Is it hard to pull out the engine from a Honda Civic and take it to your apartment if you are an ordinary person?

Hi. I want to overhaul my Hoda Civic's engine. But I don't know how heavy it is going to be. I don't have a garage. I live in an apartment. Is it hard to pull it out and took it to the elevator and then to my suit to do all the work? Will it be too heavy? I'm 5-7 and 140 lbs.

If your apartment management catches you, you will be homeless.

I'm not sure what year civic you have or what type of engine but in all of civic's engine line up, the lightest is 309 lbs and the heaviest is 495 lbs. I don't think you are getting this up by yourself.

If you need to ask a question like this, live in an apartment then I can tell you real quickly you do not have the knowledge or tools to rebuild the engine.

You will need a hoist to lift it out or even a ramp to put the car on so the engine can come out from underneath.
It will be impossible for one person and the handing equipment required to move it will not go into through a door. Even if you got it in, say through a window, what have you got strong enough to take its weight? No its not going to happen.

30 years ago I stripped down a 4 cylinder Volvo engine for overhaul and ended up carrying the block into the machine shop. (My muscles were stronger than my brain.) A few days later I began having serious back aches and was eventually diagnosed with a herniated disk. I mostly recovered within a year but I still have occasional sciatica from it. My lift limit is now 50 lbs: 30 in my left hand and 20 in my right. I can carry in groceries and that is about it, 30 years later.

I spent way more for medical care from carrying that block than I would have spent on a brand new engine.

To overhaul the engine you need a specialist machine shop.
I think this actually drops out below.

Hi so as most engine need a crane to take them out of the cars engine bay it is going to weigh at least 200-300 pounds which is more than one person can lift. Most flats and apartment blocks have laws against you doing this sort of work. You can be forced to leave this housing complex if you attempt to carry out engine repairs in such buildings.
so that is why most have to get it done at a large garage.

Don't even bother doing this if you don't at least have access to a friend's driveway or better yet garage. You're talking about 300+ lbs of aluminum. I also bet you don't have the specialty tools that may be needed.

Not by hand, a hoist then placed on a sturdy cart to be rolled about.

Maybe put it on a trolly