Was sooo close....

Flakes are a dead giveaway that fluid level isn't going to fix it.
I could take a guess about hard part damage if you have a pic of the pan contents because a tiny sliver here and there along with a little silver and black material can be normal.

I didn't take a pic of it but it was a few tiny slivers....Fluid was flakey and looked like a piece of rubber like material in the bottom of the pan