trickyrabbit

I have a 2003 Civic EX sedan, 5-speed with A/C. The book says lift the car, drop the sub-frame and lower the engine out the bottom. Can I lift it out with an engine crane as I have no vehicle lift available. Please don't tell me that you "should" be able to, or you "think" it can be done. Let me know if you have done this and what you had to do. This will not be my first engine pull, but the first one in a civic. Thanks in advance.

sdaidoji

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That's the second thread I know that asks about that. Previous one the answer was yes. Search and you shal find

lazlong

Watch this video, it's a '98 but, everything is basically the same.

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BTW: This guy has a bunch of good youtube videos.

02civicsi02

Yes you can take it out the top.

TDC2001civic

no no no never try to lift whole car with engine crane cause it can pull the whole crane over. if you want to drop the subframe, you just unbolt the subframe and any connection, but you have to use jacks and jackstands, this method is much more difficult then just cherry picking the motor out the top

mr22508

I picked mine right out of the top when I replaced my engine.

civic0427

I just did mine a couple of months ago. I pulled it right out of the top with the transmission still attached. I was very easy. All I did was lift the side with your pulleys first. Pulled it at an angle. Transmission the lower side. There is a thread on here about it but definitely easier from the top without using a lift.

sdaidoji

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here it goes
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/3...e-removal.html

'nother:
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/7...gine-swap.html

'nother one:
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/7...ng-engine.html

and so on...
search and you shall find...