I never did update this. So, before getting the chance to do anything about the torque converter I lost the transmission. Shifting fine, came to a stop, went to take off and nothing then a sudden jolt as the first gear clutch finally engaged. I hauled it off to a local transmission shop and had them yard it out after pulling an assload of codes out of it. When they called they said it was toast. Of course I went down and had them show me the damage so I wasn't getting jerked around and yes indeedy - it was. So a full rebuild later, everything was fine. However I started noticing some odd behavior shortly after the replacement. Brought it back, they replaced the valve body. A few months later it developed an entirely new set of issues. Delayed engagement in to drive that if I rushed it would slam into gear rather hard. Normal driving was mostly fine, but moderate to hard driving would yield notchy shifts and downshifting would cause a severe neutralizing (redline the engine then BANG into the lower year). This put a lot of strain on the rear differential bushings which I made them replace as well as one tore. I brought it back, they confirmed the issue, and I waited for an entire new transmission to be installed. They called me a week later and said that they had the new transmission but their tech stripped the cooler fitting out of the housing during instillation so they were going to have a new one brought in. Finally another week later, I had it back. And by God was it ever the best shifting automatic I have ever felt. Lightening quick, concise, smooth shifts. Heavenly, really. I sold the X not too long ago shifting beautifully.