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I've actually done the ratchet thing. It sucked. I do definitely appreciate the advice -- it's some pretty good advice - but I only have no shoes because I came out to grab the part and take pictures, after I was done for the day (was hoping I could find the part online somewhere or in one of my books). I always work with shoes for the exact reason of fear of smashing my feet. The 'stepping on things' does still hold true though regardless.

These are all fair/valid points. However, the thing that strikes me as odd is, it still had oil in it, no dirt to speak of, and no surface rust. I do accept the 'it might be from something else' explanation for now, though, as there have been many other projects in the general area I am working, in the past. I'm still concerned it goes to the transmission, or somewhere to the accessories (thinking AC maybe?) but rationalize it can't be -too- hard to take back apart if absolutely necessary, and if I don't notice it I don't need it.

The slave cylinder 'did' come apart, but I have all parts. All that came off it was the rubber boot, where it is split, and the pin appears to just 'sit' in there sandwiched between it and the release fork. I plan to replace it. I was guessing master/slave cylinder too and it appears to be for neither. It's nothing in the transmission is it? C52, I believe it would be.

I am not sure if it still works fine without it. I have not gotten it together yet, I'm really trying to do it 'right'. I took the whole core support off to replace it (spot weld drilling sucks), painted the whole bay, just got done disassembling and reassembling the transmission (replacing the input shaft seal and ensuring everything looks to be in good order, plus cleaning off that big magnet of any metal). It was definitely out of wherever it was from before the transmission came apart, I just did that yesterday.

Well, as the title states, while pulling the engine and transmission, I found a part laying on the ground. The car is a 1996 Toyota Celica ST, 1.8L 7A-FE, 5-speed transmission. The part was found after the engine was removed (with transmission still attached), directly after separating the transmission from the engine on the engine lift. I cannot for the life of me figure out where this came from. It appears to be a valve of some sort, it has a screen in one end, and a spring inside. Anyone have any insight? Thanks!

Pictures of part:
http://imgur.com/a/1YVJs

Okay, so far we have:

1.) ! - Exhaust gaskets. Winner!
2.) ? - It looks just like the one on the distributor but a different color. I already put one on the distributor.
3.) ~ - Possibly thermostat gasket?
4.) ~ - I suspect somewhere on the fuel rail.
5.) ! - Must be on the injectors.
6.) ! - Winner, valve cover grommets
7.) ? - Looks and built like the one that goes between the exhaust cam inside the engine and the exhaust cam sprocket; but a bit smaller.

So, still need 2 and 7, possibly 4 and 3. Thanks for your help so far guys!

I got a spare parts Celica with a 100k 7A-FE engine in it. It was running fine, but I figured I'd rebuild it over the winter -- both so I had a fresh engine to drop in when spring comes to replace my still-running 250k engine, and for the experience. I had the entire thing spec-checked, and everything is still within spec and doesn't look too worn at all (yay!) Got the head milled, cylinders very lightly honed, valve seals tested good, and everything cleaned up. So, I ordered the DNJ gasket set from RockAuto, and I have this mostly together. However, there are still some parts I just cannot figure out! Please see the linked photo for reference; sorry the image host turned it on its' side.

http://i.imgur.com/TA2nqsR.jpg

1.) ??
2.) Not sure, same size and same thickness as the distributor o-ring
3.) Not sure, flexible/no metal center
4.) Not sure, slightly larger than 5
5.) Not sure but I believe for fuel injector-fuel rail connection
6.) Not sure but I believe for fuel-injector tips
7.) Not sure, same style as exhaust camshaft oil seal (near the cam gears) but a bit smaller, has metal in it

Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated!

Edit: I don't know why this **** won't let me post any sort of reply, but here's an update.

Okay, so far we have:

1.) ! - Exhaust gaskets. Winner!
2.) ? - It looks just like the one on the distributor but a different color. I already put one on the distributor.
3.) ~ - Possibly thermostat gasket?
4.) ~ - I suspect somewhere on the fuel rail.
5.) ! - Must be on the injectors.
6.) ! - Winner, valve cover grommets
7.) ~ - Looks and built like the one that goes between the exhaust cam inside the engine and the exhaust cam sprocket; but a bit smaller. Update: It appears to fit right over the crank; I think it's an oil pump seal.

So, still need 2 and 7, possibly 4 and 3. Thanks for your help so far guys!