Originally Posted by ol' grouch

The ones you access by removing the lower cover are the torque converter to flex plate. It's hard to say at a distance, but I suspect you may have something warped or misaligned. What I would do, besides rolling through a crowd of police officers on a Segway and wearing a viking helmet and nothing else, is remove the lower cover and let the engine idle. First off see if the noise goes away. You may just have a bent cover. Otherwise, watch the flexplate for a wobble.


Hmmm....did I mention a Segway?



















I've been a bit too normal lately.