4l60e problem with pictures
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4l60e problem with pictures the other night my car (95 trans am)a4 started making a crazy noise. when i got home and looked under the car i saw these holes. anyone know what might be the problem or what could have happened? btw i do not know much of anything about transmissions any help would be appreciated
yes looks like you had a converter bolt come out ,
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If it did, hopefully you can get it fixed before you do any damage. If a bolt came out it could cause the converter to wobble and demolish the pump rotor. It happened to me after the car sounded like i put a handful of nuts and bolts in a blender.
Fix it quick and it won't be that bad.
Fix it quick and it won't be that bad.
Also the wobbling of the torque convertor can walk the bushing in the pump and cause the hi pressure return hole to get covered up and blow out the front seal. BAD NEWS!
Check flywheel now for cracks also.
Check flywheel now for cracks also.
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from the pictures it looks like an oil pan gasket leak. Since its all over everything under there, not just the back of the engine. You can see stuff all over the starter and coolant lines.
I had a similar issue with my 94 Formula... Except it was a small bolt at the top of the engine in the transmission and converter area. I think it was a little 10 mm bolt that held in the rear seal or something ( I can't remember what it was honestly; It's been 3 years ago) But I pulled the cover and a little bolt that had broke in half fell out. 
It ended up dragging the face of the converter and the case of the trans on the inside. It didn't hurt anything, but just dug into the case and converter a little bit. Thank God!
Glad you got it figured out. As for the leak, Looks like an oil pan gasket leak and could also be the front crank hub seal. Mine leaked VERY bad and eventually had to replace it! Oil would run out from the crankshaft hub and down the sides and bottom of my pan and all over the exhaust.
But I fixed that FAST lol.
Also had a front pump go bad in my Formula and it leaked trans fluid at WOT, and unfortionentely I was almost always at WOT with that car hahaha.
Glad it was an easy fix!
James
It ended up dragging the face of the converter and the case of the trans on the inside. It didn't hurt anything, but just dug into the case and converter a little bit. Thank God!Glad you got it figured out. As for the leak, Looks like an oil pan gasket leak and could also be the front crank hub seal. Mine leaked VERY bad and eventually had to replace it! Oil would run out from the crankshaft hub and down the sides and bottom of my pan and all over the exhaust.
But I fixed that FAST lol.
Also had a front pump go bad in my Formula and it leaked trans fluid at WOT, and unfortionentely I was almost always at WOT with that car hahaha.
Glad it was an easy fix!
James
