Hole in transmission? Options

[abatardi]

I was under the car today looking to see if a leak I fixed was still an issue, and see something red. Nothing on my car is red so I'm like wtf is that. Look closer and there is a 4" x 2" or so hole in my transmission housing where it bolts to the engine and I can look in and see my flywheel (that's what the red was). It's not damaged or anything like that... it is manufactured that way and looks like there is supposed to be some type of covering there.

Anyone know what this is? I've never seen this before.. I think I haven't noticed it because either there actually was a covering there, or because my old flywheel was silver. What's supposed to be here? I'm wondering if the shop that did the clutch job lost the covering or I'm just going insane.

- aba

[toyotaspeed_90]

there should be a metal plate between the motor & tranny... the only hole in that plate is where the starter goes... it bolts to the block & is cylinder (so a 4"x2" hole wouldn't make sense)..... there's a chance they lost that plate?

[abatardi]

Yeah, the starter hole is up top and the starter is in there so that's not it this is down bottom, at the very bottom of the tranny (so I'm kind of worried about debris getting in there). I'll take a pic tomorrow.

- aba