel presure .how long the truck is out of service.you maybe need lubricate the swich. use a ligth oil spry can,or dip the key in oil .and insert on the swich a few times

Automatic? Through the hole where you check the trans fluid (dip stick). Warning: DO NOT OVERFILL!!! Overfill will likely result in damage to the trans and possibly a fire when the oil over heats and runs out of the dip stick hole and falls onto the hot motor.

Manual? There is a hole on the side of the box. Hole is plugged with a 1/2" pipe plug or similar. You will have to pump the 80- or 120 weight oil in as the hole is high on the box and will not allow you top put the container high enough to allow gravitity to assist you with this.

Manual transmissions rarely need oil ... remove the plug and put your finger into the hole. When you take your finger out ... there should be oil on it.

Recommendation for TDI motor is branded Fully Synthetic with rating at least CF-4 5W-40.

Always check your User manual or ring WV service centre to check the minimum requirements for any oil or fuel.

Hope it helps.

transmission services are usually recommended at about 40,000 miles.

On the back of the engine towards the firewall, you'll find another dip stick colored red just like the engine oil which is colored yellow. Check the transmission oil with the engine running and the transmission oil at operating temperature. Pull it the dip stick out and wipe it clean and take the second reading, there will be markings on the dip stick to where the transmission fluid should be and never over fill your transmission, thats just as bad as having not enough transmission fluid.

Full service. Timing belt all filters axle oil check and if auto. transmition oil change if manual gear oil check.

most transmissions don't have drain plugs any more. Have to drop oil pan to drain fluid.
Some don't have dip sticks either.

Automatic Transmission, Total Fill----4 speed 4L30-E..........9.2 quarts

Manual Transmission, ..........5.7 pints

rear main seal is the leak to fix: drop transmission remove clutch, drop oil pan and replace seal. seal is about 30 bucks, if your not auto savy id let a shop do it.. prolly around 800 tho...