where do i put gear oil in a 1996 ford contour? I can't get the gears to shift now...

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...after parking the car.? I own a 1996 Ford Contour it's a 5 speed V-6. After parking the car now I can't get it into reverse or any other gear without forcing it. It sounds as if something is dry. I want to add gear oil to try to fix this problem but don't know how or where. Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
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If you can't get it in gear it's because the clutch will not engage meaning that first you should check to see if you are leaking fluid from the clutch. If that's not the case then it is probably worn out and needs to be replaced.
 
it may be low on clutch master cylinder fluid due to a leak at master , line or slave cylinder, that is what releases clutch to allow you to shift gears, the resivoir is on driverside next to brake master cylinder it uses dot3 brake fluid, but if it was low you have a leak and will need to bleed system, some times you can just pump pedal and get it to shift, but you will have to pump every time you try to shift, like when u have air in brake system, start by checking fluid level
 
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