Engine Swap (2.0T VW/ 5.3 LS) or To Rebuild A 1.8T In 2023

In early October, I started having issues with my water pump leaking directly onto my crank pulley; spilling water all over the engine including the timing belt. Because of taking too long to switch out the water pump and replacing the old timing belt, the belt ended up breaking and I bent three valves in total which in return prevented the engine from starting once more. I found the time to remove the cylinder head and started working on the bent valves. But before all off that, I was questioning if I should do a 2.0T VW swap which is the same drive train as my 1.8 Passat or to do the unbelievable LS 5.3 swap. I opted out to rebuild the 1.8 cylinder head since I did another 1.8 swap before and ended up with another failed engine. I am thinking about doing a spontaneous swap in the future. I will not say with what type of engine since I don't want my ideas to be stolen, but subscribe and turn on notifications to find out since that will be very soon
0:00 Intro & Problems
0:23 List of Parts Used
0:47 Things I Deleted & Extra Materials Used
1:53 First Scan and Diagnosis
2:50 Faults Found
3:33 Finding and Fixing Air Leaks
4:06 Erasing the Codes
4:18 Inspecting Engine Noises
5:16 Issues Recap
6:23 How Long the Last Swap Lasted
6:53 To Swap or Rebuild Conclusion

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How did you time the engine?