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Urgh.
>Swapping Japanese or American lel simplicity for overengineered euroshit
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>Wanting to pay the euroshit tax on top of the diesel parts tax
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If you absolutely WANT to pay a premium on parts and have a bad time working on your own vehicle, why not go for a Mercedes OM617 or OM601? Hell, in >>20685 it looks like there might even be room for an OM617 (the straight-5) in there.
The ALH in that Xterra is somewhat better than earlier engines. For one, they run the oil pump on a chain from the crankshaft, and the vacuum pump off the end of the camshaft, as opposed to running an extra jackshaft like on the 1.6IDI and the first gen TDI. But, it does run the water pump off the (already stressed) timing belt. Since it's a diesel, it's an interference engine.
The Mercedes engines are chain timed, and they run the water pump from an accessory drive belt.
So, you've got your swap. That costs $7000+. And you get 30+MPG. Great. A 1.6L automatic Sidekick gets about 30 MPG, and they can be found for $2000-4000.
In 250,000-300,000 miles, when both engines are worn the fuck out, which do you think will cost less to rebuild? But hey, if you want an expensive toy, and you've got the money to blow then go for it.
tl;dr: VW an overrated shit, Meche slightly less shit, gas still best.
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