1993 Toyota Corolla torque converter

SHADONANG3

MEMBER
1993 TOYOTA COROLLA
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
172,000 MILES

Hello. I took my car to a Toyota dealership. They replaced the flywheel, starter and a few bolts and spacers. My car was NOT leaking any fluid before I took it to them. After about 2 days of having my car fixed, I noticed that it was leaking transmission fluid. I took it back to the dealership and they told me that my torque converter seal was leaking and was going to cost me an additional $450 on top of the $1450 that I just spent thinking my car was fixed. My question is, when you take out a transmission to fix the flywheel, are you supposed to put a torque converter seal on too? They say that they are not at fault, but my car was not leaking transmission fluid until they supposedly "fixed it". Any suggestions?

2 Replies

MHPAUTOS

MECHANIC
31,938 POSTS

Hi there,

When you remove a transmission the torque converter stays insitue and the seal is not touched. I would want to try and find out if the converter was disturbed when the transmission was removed as this can cause an old seal to start leaking, but I think the workshop will not say so, you can only try. Also make suer it is the seal thats leaking and not a cooler line or drive shaft seal, as this is more common when a transmission is removed.

Mark (mhpautos)