1993 Toyota Corolla torque converter

SHADONANG3

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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?

Monday, July 21st, 2008 AT 6:32 PM

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MHPAUTOS

MECHANIC
31,937 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)

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Monday, July 21st, 2008 AT 6:58 PM

SHADONANG3