1993 3.3 a604
while driving, i heard a small pop. (figured i ran over something) followed by a whirring noise then a couple loud bangs. tranny fluid was now leaking from the bellhousing.
since the starter just spun, then caught after a while, i pulled the flywheel cover and starter. teeth look worn funny but no broken ones.
however i had a piece of cast aluminum lager than a quarter fall out with the starter, so im assuming it was interfering with the starter/flywheel contact. i also found aluminum crumbs/powder along the bottom edge of the bellhousing.
so the question is, do these have cast aluminum torque converters, can they fail and have pieces break off,
or does the infamous pin that falls out and punches through the casing end up in the bell housing?
im assuming either way its the same job to replace just the torque converter as the tranny.