well, now Britney has shown all her fails...
come on Opel, how is this serviceable?
keeping the a/c system charged was a pain, trick is pull the PS pulley
it's out - these pictures are for posterity because the motor didn't need to come out - so probably not swapping stuff (which is why the pictures)
the first sign I should have listened to.... this motor mount is garbage - if they replaced the clutch, a reputable shop wouldn't put the broken part back in
hmm not clean but the clutch looks new
second sign, not all the bolts are the same (these are pressure plate bolts) also no thread lock
see the wear marks on the flywheel bolts?
okay to be fair to myself, the rack needs to be replaced - so most of the work I did was necessary (the cross member needs to be removed to get it).
HOWEVER, when the guy said 400 miles ago that the clutch was replaced, it triggered the thought that the noise could be related to that. Clearly it was, whether the bolts backed out or the dual mass clutch failed... I don't know, the outer ring (what the clutch rides on) moves independently with the flywheel - not supposed to do that - but the rattle clearly was that and since there were no shiny metal bits in the oil.... again, flywheel problem not bearing problem...
so I'll continue on - I'll pull the pan to be sure and probably use the injectors from my other motor on it then put it back together...